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Moving Charge in a Magnetic Field

A charged particle of mass mm and charge qq travels on a circular path of radius rr that is perpendicular to a magnetic field B.B. The time taken by the particle to complete one revolution is

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Answer: (c)

  1. qvB=mv2r⇒v=qBrmqvB = \dfrac{mv^2}{r} \Rightarrow v = \dfrac{qBr}{m}
  2. T=2πrv=2πmqBT = \dfrac{2\pi r}{v} = \dfrac{2\pi m}{qB}
  3. So the answer is (c) 2πmqB\dfrac{2\pi m}{qB}.
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