By
MAZHAR IQBAL
FIC ISLAMABAD
CONCEPTUAL
QUESTIONS
Q 1.. What are the various ways to create
magnetic field ?
Answer:
The magnetic field can be created by following methods
A bar magnet or horse show magnet are used to produce
magnetic field
A current carrying coil (solenoid) is used to produce
magnetic field
A current carrying straight conductor is used to produce
magnetic field
Q 2 :In which way is magnetic field is different from
magnetic field?
Answer:
Electric field.
It is produced by stationary or moving electric charge.
It exerts electric force on both positive and negative
charges
It is represented by drawing electric field lines.
The electric field lines start from positive charge and
terminate in negative charge.
Magnetic field.
It is produced from moving electric charges
It exerts magnetic force on magnetic materials
It is represented by drawing magnetic field lines.
The magnetic field lines start from north pole and
terminate in south pole.
Q 3.Why does current carrying
conductor may experience force in
magnetic field
Answer .
The force on current carrying conductor is due to
interaction between two magnetic fields.
The current carrying conductor generate its own
magnetic field around.
When magnetic field around conductor interact with
eternal magnetic field then magnetic force is
produced directed from strong field to weak field
The magnetic force acting on conductor is
F = B I L sinθ
Q 4: Can a charged particle move in straight line
through some region of space , is magnetic field is
non zero? Explain
Answer: Yes. There magnetic field is present (non
zero) in the region and charged particle moves in
straight line .
When charge particle move parallel (θ=0) or anti
parallel (θ=180 ) to the direction of magnetic field then
Force acting on charged particle is zero
F= BIL sinθ = BILsin 0 = BIL sin180=0
Q 5: When is the magnetic force on moving charge in
magnetic field is maximum and minimum?
Answer: Magnetic force on moving charge in
magnetic field is given by
F= q V B sinθ
Maximum force: when charged is moving
perpendicular (θ=90) to magnetic field then magnetic
force will be maximum
F= q V B sin90 = q V B
Minimum force: when charged is moving parallel
(θ=0) or anti parallel (θ=180) to magnetic field then
magnetic force will be minimum
F= q V B sin0 = qVB sin 180 = 0
Q.6 In region with a homogenous magnetic field B
directed normal to the plane into paper an alpha particle
and proton are travelling in its plane , what is the ratio of
the radii of the two particles field trajectories be if they
have equal linear momentum.
Answer:
When charged particle is moving in magnetic field then it attain
circular path , the magnetic force provides centripetal force so
Fc = Fb
m V2/ r = q V B
r = m v / q B = P/qB
r α 1/q
So ralpha / rproton = q proton / q alpha
ralpha / rproton = e/2e = 1/2
Q.7 The K.E of a charged particle is moving in
uniform magnetic field does not change Why ? Explain
Answer.
When a charged particle is moving in circular path in
magnetic field , the magnetic force always acts
perpendicular to the velocity of charged particle
So work done by magnetic field on charged particle
is zero.
W = Fd cos 90 = 0
As W = ΔK.E
So ΔK.E = 0
Hence K.E does not change
Q 8. Describe the change in magnetic field inside a
solenoid carrying constant current I under the conditions
A. doubling the length of solenoid while maintaining the
same number of turns
B. doubling the number of turns while length of solenoid
while maintaining same length
Answer: As magnetic field inside the solenoid is
B = µ0n I = µ0 (N/L) I
(a). By doubling length L’ = 2L
B’ = µ0 (N/2L) I = ½ (µ0 (N/L) I ) = B/2
So Magnetic field is reduced to half
(b). By doubling the number of turns N’ = 2N
B’ = µ0 (N’/L) I = (µ0 (22N/L) I ) = 2B
So Magnetic field become doubled
Q 9: Explain how 1 ampere is defined using
concept of force between two long parallel
current carrying wires?
Answer:
As we know that F/L = µ0 I1 I2 / 2π r
From above relation we can define 1 ampere
as
“ One ampere is the amount of current
which flowing through each of two parallel
straight conductors place in free space at
distance of 1m will attract or repel each
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other with a force of (2x 10 N) per unit
length”
Q 10: A circular loop of radius carrying current I lies
in XY plane with its center at origin , what is the
magnetic flux through the XY plane ?
Answer:
Total flux through XY plane is zero
A circular loop behaves as a magnetic dipole whose
one surface is North N pole and other is south S
pole
So half magnetic field lines point out of the plane
(north pole) and the other half into the plane (south
pole)
So the cancel the effect of each other and net
magnetic flux is zero
Q 11: In a horizontal plane, a suspended magnet is
vibrating freely , when a metal plate is positioned
beneath the magnet ,th oscillations are significantly
damped . Describe the cause of this by Lenz’s law.
Answer:
When a suspended magnet is vibrating freely then the
magnetic flux in surrounding area is changes.
The metal plate placed under vibrating magnet is
exposed to this changing magnetic flux
As a result current is induced in metal plate which
produces its own magnetic field
According to Lenz’s law these two field oppose each
other so oscillations of magnet are strongly damped
Q 12: A thin metallic ring is dropped into vertical
bar magnet , does current in the ring is clockwise or
anti clock wise when seen from above.
Answer:
The induced current is in clockwise when viewed
from above
When ring is released from above into vertical bar
magnet , the according to Faraday’s law induced emf
is produced
According to Lenz’s law the induced current oppose
its cause
So the lower end of ring is N pole and by Right hand
rule the induce current is in clockwise direction
Q 13: show that ϵ and ΔФ/Δt have
same units
Answer:
As induced emf is given by
ϵ = W/q = J / C = Volt
2
ΔФ/Δt = Weber/ second = T. m /sec
2
(N/A m) m /sec = N m /A sec
J /C = Volt
So ϵ and ΔФ /Δt have same unit Volt
