PHYSICS 2
TUTORIAL 2.1
Objective Question 1
What happens to the magnitude of the magnetic field
inside a long solenoid if the radius is doubled?
1. It becomes four times larger.
2. It becomes twice as large.
3. It is unchanged.
4. It becomes one-half as large.
5. It becomes one-fourth as large.
Objective Question 2
Two long, parallel wires each carry the same current I
in the same direction (figure). The total magnetic
field at the point P midway between the wires is:
1. zero.
2. directed into the page.
3. directed out of the page.
4. directed to the left.
5. directed to the right?
Objective Question 3
Two long, straight wires cross each other at a right angle, and each carries
the same current I (figure). Which of the following statements is true
regarding the total magnetic field due to the two wires at the various points
in the figure? More than one statement may be correct.
1. The field is strongest at points B and D.
2. The field is strongest at points A and C.
3. The field is out of the page at point B and into the page at point D.
4. The field is out of the page at point C and out of the page at point D.
5. The field has the same magnitude at all four points.
Objective Question 4
A long, straight wire carries a current I (figure). Which of the following
statements is true regarding the magnetic field due to the wire? More than
one statement may be correct.
1. The magnitude is proportional to I/r, and the direction is out of the
page at P.
2. The magnitude is proportional to I/r2, and the direction is out of the
page at P.
3. The magnitude is proportional to I/r, and the direction is into the
page at P.
4. The magnitude is proportional to I/r2, and the direction is into the
page at P.
5. The magnitude is proportional to I, but does not depend on r.
Objective Question 5
Two long, parallel wires carry
currents of 20.0 A and 10.0 A in
opposite directions (figure). Which
of the following statements is true?
More than one statement may be
correct.
1. In region I, the magnetic field is into the page and is
never zero.
2. In region II, the field is into the page and can be zero.
3. In region III, it is possible for the field to be zero.
4. In region I, the magnetic field is out of the page and is
never zero.
5. There are no points where the field is zero.
Objective Question 6
Consider the two parallel wires carrying currents in
opposite directions in the figure. Due to the magnetic
interaction between the wires, the lower wire
experiences a magnetic force that is:
1. upward.
2. downward.
3. to the left.
4. to the right.
5. into the paper.
Objective Question 7
What creates a magnetic field? More than one answer
may be correct. Note: Later we will see that a
changing electric field also creates a magnetic field.
1. a stationary object with electric charge
2. a moving object with electric charge
3. a stationary conductor carrying electric current
4. a difference in electric potential
5. an electric resistor
Objective Question 8
A long solenoid with closely spaced turns carries
electric current. Each turn of wire exerts:
1. an attractive force on the next adjacent turn.
2. a repulsive force on the next adjacent turn.
3. zero force on the next adjacent turn.
4. either an attractive or a repulsive force on the
next turn, depending on the direction of current
in the solenoid.
Objective Question 9
A uniform magnetic field is directed along the x axis.
For what orientation of a flat, rectangular coil is the
flux through the rectangle a maximum?
1. It is a maximum in the xy plane.
2. It is a maximum in the xz plane.
3. It is a maximum in the yz plane.
4. The flux has the same nonzero value for all these
orientations.
5. The flux is zero in all cases.
Objective Question 10
Solenoid A has length L and N turns, solenoid B has
length 2L and N turns, and solenoid C has length L/2
and 2N turns. If each solenoid carries the same
current, rank the magnitudes of the magnetic fields in
the centers of the solenoids from largest to smallest.
1. C > A > B
2. A > B > C
3. B > C > A
