CET Karnataka Engineering CET - Karnataka Engineering Solved Paper-2000

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    An electron of mass m and charge q is travelling with a speed v along a circular path of radius r at right angles to a uniform magnetic field B, if speed of the electron is doubled and magnetic field is halved, then the resulting path would have a radius:

    A)  \[4r\]                                   

    B) \[2r\]

    C)  \[\frac{r}{2}\]                                  

    D) \[\frac{r}{4}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Mass of the electron \[=m\] Charge on the electron\[~=q\] Initial radius of the circular path\[~=5\] Initial velocity of electron \[{{\upsilon }_{1}}=\upsilon \] Final velocity of the electron \[{{\upsilon }_{2}}=2\upsilon \] Angle which the direction of motion of the electron makes with the magnetic field \[\theta ={{90}^{o}}\] Initial magnetic field strength \[{{B}_{1}}=B\] Final magnetic field strength \[{{B}_{2}}=\frac{B}{2}\] The radius of the circular path in a uniform magnetic field is given by                 \[r=\frac{m\upsilon \sin \theta }{qB}=\frac{m\upsilon \sin {{90}^{o}}}{qB}=\frac{m\upsilon }{qB}\] \[\propto \frac{\upsilon }{B}\]                 Hence,  \[\frac{{{r}_{1}}}{{{r}_{2}}}\times \frac{{{B}_{2}}}{{{B}_{1}}}=\frac{\upsilon }{2\upsilon }\times \frac{B/2}{B}\]                                 \[{{r}_{2}}=4{{r}_{1}}=4r\]


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