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Moving Charge in a Magnetic Field

Cyclotron is used to

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Answer: (b)

  1. Neutrons are uncharged, so a cyclotron cannot accelerate them.
  2. Electrons are too light: their mass grows relativistically at low energy and they fall out of step with the oscillator.
  3. It is used for heavy positive ions such as protons, deuterons and α\alpha-particles.
  4. So the answer is (b) positively charged particles only.
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