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School of Indiana Alem Bank Branch Department of Natural Sciences Physics Unit

Physics Review Problems I for Grade 12 Students in 2016 E. C Magnetism

1] Two long wires 1 and 2 are kept 6 cm apart and carry currents of I1 = 2 A and I2 = 10 A in the same direction directions. At what
distance from wire 1 will the resultant magnetic be zero?
A] 1 cm B] 2 cm C] 3 cm D] 4 cm
2] A long straight wire lying along the y-axis carries a current of 10 A along the positive y-direction. A proton moving with a velocity of
107 m/s is at a distance 5 cm from the wire at a certain instant. Find the magnitude and direction of the force acting on the proton at that
instant if its velocity is directed: (a) along the negative x-direction, (b) along the positive y-direction, & (c) along the positive z-direction
3] A proton and an a-particle move perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field. The mass of an a-particle is four times that of a proton
and its charge is twice that of a proton. Find the ratio of radii of the circular path followed by them if both: (a) have equal velocities,
(b) have equal kinetic energies and (c) have equal linear momenta, (d) are accelerated through the same potential difference
4] Two thick and straight conductors AB and CD are placed horizontally and parallel to each other at a separation of 20 cm. They are
connected to battery as shown in Fig. below. A straight wire PQ of mass 150 g can slide on AB and CD. If the current I = 2 A, g = 10
m/s2 and a magnetic field B = 1.5 T is applied as shown in the figure, the minimum coefficient of friction between the wire and the
conductors so that the wire is prevented from sliding is
(a) 0.1 (c) 0.3
(b) 0.2 (d) 0.4

5] The battery of a car is connected to the motor by 50 cm long wires which are 1.0 cm apart. If the current in the wires is 200 A, find
the force between the wires. Is the force attractive or repulsive?
6] A straight horizontal conducting rod of length 50 cm and mass 60 g is suspended by two vertical wires at its ends. A current of 5 A set
up in the rod. (a) What magnetic field should be set up normal to the conductor in order that the tension in the wires is zero?
(b) What will be the tension in the wires if the direction of the current is reversed, keeping the magnetic field the same?
7] A particle is projected into a uniform magnetic field acting perpendicular to the plane of the paper.
The field points into the paper, indicated by x which represents the tail of the field vector.
The trajectory shown could be that of a: (a) neutron (b) proton (c) alpha particle (d) electron

School of Indiana Alem Bank Branch Department of Natural Sciences Physics Unit
Physics Review Problems I for Grade 12 Students in 2016 E. C Magnetism
1] Two long wires 1 and 2 are kept 6 cm apart and carry currents of I1 = 2 A and I2 = 10 A in the same direction directions. At what
distance from wire 1 will the resultant magnetic be zero?
A] 1 cm B] 2 cm C] 3 cm D] 4 cm
2] A long straight wire lying along the y-axis carries a current of 10 A along the positive y-direction. A proton moving with a velocity of
107 m/s is at a distance 5 cm from the wire at a certain instant. Find the magnitude and direction of the force acting on the proton at that
instant if its velocity is directed: (a) along the negative x-direction, (b) along the positive y-direction, & (c) along the positive z-direction
3] A proton and an a-particle move perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field. The mass of an a-particle is four times that of a proton
and its charge is twice that of a proton. Find the ratio of radii of the circular path followed by them if both: (a) have equal velocities,
(b) have equal kinetic energies and (c) have equal linear momenta, (d) are accelerated through the same potential difference
4] Two thick and straight conductors AB and CD are placed horizontally and parallel to each other at a separation of 20 cm. They are
connected to battery as shown in Fig. below. A straight wire PQ of mass 150 g can slide on AB and CD. If the current I = 2 A, g = 10
m/s2 and a magnetic field B = 1.5 T is applied as shown in the figure, the minimum coefficient of friction between the wire and the
conductors so that the wire is prevented from sliding is
(a) 0.1 (c) 0.3
(b) 0.2 (d) 0.4
5] The battery of a car is connected to the motor by 50 cm long wires which are 1.0 cm apart. If the current in the wires is 200 A, find
the force between the wires. Is the force attractive or repulsive?
6] A straight horizontal conducting rod of length 50 cm and mass 60 g is suspended by two vertical wires at its ends. A current of 5 A set
up in the rod. (a) What magnetic field should be set up normal to the conductor in order that the tension in the wires is zero?
(b) What will be the tension in the wires if the direction of the current is reversed, keeping the magnetic field the same?
7] A particle is projected into a uniform magnetic field acting perpendicular to the plane of the paper.
The field points into the paper, indicated by x which represents the tail of the field vector.
The trajectory shown could be that of a: (a) neutron (b) proton (c) alpha particle (d) electron
8] An electron moves with a speed of 2 x 105 m/s along the positive x-direction in a magnetic field B = ( -4 i -3 j + k) tesla. The
magnitude of the force (in newton) experienced by the electron is (the charge on electron = 1.6 x 10–19 C)

9] A proton of velocity (3i + 2 j) m/s enters a magnetic field of (2j + 3k) tesla. The acceleration produced in the proton is (charge to
mass ratio of proton = 0.96 x 108 C /kg)

10] A square coil of resistance 2 Ω, 100 turns and side 10 cm is placed in a magnetic field B = 2.0 T. The direction of the magnetic field
is perpendicular to the plane of the coil. The work done is pulling the coil completely out of the region of magnetic field in 2.0 s without
any acceleration is (a) 0.01 J (b) 0.1 J (c) 1.0 J (d) 10 J

11] A magnetic flux of 5 mWb is linked with a coil when a current of 1 mA flows through it. Find the self-inductance of the coil.

12] An ideal inductor of inductance 5 H and a pure resistor of resistance 100 Ω are connected in series to a battery of emf 6 V of
negligible internal resistance through a switch. The switch is closed at time t = 0. What is the time constant t of the circuit?

13] The primary of a transformer has 400 turns while the secondary has 2000 turns. The power output from the secondary at 1000 V is
12 kW. (a) Calculate the primary voltage. (b) If the resistance of the primary is 0.9 Ω and that of the secondary is 5 Ω and the efficiency
of the transformer is 90%, calculate the power loss in the primary coil and in the secondary coil.

14] A pair of coils has a mutual inductance of 2 H. If the current in the primary changes from 10 A to zero in 0.1 s, the induced emf in
the secondary will be: (a) 100 V (b) 200 V (c) 300 V (d) 400 V

15] An electron moves along the line PQ which lies in the same plane as a circular loop of conducting wire, as shown in Fig. below.
What will be the direction of the induced current, if any, in the loop?
(a) Anti-clockwise
(b) Clockwise
(c) Alternating
(d) No current will be induced in the loop

16] When the current in a coil changes from 2A to – 2A in 0.05s, an emf of 8V is induced in the coil. The self inductance of the coil is

(a) 0.2H (b) 0.4H (c) 0.8H (d) 0.1H

Mesay T.

8] An electron moves with a speed of 2 x 105 m/s along the positive x-direction in a magnetic field B = ( -4 i -3 j + k) tesla. The
magnitude of the force (in newton) experienced by the electron is (the charge on electron = 1.6 x 10–19 C)

9] A proton of velocity (3i + 2 j) m/s enters a magnetic field of (2j + 3k) tesla. The acceleration produced in the proton is (charge to
mass ratio of proton = 0.96 x 108 C /kg)

10] A square coil of resistance 2 Ω, 100 turns and side 10 cm is placed in a magnetic field B = 2.0 T. The direction of the magnetic field
is perpendicular to the plane of the coil. The work done is pulling the coil completely out of the region of magnetic field in 2.0 s without
any acceleration is (a) 0.01 J (b) 0.1 J (c) 1.0 J (d) 10 J

11] A magnetic flux of 5 mWb is linked with a coil when a current of 1 mA flows through it. Find the self-inductance of the coil.

12] An ideal inductor of inductance 5 H and a pure resistor of resistance 100 Ω are connected in series to a battery of emf 6 V of
negligible internal resistance through a switch. The switch is closed at time t = 0. What is the time constant t of the circuit?

13] The primary of a transformer has 400 turns while the secondary has 2000 turns. The power output from the secondary at 1000 V is
12 kW. (a) Calculate the primary voltage. (b) If the resistance of the primary is 0.9 Ω and that of the secondary is 5 Ω and the efficiency
of the transformer is 90%, calculate the power loss in the primary coil and in the secondary coil.

14] A pair of coils has a mutual inductance of 2 H. If the current in the primary changes from 10 A to zero in 0.1 s, the induced emf in
the secondary will be: (a) 100 V (b) 200 V (c) 300 V (d) 400 V

15] An electron moves along the line PQ which lies in the same plane as a circular loop of conducting wire, as shown in Fig. below.
What will be the direction of the induced current, if any, in the loop?
(a) Anti-clockwise
(b) Clockwise
(c) Alternating
(d) No current will be induced in the loop

16] When the current in a coil changes from 2A to – 2A in 0.05s, an emf of 8V is induced in the coil. The self inductance of the coil is

(a) 0.2H (b) 0.4H (c) 0.8H (d) 0.1H

Mesay T.

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The magnetic force between two wires is determined by the direction of currents flowing through them. If currents flow in the same direction, the wires attract each other due to the magnetic fields reinforcing each other around the wires. If currents are opposite, the wires repel each other as the magnetic fields oppose one another .

The charge-to-mass ratio (q/m) is crucial in determining the acceleration of a proton in a magnetic field. The force experienced is calculated by F = q(v x B), which is then used to find acceleration through F = ma. Given a proton with velocity (3i + 2j) m/s in a field (2j + 3k) T, the resulting acceleration is derived from applying vector cross-product and dividing by mass .

The force experienced by a charged particle like a proton moving in a magnetic field depends on the velocity vector's direction relative to the magnetic field. If the proton's velocity is perpendicular to the field, the force is maximum and follows the right-hand rule. If the velocity is parallel to the field, the force is zero. In the described scenarios: (a) the velocity is in the negative x-direction, perpendicular to the magnetic field along the y-axis, resulting in a force perpendicular to both. In (b) and (c), different components change the force's direction accordingly .

When a square coil is pulled out of a magnetic field, the change in magnetic flux through the coil induces an emf, creating a current due to Faraday's Law. The work done in moving the coil is converted into electrical energy, causing resistance heat losses in the coil. With a 2 Ω resistance coil and a magnetic field of 2.0 T, work done in 2.0 s is analyzed through energy conservation and inductance effects .

For particles in a magnetic field, the radius r of the circular path is given by r = mv/qB. For a proton and an alpha particle: (a) with equal velocities, since the mass of the alpha particle is four times and charge double that of the proton, the ratio of their radii is 2:1. In (b) with equal kinetic energies, the velocity ratio comes into play, maintaining this ratio. In (c) with equal linear momenta, the radii are identical. When accelerated through the same potential difference, energy considerations affect velocities, modifying the ratio .

The self-inductance L of a coil is determined by the relationship between induced emf (E) and the rate of change of current (di/dt). It can be calculated using the formula E = L(di/dt). Given an emf of 8 V when current changes from 2 A to -2 A in 0.05 s, L is determined as 0.4 H using L = E/(change in current/change in time).

Mutual inductance occurs when a change in current in one coil induces an electromotive force (emf) in another coil. The induced emf is proportional to the rate of change of current in the first coil and the mutual inductance between the two coils. If a current in the primary coil of 10 A to 0 changes in 0.1 s, with a mutual inductance of 2 H, the emf induced in the secondary coil is calculated using the formula emf = -M(dI/dt), resulting in 200 V .

Transformer operation is based on the turns ratio between primary and secondary coils, affecting voltage transformations. With 400 turns in primary and 2000 in secondary, and a secondary power output of 12 kW at 1000 V, primary voltage is calculated by considering the turns ratio. Efficiency affects power losses in coils, calculated using resistances and given efficiency, determining actual power usage and loss in each coil .

Reversing the current direction in a conducting rod in a magnetic field changes the direction of magnetic force experienced by the rod, as determined by the right-hand rule. This results in changes to the net force acting vertically, thereby altering the tension in supporting wires. If the force originally canceled weight, reversing it adds to weight, increasing tension .

The point where the magnetic field between two parallel wires cancels out is determined by the currents in the wires and the distance between them. In the case of two wires with currents I1 and I2 placed at a distance apart, the magnetic field B1 due to wire 1 decreases with distance while B2 due to wire 2 increases with distance. The resultant field will be zero at a distance from wire 1 where B1 equals B2 but in opposite directions .

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