Two ions have equal masses but one is singly ionized and the other is doubly ionized. They are projected from the same place in a uniform magnetic field with the same velocity perpendicular to the field.

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Philoid · Accepted Answer

Formula used: Radius of the orbit of a particle is given by

Where r is radius of the orbit

m is mass

v is velocity

q is electric charge

B is electric field

Radius r is inversely proportional to the charge. So singly ionized charge will have a double radius than doubly ionized charge. And both the charges are projected from the same place. So they will touch each other at the beginning. So options B and D are correct.