A cyclotron is designed to accelerate protons to a maximum kinetic energy K. Assuming one then tried to accelerate alpha particles (about four times the mass and twice the charge), what kinetic energy could be achieved?
A) $2 \mathrm{~K}$
B) $1 / 2 \mathrm{~K}$
C) $4 \mathrm{~K}$
D) $\mathrm{K}$
E) $1 / 4 \mathrm{~K}$
F) $8 \mathrm{~K}$

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The Answer of A cyclotron is designed to accelerate protons to a maximum kinetic energy K. Assuming one then tried to accelerate alpha particles (about four times the mass and twice the charge), what kinetic energy could be achieved?
A) $2 \mathrm{~K}$
B) $1 / 2 \mathrm{~K}$
C) $4 \mathrm{~K}$
D) $\mathrm{K}$
E) $1 / 4 \mathrm{~K}$
F) $8 \mathrm{~K}$

A Cyclotron Is Designed to Accelerate Protons to a Maximum 2 K2 \mathrm{~K}2 K

A Cyclotron Is Designed to Accelerate Protons to a Maximum $2 \mathrm{~K}$