Correct answer option is (C)
To solve for the ratio of the radii of deutron and proton paths in a magnetic field, we use the formula for the radius of the circular path of a charged particle moving perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field:
where:
- is the mass of the particle,
- is the velocity of the particle,
- is the charge of the particle, and
- is the magnetic field strength.
The proton and the deutron are given to have the same kinetic energy. The kinetic energy of a particle is given by:
From the kinetic energy, we can express the velocity as:
Since both particles have the same kinetic energy and the charge of the deutron is the same as the charge of the proton , but the mass of the deutron is twice that of the proton (), substituting the expression for in the radius formula, we get:
For the deutron:
For the proton ():
The ratio of the radius of the deutron path to the radius of the proton path is therefore:
So, the correct answer is:
Option C: .