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A particle of charge q and mass m is projected from origin with an initial velocity v = ( v_0 √2 x + v_0 √2 y ). There exists a uniform magnetic…

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A particle of charge qqq and mass mmm is projected from origin with an initial velocity v⃗=(v02x^+v02y^)\vec{v} = \left(\dfrac{v_0}{\sqrt{2}}\hat{x} + \dfrac{v_0}{\sqrt{2}}\hat{y}\right)v=(2​v0​​x^+2​v0​​y^​). There exists a uniform magnetic field B⃗=B0z^\vec{B} = B_0 \hat{z}B=B0​z^ and a space varying electric field E⃗=E0e−λxx^\vec{E} = E_0 e^{-\lambda x}\hat{x}E=E0​e−λxx^ within the region 0≤x≤L0 \leq x \leq L0≤x≤L. After travelling a distance such that xxx-coordinate has changed from x=0x=0x=0 to x=Lx=Lx=L, the change in the kinetic energy is _______.

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  1. A

    qE0λ[1−e−λL]\dfrac{qE_0}{\lambda}[1 - e^{-\lambda L}]λqE0​​[1−e−λL]

  2. B

    (v0qB02λ)[2−e−2λL]\left(\dfrac{v_0 q B_0}{2\lambda}\right)[2 - e^{-2\lambda L}](2λv0​qB0​​)[2−e−2λL]

  3. C

    qE0λ[1+e−λL]\dfrac{qE_0}{\lambda}[1 + e^{-\lambda L}]λqE0​​[1+e−λL]

  4. D

    q(E0+v0B0λ)[1−e−λL/2]q\left(\dfrac{E_0 + v_0 B_0}{\lambda}\right)[1 - e^{-\lambda L/2}]q(λE0​+v0​B0​​)[1−e−λL/2]

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