Q117 / 180 · NEET 2019 (All India) · Physics

Ionized hydrogen atoms and α-particles with same momenta enters perpendicular to a constant magnetic field B. The ratio of their radii of their paths rH:rα will be

  • Correct answer
    A
    2 :1
  • B
    1 :2
  • C
    4 :1
  • D
    1 :4

Solution

The radius of a charge particle q moving in a magnetic field is given by,

r=mvqB=pqB; where m is mass, v is velocity and p is momentum of the charge particle.

For constant momentum and magnetic field,

r∝1q

So, the ratio of the radii of Hydrogen ion to α-particle will be,
rHrα=qαqH=21
rH:rα=2:1.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.

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