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 Assignment-3
-Magnetic effect of Current and magnetism
Section – A

1. A particle is whirled in a horizontal circle on a frictionless table by attaching it to

a strong fixed one point. A magnetic field in vertically upward direction is
switched on. What will be effect on tension if the particle is moving clockwise?
2. An electron, a proton a He+ and a Li++ particles are projected with same velocity
in a magnetic field perpendicular to it. Which particles experiences maximum
force? Which particle describes the smallest circle? And which one has
minimum frequency of revolution?
3. An electron is projected into a magnetic field at an angle Ф. Which type of
motion will the electron describe?. What will be the change if an electric field is
applied? (a) Parallel (b) Anti-Parallel to the magnetic field.

Q B

4. What can you conclude about the electric and magnetic fields in a region?
a. If a charged particle at rest experiences no force in that region?
b. If it experiences a force?
5. Can magnetic field accelerate a charged particle? Can it change its speed?
6. Draw magnetic lines of induction due to (a) Linear conductor (b) solenoid (c)
Circular coil.
7. The free electrons in a conducting wire are in constant thermal motion. If such a
wire with no current is placed in a magnetic field, is there any force on electrons?
On the wire?
8. How does a current carrying circular loop align itself in magnetic field and why?
9. For a given velocity and magnetic field, when the force on a charged particle is
minimum / maximum?
10. Described qualitatively the path of the charged particle moving in uniform (a)
electrostatic (b) magnetic field with initial velocity parallel to the field (ii)
Perpendicular to the field (iii) at any arbitrary angle with field direction.
11. A current carrying loop (circular) is kept in a uniform magnetic field. If the loop
is free to turn, what is its orientation for state equilibrium? What will be flux of
the field – minimum or maximum?
12. What should be the resistance of an ideal (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter?
13. Two current carrying wires are kept as shown, will there be any force between
them? Why?

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14. A voltmeter has resistance R and range V. What resistance should be connected
in series with it to increase its range to nv?
15. Two parallel wires having current in the same direction attract each other. Why?
16. A magnetic field varying in magnitude but having constant direction exists.
a. A charged particle enters and moves along the straight line undeflected.
What is the direction of initial velocity of the particle?
b. If particle comes out following a complicated trajectory, what is the
relation between initial and final speed of the particle?
17. An electron beam moving with uniform velocity is gradually diverging. When
accelerated to a high velocity it starts converging. Why?
18. A body is suspended to a lower end of a vertical spring. What will be the effect
on the position of the body, when a current is sent through the spring? What if
the current is a.c.?

19. A wire with current ii is kept along the axis of another wire as shown. Calculated
force on second wire due to first.

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20. What will be the ratio of radii of curvature of the paths of proton and anα particle
if they move perpendicular to the field (i) with same speed (ii) with same kinetic
energy (iii) accelerated through same PD.
21. An electron, a proton and an α particle are released in a magnetic field at right
angle to the field direction. Which of the following will change:- Speed, Energy
and Path of the motion.
22. What is the forces on a charge q kept in a
a. An electric field of intensity E.
b. A magnetic field of intensity B.
23. What fields are produced by an electron when
a. It is at rest
b. It is moving with speed V
24. Can an electron at rest be set motion by applying
a. Electric field
b. Magnetic field
25. With reference to a moving coil galvanometer answer the following:-
a. Why is the coil wounded on aluminum?
b. Why is phosphor bronze preferred for suspension wire?
c. Why is suspension taken in the form of spring?
d. Why is field radial?
e. What is the role of soft iron core?
26. Find out the direction of force on q if :-
y
q y q
B x B

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27. Draw magnetic lines of induction for current carrying (i) straight conductor (ii)
solenoid.
28. A current is setup in a long copper wire. Is there a magnetic field? (i) inside
(ii) outside the pipe.
29. Draw a graph showing variation of magnetic field with distance of a point on
axis from center of a current carrying circular coil.
30. The number of turn in a circular coil is doubled. How the radius of the coil be
altered so that the magnetic field at the center due to the same current remains
the same.
31. Describe the motion of a charged particle if it enters a region.
a. Having electric field (uniform)
b. Having uniform magnetic field and particle enters along it.
c. Having uniform magnetic field and particle enters the field, perpendicular
to it.
d. Having uniform magnetic field and enters the field at an angle α to the
field (0< α <90)
32. Why does a current carrying wire experience a force when kept in a magnetic
field?
33. Why do the two parallel current carrying wires experience a force?
34. Why is it not suited to accelerate light particles like electron?
35. A charge of 2.0μc moves with a speed of 2.0x106 m/s along the +ve x – axis. A
magnetic field B of strength (0.20 j + 40 k) tesla exists in a space. Calculate the
magnetic force acting on the charge.
36. A long straight wire carrying a current of 1.0A is placed horizontally in a
uniform magnetic field B=1.0x10-5 T pointing vertically upward. Find the
magnitude of the resultant magnetic field at points P and Q both situated at
distance of 2.0 cms from the wire in the same horizontal plane.
37. A 5 turns coil of radius 1.0 cm carries a current of 0.5 A. Calculate a. Magnetic
flux density at a point on the axis of the coil at a distance of 1.0 meter. At the
center of the coil. At what point along with axis is the field maximum? Magnetic
dipole moment
38. Calculate the magnetic field of B at the center of a square loop of side 10 cm
and carrying a current of 1 A.
39. A current of 50 A is flowing through a straight long conductor. An electron
traveling at 107 m/s is 50 cms from the wire. What force act on the electron if its
velocity is directed ,Towards the wire ,Parallel to the wire ,At right angles to the
direction defined by (a) and (b)
40. A cyclotron oscillatory frequency is 10 MHz. What should be the operating
magnetic field for accelerating protons? If the radius of the dees is 60 cms, what
is the kinetic energy of the proton beam produced by accelerator?
41. A proton, a deuteron and an α-particle accelerated through the same potential of
20 kV enters into a magnetic field of 1000 gauss perpendicularly. Compare the
path radius for each particle.Compare the path radius if each particle has same
Kinetic Energy. What if they have same momentum?

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42. A galvanometer of 100  has 30 divisions. If its figure of merit is 100 K.A.
How will you convert it into An ammeter of range 0.3 A.A voltmeter of range
0.3 V.
43. A rectangular coil of sides 8 cm and 6 cm having 2000 turns and a current of 200
mA.is placed in a uniform magnetic field of 0.2 T along the positive x
axis.Calculated the maximum torque on the coil and in what orientation does it
happen? For what orientation is the torque zero? When is this equilibrium stable
and when unstable? If coil is replaced by another coil of same are but irregular
shape then?
44. A straight horizontal conducting rod of length 0.45 m and mass 60 gms is
suspended by two vertical wires at its ends. A current of 5.0 A is setup in this
rod through the wires. What magnetic field should be setup normal to the
conductor in order that the tension in the wire is zero.What will be the total
tension in the wires if the direction of current is reversed keeping the magnetic
field same. (mass of wires may be ignored).
45. An α-particle, a deuteron, a proton enter is a magnetic field perpendicularly with
same.
(i) Velocity
(ii) Momentum
(iii) Kinetic Energy
(iv) Having seen accelerated with same potential compare the radii of their
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 Magnetism
1. How does the temperature affect the magnetization of ferro, para and diamagnetic
materials and why?
2. A magnet is cut into two pieces (a) along its length (b) perpendicular to its length.
What is the effect?
3. Which direction would a compass needle point to if located right on the
geomagnetic North or South Pole?
4. What is the relation between
a. Direction of electric field and electric force on a charged particle.
b. Direction of magnetic field and magnetic force on a charged particle.
5. How can a region be shielded from magnetic fields?
6. Name two materials having zero magnetic moments.
7. Define dipole moment. Write its unit. What is its direction for (a) bar magnet
(b) circular current loop?
8. Mention two properties of the alloy used to make permanent magnets.
9. At what place on the earth, will a magnet suspended freely be vertical?
10. What is the difference between magnetic field lines and electric lines of force?
11. Draw magnetic field lines for magnetic dipole and electric lines of force for
electric dipole.
12. A current carrying loop is suspended in a uniform magnetic field. In which
direction does it align itself and why?
13. Compare Gauss’s Law for electrostatics and magnetism
14. Write the three elements of earth’s magnetic field. Define them and draw a
diagram to indicate all the three elements. What is value of dip at poles and
equator?
15. Prove that the magnetic moment of an atom is quantized
16. Derive a relation between magnetic moment and angular momentum of an atom.
17. Define the following: Permeability, Intensity of magnetization and Magnetic
susceptibility.
18. Write the important properties of dia, para and ferro magnetic materials.
19. Draw magnetic field lines for dia, para and ferro magnetic materials kept in a
uniform magnetic field.
20. A bar made up of a material for which susceptibility is – 0.2 is a uniform
magnetic field.How does it align itself? Can it be used for making permanent
magnets? Why?
21. Navigators need to make use of declination to reach the correct destination. If the
declination at a place is 180 west of north and he is to reach a place 100 south of
west. Draw the correct diagram to show the destination.
22. Rohit is at a place where the dip is 400 east of north while for Mohit the dip is
zero. Taking the top view of earth from where the geographic pole and geo
magnetic pole are visible Draw a diagram and mark the positions of Rohit, Mohit
geographic pole and geo magnetic pole.
23. Mohit is in northern hemisphere and Rohit is in southern hemisphere. Both have a
dip circle. Draw a globe and mark the positions of Mohit and Rohit and then draw
the magnetic field and resolve it into vertical and horizontal components.

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24. Calculate the magnetic dipole moment of the hydrogen electron (r = .51A0).
25. A circular coil of 100 turns has an effective radius 5.0 cms and has a current 0.10
amp. How much work is done in rotating it in an external magnetic field 1.5
web/m2 from a position α = 00 to α = 1800.? Where α is the angle, which the
normal to the plane of the coil makes with direction of B.
26. The magnetic moment of a small magnet is 1.6 amp-m2. It is placed in the
magnetic meridian with North Pole pointing South. The neutral point is obtained
at 20 cm. from the center of the magnet. Calculate the horizontal component of
earth’s magnet field. If the magnet be reversed i.e. North Pole pointing north find
the position of the neutral point.
27. What will be the values of the horizontal component H of the magnetic field and
angle of dip on the magnetic north pole of the earth? If at a place H = 0.30 gauss
and α = 30o then calculate the vertical component V and the total field intensity
Be.
28. A short bar magnet of moment 0.32 JT-1 is kept in a uniform magnetic field of
0.16 tesla. If the bar is free to rotate in the plane of the field (a) Which orientation
corresponds to a stable / unstable equilibrium (b) Calculate potential energy in
each case.
29. A magnet suspended at 300 with magnetic meridian makes and angle of 45o with
the horizontal. What should be the actual value of the dip?