Whether a cyclotron is used to accelerate only positively charged particle or even negatively charged particle also??

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Abhinav · Answer

we can accelerate negetive charged particle in cyclotron. but we cannot use cyclotron for accelerating electron.

K Keerthirajan · Answer

Limitations of Cyclotron
* Cyclotron cannot accelerate uncharged particles like neutrons.
* Cyclotron cannot accelerate electrons because of its small mass.
* It cannot accelerate positively charged particles with large mass due to relativistic effect.

Aanchal · Answer

Actually electrons have a very less mass,,due to which a small change in energy can accelerated it very much,, it can be up-to the velocity of light which would make it to behave like wave

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Whether a cyclotron is used to accelerate only positively charged particle or even negatively charged particle also??

Whether a cyclotron is used to accelerate only positively charged particle or even negatively charged particle also??

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