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If a charge's speed is doubled while it circles in the same field, its orbit radius
Ais halved
Bis unchanged
Cis doubled
Dis quadrupled
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. is doubled
Since r = mv / qB, radius is directly proportional to speed.
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