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In a cyclotron, the frequency of the alternating voltage is set equal to the ___ frequency of the particle:

Answer: cyclotron.

  • A cyclotron
  • B natural sound
  • C resonant acoustic
  • D angular displacement

Correct answer: A. cyclotron

Explanation: The applied frequency matches the cyclotron frequency qB/2πm so the particle is accelerated each half-cycle.

Magnetic Field Lines Around a Straight WireIfield forms concentric circles around the wire (right-hand rule)

The magnetic field around a long straight current-carrying wire forms concentric circles, with direction given by the right-hand rule (point thumb along I, fingers curl in the direction of B).

Concept context

Magnetic force on moving charges and currents, the Biot-Savart law, Ampere's law, and the cyclotron - how electric currents create and respond to magnetic fields.

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