Magnetics Ques 36

  1. A beam of protons with a velocity $4 \times 10^{5}$ $m / s$ enters a uniform magnetic field of $0.3$ $T$ at an angle of $60^{\circ}$ to the magnetic field. Find the radius of the helical path taken by the protons beam. Also find the pitch of the helix (which is the distance travelled by a proton in the beam parallel to the magnetic field during one period of rotation).

(1986, 6M)

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 36.$ 36.2 \times 10^{-2} m , \quad 4.37 \times 10^{-2} m $

Solution:

Formula:

Magnetic Force Acting On A Moving Point Charge:

  1. (i) $r=\frac{m v \sin \theta}{B q}=\frac{\left(1.67 \times 10^{-27}\right)\left(4 \times 10^{5}\right)\left(\sin 60^{\circ}\right)}{(0.3)\left(1.6 \times 10^{-19}\right)}$

$ =1.2 \times 10^{-2} m $

(ii) $p=(\frac{2 \pi m}{B q})(v \cos \theta)$

$ \begin{aligned} & =\frac{(2 \pi)\left(1.67 \times 10^{-27}\right)\left(4 \times 10^{5}\right)\left(\cos 60^{\circ}\right)}{(0.3)\left(1.6 \times 10^{-19}\right)} \\ & =4.37 \times 10^{-2} m \end{aligned} $



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