THE ROSE ORCHID WORLD SCHOOL

Session 2023-24

VACATION WORK (ASSIGNMENT -4)

Class 12 - Physics

1. What is the resistance of an ideal ammeter? [1]

2. Write one condition under which an electric charge does not experience a force in a magnetic field. [1]
3. A straight wire of mass 200 g and length 1.5 m carries a current of 2 A. It is suspended in mid-air by a uniform [1]
horizontal magnetic field B (Fig). What is the magnitude of the magnetic field?

4. Suppose a helical spring is suspended from the roof of a room and a very small weight is attached to its lower [1]
end. What will happen to the spring when a current is passed through it? Give a reason to support your answer.
5. Does the torque on a planar current loop in a magnetic field change, when its shape is changed without changing [1]
its area?
6. A circular coil of wire consisting of 100 turns, each of radius 8.0 cm carries a current of 0.40 A. What is the [1]
magnitude of the magnetic field B at the centre of the coil?
7. A beam of α-particles projected along +X-axis experiences a force due to a magnetic field along the + Y-axis. [1]
What is the direction of the magnetic field?
8. A proton and an electron travelling along parallel paths enter a region of uniform magnetic field, acting [1]
perpendicular to their paths. Which of them will move in a circular path with higher frequency?
9. Suppose a shunt of resistance 0.01 Ω is connected across a galvanometer. What can be said about the resistance [1]
of the resulting ammeter?
10. Two protons P and Q moving with the same speed enter magnetic fields B1 and B2 respectively at right angles to [1]
the field directions. If B2 is greater than B1 for which of the protons P and Q, the circular path in the magnetic

field will have a smaller radius?

11. No force is exerted by a stationary charge when placed in a magnetic field. Why? [1]
12. Why are pole pieces of galvanometer made concave? [1]
13. What is the importance of the radial magnetic field in a moving coil galvanometer? [1]
14. What is the nature of magnetic field in a moving coil galvanometer? [1]
15. What is the effective resistance of an ammeter if a shunt of resistance Rs is used across the terminals of a [1]

galvanometer of resistance Rg?

16. Magnetic field lines can be entirely confined within the core of a toroid, but not within a straight solenoid. Why? [1]
17. Write the expression for the magnetic force F ⃗ acting on a charged particle q moving with velocity v ⃗ in the [1]
presence of the magnetic field B
⃗
in a vector form.
18. How can a moving coil galvanometer be converted into a voltmeter? [1]

19. An electron moving with a velocity of 5.0 × 107ms-1 enters a magnetic field of 1.0 Wb m-2 at an angle of 30o. [1]

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 Calculate the force on the electron.
20. A voltmeter and a millivoltmeter are converted from the same galvanometer. Out of the two, which potential [1]
difference measuring device has a higher resistance?
21. Write the underlying principle of a moving coil galvanometer. [1]
22. What is the value of 4π

μ
? [1]
0

23. A straight conductor AB of a circuit lies along the X-axis from x = − to x = + and carries a current I. What [1]
a a

2 2

is the magnetic field due to this conductor AB at a point x = + a?

24. Why is a current-loop considered a magnetic dipole? [1]
25. A proton and an alpha particle of the same velocity enter in turn a region of uniform magnetic field, acting [1]
perpendicular to their direction of motion. Deduce the ratio of the radii of the circular paths described by the
particles.
26. A galvanometer of resistance 20 Ω gives a deflection of one division when a potential difference of 4 mV is [2]
applied across its terminals. Calculate the resistance of the shunt if the current of 10 A is to be measured by it.
The galvanometer has 25 divisions.
27. A galvanometer of resistance G is converted into a voltmeter to measure upto V volts by connecting a resistance [2]
R1 in series with the coil. If a resistance R1 is connected in series with it, then it can measure upto volts. Find
V

the resistance, in terms of R1 and Rj, required to be connected to convert it into a voltmeter that can read upto 2
V. Also find the resistance G of the galvanometer in terms of R1 and R2.

28. Two identical circular loops, P and Q. each of radius r and carrying currents are kept in the parallel planes [2]
having a common axis passing through O. The direction of current in P is clockwise and in Q is anti-clockwise
as seen from O which is equidistant from the loops P and Q. Find the magnitude of the net magnetic field at O.

29.
∧

An electron enters with a velocity v = v0 i into a cubical region (faces parallel to coordinate planes) in which [2]

there are uniform electric and magnetic fields. The orbit of the electron is found to spiral down inside the cube in
plane parallel to the x-y plane. Suggest a configuration of fields E and B that can lead to it.
30. Two wires of equal lengths are bent in the form of two loops. One of the loops is square shaped whereas the [2]
other loop is circular. These are suspended in a uniform magnetic field and the same current is passed through
them. Which loop will experience greater torque ? Give reasons.
31. A magnetic field set up using Helmholtz coils is uniform in a small region and has a magnitude of 0.75 T. In the [2]
same region, a uniform electrostatic field is maintained in a direction normal to the common axis of the coils. A
narrow beam of (single-species) charged particles all accelerated through 15 kV enters this region in a direction
perpendicular to both the axis of the coils and the electrostatic field. If the beam remains undeflected when the
electrostatic field is 9.0 × 105 Vm-1, make a simple guess as to what the beam contains. Why is the answer not
unique?
32. A straight wire carrying a current of 12 A is bent into a semicircular arc of radius 2.0 cm as shown in the given [2]
figure (a). What is the direction and magnitude of B at the centre of the arc? Would your answer change if the

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 wire were bent into a semicircular arc of the same radius but in the opposite way as shown in given figure (b).

33. An electron of 45 eV energy is revolving in a circular path in a magnetic field of intensity 9 × 10 −5

Wb m
−2
. [2]
Determine (i) the speed of the electron (ii) radius of the circular path.
34. A rectangular coil having each turn of length 5 cm and breadth 2 cm is suspended freely in a radial magnetic [2]
field of induction 2.5 × 10-2 Wb m-2, torsional constant of the suspension fibre is 1.5 × 10-8 Nm rad-1. The coil
deflects through an angle of 0.2 radian when a current of 2 μ A is passed through it. Find the number of turns of
the coil.
35. In the given figure, the curved portion is a semi-circle and the straight wires are long. Find the magnetic field at [2]
point O.

36. An electron is moving at 106 ms-1 in a direction parallel to a current of 5 A, flowing through an infinitely long [2]
straight wire, separated by a perpendicular distance of 10 cm in air. Calculate the magnitude of the force
experienced by the electron.
37. A coil in the shape of an equilateral triangle of side 0.02 m is suspended from a vertex such that it is ranging in a [2]
vertical in plane magnetic field of 5 × 10 −2
T . Find the couple acting on the coil when a current of 0.1 ampere is
passed through it and the magnetic field is parallel to its plane.

38. A rectangular loop of wire of size 4 cm × 10 cm carries a steady current of 2 A. A straight long wire carrying 5 [2]
A current is kept near the loop
as shown. If the loop and the wire are coplanar, find:
i. the torque acting on the loop and

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 ii. the magnitude and direction of the force on the loop due to the current-carrying wire.

39. State Biot Savart law. A current I flows in a conductor placed perpendicular to the plane of the paper. Indicate [2]
→
→
the direction of the magnetic field due to a small element dl at point P situated at a distance r from the element
as shown in the figure.

40. Derive an expression for the potential energy of a bar magnet when placed in a uniform magnetic field. [2]
41. A current of I ampere is flowing through the bent wire shown in the given figure. Find the magnitude and [2]
direction of the magnetic field at point O.

42. Describe the working principle of a moving coil galvanometer. Why is it necessary to use (i) a radial magnetic [2]
field and (ii) a cylindrical soft iron core in a galvanometer? Can a galvanometer as such be used for measuring
the current? Explain.
43. A current of 200 μ A deflects the coil of a moving coil galvanometer through 30 . What should be the current to [2]
∘

cause the rotation through π

10
radian? What is the sensitivity of the galvanometer?
44. How will you convert 1 mA full scale deflection meter of resistance 100 ohms into an ammeter to read 1 A (full [2]
scale deflection) and into a voltmeter to read 1 volt (full scale deflection).
45. A deuteron and a proton moving with the same speed enter the same magnetic field region at right angles to the [2]
direction of the field. Show the trajectories followed by the two particles in the magnetic field. Find the ratio of
the radii of the circular paths which the two particles may describe.
46. A circular coil of 20 turns and radius 10 cm is placed in a uniform magnetic field of 0.10 T normal to the plane [3]
of the coil. If the current in the coil is 5.0 A, what is the
a. total torque on the coil,
b. total force on the coil,
c. average force on each electron in the coil due to the magnetic field?
[3]

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47. In a chamber, a uniform magnetic field of 6.5 G (1 G = 10–4 T) is maintained. An electron is shot into the field

with a speed of 4.8 × 106 ms–1 normal to the field. Explain why the path of the electron is a circle. Determine

the radius of the circular orbit. (e = 1.5 × 10–19 C, me = 9.1 × 10–31 kg)
48. A 100-turns coil kept in a magnetic field B = 0.05 Wb m, carries a current of 1 A, as shown in Fig. Find the [3]
torque acting on the coil.

49. A coil in the shape of an equilateral triangle of side 0.02 m is suspended from a vertex such that it is hanging in a [3]

vertical plane between the pole pieces of permanent magnet producing a horizontal magnetic field 5 × 10-2
tesla. Find the couple acting on the coil when a current of 0.1 A is passed through it and the magnetic field is
parallel to its plane.
50. Five long wires A, B, C, D and E, each carrying current I are arranged to form edges of a pentagonal prism as [3]
shown in Fig. Each carries current out of the plane of paper.

a. What will be magnetic induction at a point on the axis O? Axis is at a distance R from each wire.
b. What will be the field if current in one of the wires (say A) is switched off?
c. What if current in one of the wire (say) A is reversed?
51. Derive the expression for the torque τ acting on a rectangular current loop of area A placed in a uniform [3]
magnetic field B. Show that τ ⃗ = m⃗ × B
⃗
where m⃗ is the magnetic moment of the current loop given by
⃗
m⃗ = I A

52. A given rectangular coil OLMN of area A, carrying a given current I, is placed in a uniform magnetic field [3]
⃗ ^
B = Bk in two different orientations (a) and (b) as shown. What is the magnitude of torque experienced by
this coil in the two cases?

53. A long wire is bent into a circular coil of one turn and then into a circular coil of a smaller radius having n turns. [3]
If the same current passes in both cases find the ratio of the magnetic fields produced at the centres in the two
cases.
54. In Fig. a long wire AB is placed on a table. A wire CD, 10 cm long, is arranged just above AB so that it can slide [3]
up and down on two vertical wires. The wires carry a current 20 A. At what distance above AB, will the wire

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 CD settle? The mass of the wire CD is 0.50 g.

55. A horizontal wire AB of length and mass 'm' carries a steady current I1, free to move in a vertical plane is in [3]

equilibrium at a height of V over another parallel long wire CD carrying a steady current I2, which is fixed in a
horizontal plane as shown. Derive the expression for the force acting per unit length on the wire AB and write
the condition for which wire AB is in equilibrium.

56. What is the relationship between the current and the magnetic moment of a current carrying circular loop? Use [3]
the expression to derive the relation between the magnetic moment of an electron moving in a circle and its
related angular momentum?
57. Two identical circular coils of radius 0.1 m, each having 20 turns are mounted co-axially 0.1m apart. A current [3]
of 0.5 A is passed through both of them (i) in the same direction, (ii) in the opposite directions. Find the
magnetic field at the centre of each coil.

58. A beam of electrons is moving with a velocity of 3 × 106 m/s and carries a current of 1μ A. [3]

i. How many electrons per second pass a given point?

ii. How many electrons are in 1m of the beam?
iii. What is the total force on all the electrons in 1m of the beam if it passes through the field of 0.1NA-1 m-1?
59. State the underlying principle of working of a moving coil galvanometer. Write two reasons why a galvanometer [3]
cannot be used as such to measure the current in a given circuit. Name any two factors on which the current
sensitivity of a galvanometer depends.
60. An infinitely long conductor is bent into the shape as shown in Fig. The semicircular part lies in the YZ-plane; [3]
while of the two straight parts, one is along X-axis and the other parallel to Y-axis at a distance r from it. If the
conductor carries a current I, as shown in the figure, find the magnetic field at the centre C of the semicircular
loop.

61. A monoenergetic electron beam of initial energy 18 keV moving horizontally is subjected to a horizontal [5]
magnetic field of 0.4 G normal to its initial direction. Calculate the vertical deflection of the beam over a
distance of 30 cm.
62. A rectangular loop of metallic wire is of length a and breadth b and carries current I. Find the magnitude of the [5]
magnetic field at the centre O of the loop.
63. A 100 turn closely wound circular coil of radius 10 cm carries a current of 3.2 A. [5]
a. What is the field at the centre of the coil?

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 b. What is the magnetic moment of this coil? The coil is placed in a vertical plane and is free to rotate about a
horizontal axis which coincides with its diameter. A uniform magnetic field of 2T in the horizontal direction
exists such that initially the axis of the coil is in the direction of the field. The coil rotates through an angle of
90° under the influence of the magnetic field.
c. What are the magnitudes of the torques on the coil in the initial and final position?
d. What is the angular speed acquired by the coil when it has rotated by 90°? The moment of inertia of the coil

is 0.1 kg m2.
64. Derive an expression for the maximum force experienced by a straight conductor of length l, carrying current I [5]
and kept in a uniform magnetic field B.
65. You are given two resistors X and Y whose resistances are to be determined using an ammeter of resistance 0.5 n [5]
and a voltmeter of resistance 20 kΩ . It is known that X is in the range of a few ohms, while Y is the range of
several thousand ohms. In each case, which of the two connections shown in Fig. would you choose for
resistance measurement? Justify your answer quantitatively,

66. i. A straight thick long wire of uniform cross-section of radius a is carrying a steady current I. Use Ampere's [5]
circuital law to obtain a relation showing the variation of the magnetic field (Br) inside and outside the wire
with distance r, (r ≤ a) and (r > a) of the field point from the centre of its cross-section. Plot a graph showing
the variation of field B with distance r.
ii. Calculate the ratio of the magnetic field at a point above the surface of the wire to that at a point below
a a

2 2

its surface. What is the maximum value of the field of this wire?

67. A 100 turn rectangular coil ABCD (in XY plane) is hung from one arm of a balance (Fig.). A mass 500g is [5]
added to the other arm to balance the weight of the coil. A current 4.9 A passes through the coil and a constant
magnetic field of 0.2 T acting inward (in xz plane) is switched on such that only arm CD of length 1 cm lies in
the field. How much additional mass ‘m’ must be added to regain the balance?

68. i. State and explain the law used to determine magnetic field at a point due to a current element. Derive the [5]
expression for the magnetic field due to a circular current carrying loop of radius R at its centre.

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 ii. A long wire with a small current element of length 1 cm is placed at the origin and carries a current of 10 A
along the X-axis. Find out the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field due to the element on the Y-axis
at a distance 0·5 m from it.

69. a. Using Biot-Savart's law, derive an expression for the magnetic field at the centre of a circular coil of radius [5]
R, number of turns N, carrying current i.
b. Two small identical circular coils marked 1, 2 carry equal currents and are placed with their geometric axes
perpendicular to each other as shown in the figure. Derive an expression for the resultant magnetic field at O.

70. i. Derive the expression for the torque acting on the rectangular current carrying coil of a galvanometer. Why is [5]
the magnetic field made radial?
ii. An α-particle is accelerated through a potential difference of 10 kV and moves along x axis. It enters in a
region of uniform magnetic field B = 2 × 10-3 T acting along y-axis. Find the radius of its path. (Take mass
of α-particle = 6.4 × 10-27 kg)
71. For a circular coil of radius R and N turns carrying current I, the magnitude of the magnetic field at a point on its [5]
axis at a distance x from its centre is given by,
2
μ IR N
0
B =
3/2
2 2
2( x +R )

a. Show that this reduces to the familiar result for field at the centre of the coil.
b. Consider two parallel co-axial circular coils of equal radius R, and a number of turns N, carrying equal
currents in the same direction, and separated by a distance R. Show that the field on the axis around the mid-
point between the coils is uniform over a distance that is small as compared to R, and is given by
μ0 NI
B = 0.72
R
, approximately.
Such an arrangement used to produce a nearly uniform magnetic field over a small region is known as
Helmholtz coils.
72. An electron emitted by a heated cathode and accelerated through a potential difference of 2.0 kV, enters a region [5]
with uniform magnetic field of 0.15 T. Determine the trajectory of the electron if the field
a. is transverse to its initial velocity,
b. makes an angle of 30° with the initial velocity.

73. i. Show how Biot-Savart's law can be alternatively expressed in the form of Ampere's circuital law. Use this [5]
law to obtain the expression for the magnetic field inside a solenoid of length l, cross-sectional area A having
'n' closely wound turns and carrying a steady current 'l'. Draw the magnetic field lines of a finite solenoid
carrying current I.

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 ii. A straight horizontal conducting rod of length 0.45 m and mass 60 g is suspended by two vertical wires at its
ends. A current of 5.0 A is set up in the rod through the wires.
Find the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field which should be set up in order that the tension in the
wire is zero.

74. a. Two circular coils X and Y having radius R and

R
respectively are placed in a horizontal plane with their [5]
2

centres coinciding with each other. Coil X has a current I flowing through it in the clockwise sense. What
must be the current in coil Y to make the total magnetic field at the common centre of the two coils, zero?
b. With the same currents flowing in the two coils, if the coil Y is now lifted vertically upwards through a
distance R, what would be the net magnetic field at the centre of coil Y?

75. A proton, travelling in a vacuum at a speed of 4.5 × 106 ms-1, enter a region of the uniform magnetic field of [5]
flux density 0.12T. The path of the proton in the field is a circular arc, as illustrated in Fig.

a. i. State the direction of the magnetic field.

ii. Calculate the radius of the path of the proton in the magnetic field.
b. A uniform electric field is now created in the same region as the magnetic field in the figure, so that the
proton passes undeviated through the region of the two field
i. Predict the direction of the electric field.
ii. Calculate the magnitude of the electric field strength.
c. Suggest why gravitational forces on the proton have not been considered in the calculations in (a) and (b).

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