Protons in a Cyclotron

Protons in a Cyclotron#

A physicist is designing a cyclotron to accelerate protons to one-tenth the speed of light. The magnetic field will have a strength of \({{params.B}}\textrm{ T}\).

Part 1#

Determine the rotational period of the circulating protons.

Answer Section#

Please enter a numeric value.

Part 2#

Determine the the maximum radius of the protons orbit.

Answer Section#

Please enter a numeric value.

Attribution#

Problem is from the OpenStax University Physics Volume 2 textbook, licensed under the CC-BY 4.0 license.
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