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GUJCET · Physics · Magnetism And Matter

The ratio of periods of \(\alpha\)-particle and proton moving on circular path in uniform magnetic field is __________.

  1. A \(2: 1\)
  2. B \(1: 2\)
  3. C \(4: 1\)
  4. D \(1: 4\)
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(A) \(2: 1\)

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\(T =\frac{2 \pi m}{q B}\)
\(\begin{array}{l}\therefore T \alpha \frac{m}{q} \\ \therefore \frac{T_\alpha}{ T _p}=\frac{m_\alpha}{q_\alpha} \times \frac{q_p}{m_p} \\ \therefore \frac{T_\alpha}{ T _p}=\frac{4 m_p}{m_p} \times \frac{q_p}{2 q_p}=2: 1\end{array}\)