ORCHARD SCHOOL (CBSE), TRICHY-21

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GRADE: 12 SUBJECT: PHYSICS

CHAPTER -4 MOVING CHARGES AND MAGNETISM

Choose the correct answer:

1 A magnetic field is oriented in a certain direction in a horizontal plane. An electron moves in a certain
direction in the horizontal plane. For this situation, there
(a) is one possible direction for the magnetic force on the electron.
(b) are two possible directions for the magnetic force on the electron.
(c) are infinite possible directions for the magnetic force on the electron.
(d) are four possible directions for the magnetic force on the electron
2 What is the force exerted by a stationary charge when it is placed in a magnetic field?
(a) Zero (b) Maximum
(c) Minimum (d) Depends on the strength of the magnetic field
3 Biot-Savart law indicates that the moving electrons (velocity v) produce a magnetic field B such that
(a) B is perpendicular to v. (b) B is parallel to v.
(c) it obeys inverse cube law. (d) it is along the line joining the electron and point
of observation.
4 A particle with charge q is at rest when a magnetic field is suddenly turned on. The field points in the
z-direction. What is the direction of the net force acting on the charged particle?
(a) in the x-direction (b) in the y-direction
(c) The net force is zero (d) in the z- direction
5 A and B are two conductors carrying a current I in the same direction, x and y are two electron beams moving
in the same direction. There will be :

(a)Repulsion between A and B, attraction between x and y

(b) Attraction between A and B, repulsion between x and y
(c) Repulsion between A and B, and also x and y (d) Attraction between A and B, and also x and y
6 An electron is projected with uniform velocity along the axis of a current carrying long solenoid.
Which of the following is true?
(a) The electron will be accelerated along the axis (b) The electron path will be circular about the axis
(c) The electron will experience a force at 45° to the axis and hence execute a helical path
(d) The electron will continue to move with uniform velocity along the axis of the solenoid
7 A horizontal overhead power line is at height of 4m from the ground and carries a current of 100 A
from east to west. The magnetic field directly below it on the ground is
(a) 2.5 X 10−7 T southward (b) 5 X 10−6 T northward
(c) 5 X 10−6 T southward (d) 2.5 X 10−7 T northward
8 Under which of these conditions, the torque acting on the current carrying loop is minimum?
(a) θ = 0° (b) θ = 90° (c) θ = 270° (d) θ = 450°
9 A compass needle which is allowed to move in a horizontal plane is taken to a geomagnetic pole. It
(a) will become rigid showing no movement (b) will stay in any position
(c) will stay in north-south direction only (d) will stay in east-west direction only
1 The current sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer can be increased by
0 (a) increasing the magnetic field of the permanent magnet (b)increasing the area of the deflecting coil
(c) increasing the number of turns in the coil (d) all (a), (b) and (c)are correct
Short answer Questions
1 A uniform magnetic field is directed out of the page (the standard nota tion of a dot within a circle
represents the tip of the arrowhead of a field line). A charged particle is traveling in the plane of the
page, as shown by the arrows in the figure.

(a) Is the charge of the particle positive or negative?

(b) Is the particle slowing down, speeding up, or moving at constant speed?
(c) Is the magnetic field doing work on the particle?
2 A proton, moving in negative y-direction in a magnetic field, experiences a force of magnitude F,
acting in the negative x-direction.
a) What is the direction of the magnetic field producing this force?
b) Does your answer change if the word "proton" in the statement is replaced by "electron"?
3 A current-carrying wire is positioned within a large, uniform magnetic field, B. However, the wire
experiences no force. Explain how this might be possible. Explain how this might be possible.
4 A charged particle moves under the influence of an electric field only. Is it possible for the particle to
move with a constant speed? What if the electric field is replaced with a magnetic field?
5 Two straight, parallel, superconducting wires 4.5 mm apart carry equal currents of 15,000 A in
opposite directions. What force, per unit length, does each wire exert on the other?
6 A closely wound solenoid of 2000turns and area of cross section 1.6X10^(-4) m(^2), carrying a current
of 4.0A,is suspended through its centre allowing with the horizontal plane.
i) What is the magnetic moment associated with the solenoid?
ii) What is the force and torque on the solenoid if a uniform horizontal magnetic field of 7.5X10^(-2) T
is set up at an angle of 30 degree with the axis of the solenoid?
7 A current of 20A passes through two very long wires held parallel to each other and separated by a distance
of 4 cm. What is the force per unit length between them?
8 A wire having a semi-circular loop of radius r carries a current I as shown in figure. What is the magnetic
field at the centre C due to entire wire?
9 A circular coil of radius 2.0 cm has 500 turns and carries a current of 1.0 A. Its axis makes an angle of
300 with uniform magnetic field of 0.40 T that exists in the space. Find the torque acting on the coil.
1 A coil of a galvanometer consists of 250 turns of fine wire wound on a 2.0 cm X 1.0 cm rectangular
0 frame. It is suspended in a uniform radial magnetic field of strength 2.0 G. A current of 10-4 A
produces an angular deflection of 300 in the coil. Find the torsional constant of its suspension.
1 A galvanometer can be converted into a voltmeter of certain range by a resistance of 980Ω in series
1 with it. When the resistance is 470Ω connected in series, the range is halved. Find the resistance of the
galvanometer.
1 How will the magnetic field intensity at the centre of a circular coil carrying current change, if the
2 current through the coil is doubled and the radius of the coil is halved?
1 Why do we prefer phosphor-bronze alloy for the suspension wire of a moving coil galvanometer?
3
1 Two identical coaxial coils of wire of radius 20.0 cm are directly on top of each other, separated by a
4 2.0 mm gap. The lower coil is on a flat table and has a current I in the clockwise direction; the upper
coil carries an identical current and has a mass of 0.0500 kg. Determine the magnitude and the
direction that the current in the upper coil has to have to keep it levitated at the distance 2.00mm above
the lower coil.