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A cyclotron for accelerating protons has a magnetic field of 0.2 T and a radius of...

A cyclotron for accelerating protons has a magnetic field of 0.2 T and a radius of 1.6 m. The frequency of the cyclotron is?

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Fc = Fm

q*v*B = m*v^2/r

v = qBr/m

Now we know that

w = v/R

w = 2*pi*f

f = v/(2*pi*R)

f = qBr/(2*pi*r*m)

f = qB/(2*pi*m)

given values:

q = 1.6*10^-19 C

B = 0.2 T

m = 1.67*10^-27 kg

f = 1.6*10^-19*0.2/(2*pi*1.67*10^-27)

f = 3.049*10^6 Hz

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