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

  • A
    $\frac{1}{R}$
  • B
    $\frac{1}{R^{2}}$
  • C
    $R^{2}$
  • D
    $R$

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