What is cyclotron?
Electricity and Magnetism
Level
3
Which of the following particles can't be accelerated in a cyclotron?
antiproton p-
positron e+
proton p+
alpha particle α++
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1 solution
Electrons can't be accelerated in cyclotron due to their small mass i.e 9 . 1 × 1 0 − 3 1 kg .
Hence,correct answer is positron ,(anti particle of electron and has the same mass but opposite charge.).