Radius & Angular Speed of Proton in Cyclotron

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The discussion focuses on calculating the radius and angular speed of protons in a cyclotron designed to accelerate them to an energy of 5.4 MeV, utilizing a magnetic field of 3.5 T. For a kinetic energy of 2.7 MeV, the calculated radius of the proton's circular orbit is 0.068 meters, and the angular speed is approximately 3.353 x 108 rad/s. The user also confirms the use of the formula w = v/R for angular speed, emphasizing the importance of verifying calculations in physics problems.

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Homework Statement


A cyclotron is to accelerate protons to an energy of 5.4 MeV. The superconducting electromagnet of the cyclotron produces a magnetic field of 3.5 T, perpendicular to the proton’s orbits.
a) When the protons have achieved a kinetic energy of 2.7 MeV, what is the radius of their circular orbit and what is their angular speed?
b) Repeat part a) when the protons have achieved their final kinetic energy of 5.4 MeV.

Homework Equations


R=mv/qB
fc=qB/(2pi*m)

The Attempt at a Solution


google calc
2.7 megaelectron volts = 4.32587645 × 10-13 joules
mass of a proton 1.67262158 × 10-27 kilograms
elementary charge = 1.60217646 × 10-19 coulombs
K=1/2mv2 not totally sure if I can use this -cant see why not either?
v=2.2743*107
subbing all values in
R=0.068m
not sure what sort of range these are usually in so I can't tell if my answer seems right or not?

found fc to be 5.33588*107Hz so w=3.353*108rad/s

I really just need to know if these values seem right and someone to check my procedure(and answers if your really nice). b is the same so i won't bother wasting time with that.
thanks for any help
 
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Yeah, that seems right, though I'll admit that I didn't do the numbers myself. I think you should be using w = v/R though.
 

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