A proton carrying 1 MeV kinetic energy is moving in a circular path of radius R in uniform magnetic field. What should be the energy of an α-particle to describe a circle of same radius in the same field

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A proton carrying 1 MeV kinetic energy is moving in a circular path of radius R in uniform magnetic field.
What should be the energy of an α-particle to describe a circle of same radius in the same field ?

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