MHT CET 2024 Physics question

Cyclotron is used to

(A)accelerate neutrons
(B)accelerate positively charged particles onlyCorrect
(C)accelerate negatively charged particles only
(D)accelerate positively and negatively charged particles

Answer: (B)

Solution

A cyclotron uses a perpendicular magnetic field to make a charged particle move in a circle, and an alternating electric field between the two dees to give it an energy boost on each crossing of the gap. It is designed (as in the Maharashtra Board textbook) to accelerate heavy positively charged particles such as

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