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GUJCET · Physics · Moving Charges and Magnetism

The ratio of time 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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\(\begin{aligned} T =\frac{2 \pi m}{q B} \\ T \propto \frac{m}{q} \\ \frac{T_\alpha}{ T _p} =\frac{m_\alpha}{q_\alpha} \times \frac{q_p}{m_p} \\ \frac{T_\alpha}{ T _p} =\frac{4 m_p}{2 q_p} \times \frac{q_p}{m_p}\end{aligned}\)
\(\therefore \frac{ T _\alpha}{ T _p}=\frac{2}{1}\)