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Your goal is to accelerate the particles to kinetic energy k. what minimum radius r of the cyclotron is required?

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considering the magnetic force is providing the centripetal force,
we get, mv^2/r = qvB
so, r = mv/qB

as the Kinetic energy, K of the particle is given by.5mv^2
so, v = sqrt(2K/m)
substituting the in radius equation,
r = m*sqrt(2K/m)/qB

r = sqrt(2Km)/qB
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