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Electrons are accelerated in a cyclotron.(a) True(b) FalseThe question was asked in a job interview.This interesting question is from Motion in Combined Electric and Magnetic Field in chapter Moving Charges and Magnetism of Physics – Class 12

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The correct OPTION is (b) False

The best I can explain: ELECTRONS cannot be accelerated in a cyclotron. A large increase in their energy increases their velocity to a very large extent. This throws the electrons out of step with the oscillating field. A cyclotron can only accelerate particles such as PROTONS, deuterons, and alpha – particles.



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