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JEE Advanced 2023 Paper 1 · Physics · Magnetic Effects of Current · medium

A particle of mass m and charge q is projected from the origin with velocity v0x in a region where a uniform magnetic field Bz and a uniform electric…

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A particle of mass mm and charge qq is projected from the origin with velocity v0x^v_0\hat{x} in a region where a uniform magnetic field Bz^B\hat{z} and a uniform electric field Ez^E\hat{z} both exist (no other forces). Let T0=2πm/(qB)T_0=2\pi m/(qB). Which of the following statements is/are correct?
  1. A. The projection of the path on the xyxy-plane is a circle whose radius does not depend on EE.
  2. B. The time taken for one complete turn of the projected circle increases as EE is increased.
  3. C. The advance of the particle along zz during the second complete turn is three times its advance during the first complete turn.
  4. D. After one complete turn the speed of the particle is again v0v_0.
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Answer: A, C

Along zz the particle has constant acceleration a=qE/ma=qE/m, starting with zero zz-velocity. In the xyxy-plane the magnetic force alone acts, so the motion is a circle traversed at constant speed v0v_0 with radius mv0/(qB)mv_0/(qB), independent of EE; (A) is correct. The time for one turn, 2πm/(qB)2\pi m/(qB), depends only on m,q,Bm,q,B, so (B) is wrong. The zz-displacement is z=12at2z=\tfrac12at^2. In the first period it is 12aT02\tfrac12aT_0^2; in the second it is 12a(4T02−T02)=32aT02\tfrac12a(4T_0^2-T_0^2)=\tfrac32aT_0^2, three times the first, so (C) is correct (a numerical integration with E≠0E\neq0 gave a ratio 3.0003.000). After one turn vz=aT0≠0v_z=aT_0\neq0, so the speed is v02+(aT0)2>v0\sqrt{v_0^2+(aT_0)^2}>v_0 and (D) is wrong. Correct options: A and C.
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