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				This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Physics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. | In a cyclotron, a magnetic induction of 1.4 T is used to accelerate protons. How rapidly should the electric field between the dees be reversed? | 
| A. | 5.2 10<sup>-8</sup> s | 
| B. | 2.34 10<sup>-8</sup> s | 
| C. | 792.25 10<sup>-8</sup> s | 
| D. | 46.25 10<sup>-8</sup> s | 
| Answer» C. 792.25 10<sup>-8</sup> s | |
| 2. | What should be the minimum magnitude of the magnetic field that must be produced at the equator of earth so that a proton may go round the earth with a speed of 1 107 ms-1? Earth s radius is 6.4 106 m. | 
| A. | 16.63 10<sup>-8</sup> T | 
| B. | 91.63 10<sup>-8</sup> T | 
| C. | 1.63 10<sup>-8</sup> T | 
| D. | 761.63 10<sup>-8</sup> T | 
| Answer» D. 761.63 10<sup>-8</sup> T | |
| 3. | Alpha particles of mass 6.68 10-27 Kg and charge 3.2 10-19 C is accelerated in a cyclotron in which a magnetic field of 1.25 T is applied perpendicular to the dees. How rapidly should the electric field between the dees be reversed? | 
| A. | 5.25 10<sup>-8</sup> s | 
| B. | 955.25 10<sup>-8</sup> s | 
| C. | 55.25 10<sup>-8</sup> s | 
| D. | 575.25 10<sup>-8</sup> s | 
| Answer» B. 955.25 10<sup>-8</sup> s | |
| 4. | The frequency of revolution of a charged particle in a cyclotron does not depend on X . Identify X. | 
| A. | Magnetic field | 
| B. | Speed of the particle | 
| C. | Mass of the particle | 
| D. | Charge on the particle | 
| Answer» C. Mass of the particle | |
| 5. | Electrons are accelerated in a cyclotron. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» C. | |
| 6. | A cyclotron has an oscillatory frequency of 12 MHz and a dee radius of 50 cm. Calculate the magnetic field required to accelerate deuterons of mass 3.3 10-27 Kg and charge 1.6 10-19 C. | 
| A. | 25.6 T | 
| B. | 75.5 T | 
| C. | 1.56 T | 
| D. | 7.56 T | 
| Answer» D. 7.56 T | |
| 7. | If an electron entering at a magnetic field of 2 10-2 T has a velocity of 3 107 ms-1 and describes a circle of radius 8 10-3 m, then find the value of ( frac {e}{m} ) of the electron. | 
| A. | 1.567 10<sup>11</sup> C/Kg | 
| B. | 190 10<sup>11</sup> C/Kg | 
| C. | 18 10<sup>11</sup> C/Kg | 
| D. | 1.875 10<sup>11</sup> C/Kg | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. | Which of the following particles cannot be accelerated using a cyclotron? | 
| A. | Neutron | 
| B. | -particle | 
| C. | Deuteron | 
| D. | Proton | 
| Answer» B. -particle | |
| 9. | A chamber is maintained at a uniform magnetic field of 5 10-3 T. An electron with a speed of 5 107 ms-1 enters the chamber in a direction normal to the field. Calculate the radius of the path. | 
| A. | 15.7 cm | 
| B. | 5.7 cm | 
| C. | 25.7 cm | 
| D. | 75.7 cm | 
| Answer» C. 25.7 cm | |
| 10. | Calculate the speed of an electron if it travels in a circular path of radius 50 cm in a magnetic field of 5 10-3 T. | 
| A. | 440 10<sup>7</sup> m/s | 
| B. | 4 10<sup>7</sup> m/s | 
| C. | 44 10<sup>7</sup> m/s | 
| D. | 0.4 10<sup>7</sup> m/s | 
| Answer» D. 0.4 10<sup>7</sup> m/s | |