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AP Physics C: E&M
12.2 Magnetism and Moving Charges
BeginnerMCQMathematicalProportional Analysis23.3k
A cyclotron with a uniform magnetic field \(B\) and maximum dee radius \(R\) is initially calibrated to accelerate protons of charge \(+e\) and mass \(m\). The cyclotron is then used to accelerate alpha particles, which have charge \(+2e\) and mass \(4m\). How do the required alternating electric field frequency \(f_\alpha\) and the maximum achievable kinetic energy \(K_{\alpha,\text{max}}\) for the alpha particles compare to the corresponding quantities \(f_p\) and \(K_{p,\text{max}}\) for the protons?

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