If two charged particles traverse in different identical helical paths in a completely opposite sense in a uniform magnetic field B = Bˆk then
A
they have equal z-components of momenta.
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B
they must have equal charges.
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C
they necessarily represent a particle-antiparticle pair.
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D
the charge to mass ratio satisfy: (e/m)1 + (e/m)2 = 0.
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Solution
The correct option is D the charge to mass ratio satisfy: (e/m)1 + (e/m)2 = 0. When charge/mass ratio of these two particles is same and charges on them are of opposite nature then the charged particles will traverse identical helical paths in a completely opposite sense.