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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 55 unit) is perpendicular to a magnetic field BB. The time taken by a particle to complete 1010 revolutions is

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Answer: (b)

  1. Time period T=2πmqBT = \frac{2\pi m}{qB}, independent of radius.
  2. Time for 10 revolutions =10T=20πmqB= 10T = \frac{20\pi m}{qB}
  3. So the answer is (b) 20πm/qB20\pi m/qB.
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