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State the principle of working of a cyclotron. Write two uses of this machine.
Asked by Topperlearning User | 21 May, 2015, 12:54: PM
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Principle of cyclotron: A charged particle can acquire a large amount of magnetic energy with a comparatively smaller alternating electric field by making it cross the same electric field time and again with the help of perpendicular magnetic field.

Uses:

(i) A cyclotron is used to bombard nuclei with energetic particles and to study the resulting reactions.

(ii) It is used in hospitals to produce radioactive substances used in diagnosis.

Answered by | 21 May, 2015, 02:54: PM

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