The acceleration vector of a particle in uniform circular motion: a) points outward from the center of the circle.
b) points toward the center of the circle.
c) is zero.
d) points along the circular path of the particle and opposite the direction of motion.
e) points along the circular path of the particle and in the direction of motion.

Cyclotrons are widely used in nuclear medicine for producing short-lived radioactive isotopes. these cyclotrons typically accelerate h- (the hydride ion, which has one proton and two electrons) to an energy of 5 mev to 20 mev. this ion has a mass very close to that of a proton because the electron mass is negligible—about 1 2000 of the proton’s mass. a typical magnetic field in such cyclotrons is 1.9 t. (a) what is the speed of a 5.0-mev h-? (b) if the h- has energy 5.0 mev and b = 1.9 t, what is the radius of this ion’s circular orbit?