Question

State the functions of electric field and magnetic field in a cyclotron.

Answer 1

Cyclotrons are nothing but devices which are helping in accelerating the charge of particles like protons, alpha particles and so on.

In a cyclotron, an electric field and magnetic field have different functions.

The electric field in cyclotron helps in accelerating the charged articles at very high energy but on the other hand, the magnetic field throws the highly charged particles into a circular motion.