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Yes, a particle used in a particle accelerator must have a charge to be useful in the device.

Particle accelerators we use in high energy physics to investigate things all work by applying a moving or shifting magnetic field to accelerate charged particles. We speed these particles up by repeatedly "hitting" them with a magnetic field. Uncharged particles will not respond to this, and canot be used in the devices.

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Q: Does a particle need to have an electrical charge to be used in a particle accelerator?
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