In a mass spectrometer used for measuring the masses of ions, the ions are initially accelerated by an electric potential $V$ and then made to describe semicircular paths of radius $R$ using a magnetic field $B$. If $V$ and $B$ are kept constant, the ratio $\left( {\frac{{{\text{charge on the ion}}}}{{{\text{mass of the ion}}}}} \right)$ will be proportional to

  • [AIIMS 2008]
  • [AIPMT 2007]
  • A

    $\frac {1}{R}$

  • B

    $\frac {1}{R^2}$

  • C

    $R^2$

  • D

    $R$

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