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A particle of mass and charge enters a region of uniform magnetic field with speed , its velocity making an angle of with . A uniform electric field of magnitude is also present, parallel to (so that it accelerates the particle along ). Which of the following statements is/are correct?
- A. The radius of the circular projection of the path on a plane perpendicular to is .
- B. The time taken for one revolution of the projection is .
- C. The distance advanced along in one such revolution is .
- D. After one revolution the kinetic energy of the particle is exactly twice its initial value.
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Answer: A, B, C
Perpendicular to the motion is circular with speed , so ; the electric field does not alter this, so (A) is correct. The period is independent of speed, so (B) is correct. Along the initial speed is and the acceleration is . In time : , so (C) is correct. The work done by the electric field is , which is twice the initial kinetic energy . The final kinetic energy is therefore the initial value, not , so (D) is incorrect. Hence (A), (B), (C).
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