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Which of the following particles cannot be accelerated using a cyclotron?(a) Neutron(b) α-particle(c) Deuteron(d) ProtonI got this question by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.Asked question is from Motion in Combined Electric and Magnetic Field topic in section Moving Charges and Magnetism of Physics – Class 12

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Right choice is (a) Neutron

Easy explanation: Neutrons, being electrically NEUTRAL cannot be accelerated in a cyclotron. The cyclotron is a heavy PARTICLE accelerator USED to accelerate charged particles LIKE protons, deuterons and α-particles to high VELOCITIES.



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