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Do particles in a cyclotron gain energy from the electric field, the magnetic field, or both? Explain.
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A cyclotron is a type of particle accelerator in which charged particles accelerate outwards from the center along a spiral path. The particles are held to a spiral trajectory by a static magnetic field and accelerated by a rapidly varying (radio frequency) Show more…
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