Cyclotron And Frequency Of Revolution
In a cyclotron the frequency of revolution of a charged particle is remarkable because it depends only on the charge, mass, and field but not on the particle's
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- Subject
- physics
- Chapter
- magnetic effects of current and magnetism
- Topic
- cyclotron and frequency of revolution
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Year
- 2025
Solution
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speed or orbital radius
As discussed in NCERT Class 12, Chapter 4 (Moving Charges and Magnetism), a cyclotron accelerates charged particles using a fixed-frequency alternating voltage. The period of circular motion is T=qB2πm and the cyclotron frequency is f=2πmqB. Notice that neither the speed nor the radius appears in this expression: as the particle speeds up, its radius grows proportionally, keeping the time per revolution constant. This is exactly why a single fixed-frequency supply can keep accelerating the particle, which is the operating principle of the cyclotron. The option 'charge value' is wrong because q clearly appears in f. The option 'mass value' is wrong because m appears in the denominator. The option 'magnetic field strength' is wrong because B appears directly. Plausibility check: since a faster particle traces a larger circle in the same time, the constancy of f with respect to speed and radius is self-consistent, confirming the first option. Dimensionally, 2πmqB gives kgC⋅T=kgC⋅kg/(C\cdotps)=s−1, correctly a frequency, and this speed-independence is precisely why the cyclotron eventually fails only at relativistic speeds, where the mass effectively grows and the resonance condition finally breaks down.
This medium difficulty physics question is from the chapter magnetic effects of current and magnetism, covering the topic of cyclotron and frequency of revolution. It appeared in the 2025 exam.
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