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A particle of mass and charge is projected from the origin with velocity in a region where a uniform magnetic field and a uniform electric field both exist (no other forces). Let . Which of the following statements is/are correct?
- A. The projection of the path on the -plane is a circle whose radius does not depend on .
- B. The time taken for one complete turn of the projected circle increases as is increased.
- C. The advance of the particle along during the second complete turn is three times its advance during the first complete turn.
- D. After one complete turn the speed of the particle is again .
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Answer: A, C
Along the particle has constant acceleration , starting with zero -velocity. In the -plane the magnetic force alone acts, so the motion is a circle traversed at constant speed with radius , independent of ; (A) is correct. The time for one turn, , depends only on , so (B) is wrong. The -displacement is . In the first period it is ; in the second it is , three times the first, so (C) is correct (a numerical integration with gave a ratio ). After one turn , so the speed is and (D) is wrong. Correct options: A and C.
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