Question

Which of the following is not correct about cyclotron. ?

• A. It is a machine to accelerate charged particles or ions to high energies.
• B. Cyclotron uses both electric and magnetic fields in combination to increase the energy of charged particles.
• C. The operation of the cyclotron is based on the fact that the time for one revolution of an ion is independent of its speed or radius of its orbit
• D. The charged particles and ions in cyclotron can move on any arbitary path

Answer 1

The correct option is D The charged particles and ions in cyclotron can move on any arbitary path

The charged particles and ions in cyclotron can move along circular path only.