Question

A cyclotron is used to accelerate

• A. Neutron
• B. Only positively charged particles
• C. Only negatively charged particles
• D. Both positively and negatively charged particles

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Both positively and negatively charged particles

A cyclotron is an apparatus in which atomic and subatomic charged particles are accelerated by an alternating electric field while following a spiral or circular path in a magnetic field. A cyclotron is used to accelerate both positively and negatively charged particles but a neutral particle (e.g neutron) cannot be accelerated in cyclotron.