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A cyclotron is used to accelerate protons. If the operating magnetic field is 1.0 T and the radius of the cyclotron 'dees' is 60 cm, the kinetic energy of the accelerated protons in MeV will be: [use m p = 1.6 x 10 -27 kg, e = 1.6 x 10 -19 C]
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B
Kinetic energy of electron in cyclotron
=18 MeV
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