Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
- Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
- A is false but R is true
- A is true but R is false
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Answer
(3) A is true but R is false
Solution
For a charge moving perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field:
qvB = mv2r r = mvqB = pqB
For equal momentum p in the same field: r 1q
Assertion: q( O2-) = 2e, q(H+) = e
r( O2-) = p2eB = 12 r(H+), so the O2- ion moves on a path of smaller radius of curvature. A is true.
Reason: a proton and an electron carry charges of the same magnitude e
r = peB for both, i.e. equal radii. R is false.
Answer: (3)