SUBJECT: Electromagnetic Physics MARKS (100%):
CODE: TOPIC: CH 5
FSP1025
ASSESSMENT: NO: DUE/DURATION:
FACULTY OF
5
INDUSTRIAL SCIENCES
& TECHNOLOGY
NAME: STUDENT ID:
1. A wire carries a steady current of 2.4 A. A straight section of the wire is 0.750 m long and lies
along the x-axis within a uniform magnetic field, B =1.6 T. If the current in the +x direction, what
is the magnetic force on the section of wire?
2. A proton travels a speed of 3 106 m/s at an angle of 37° with the direction of magnetic field of
0.3 T in the +y-direction. What are:
a) the magnitude of the magnetic force on the proton.
b) its acceleration.
3. Determine the force direction of proton, which is moving in a velocity, v in a magnetic field, B
based on Figure 5.12 (a), (b) and (c). Assume B and v have a direction into a paper plane
4. An electron moves with a velocity of 5×105 m/s at an angle of 60° with an eastward magnetic
field. The electron experiences a force of 3.2×10 −18 N directed into the paper. What is the
magnitude of magnetic field?
5. A 2 µC charge is moving with a velocity of 3104 m/s at 30° to the magnetic field of 0.68 T.
a) Determine the magnitude of magnetic force experienced by the charge.
b) What is the magnitude of magnetic force if the charge is -2 µC?
c) What is the magnitude of magnetic force if the angle between the charge and the magnetic
field is 150°?
6. An electric current flows into the page. What is the direction of the magnetic field?
7. A current-carrying wire is placed perpendicular to the page. Determine the direction of the electric
current from the direction of the magnetic field.
8. A vertical wire carries an electric current into the page. What is the direction of the magnetic field
at point P located to the south from the wire?
9. A vertical wire carries an electric current out of the page. What is the direction of the magnetic
field at point P located to the west from the wire?
10. Which of the following diagrams represents the magnetic field due to a circular current?
11. A straight long wire carries an electric current to the right. The current is placed in a uniform
magnetic field directed into the page. What is the direction of the magnetic force on the current?
12. A straight long wire carries an electric current to the top of the page. The current is placed in a
uniform magnetic field directed out the page. What is the direction of the magnetic force on the
current?
13. A straight long wire carries an electric current out the page. The current is placed in a uniform
magnetic field directed into the page. What is the direction of the magnetic force on the
current?
14. A positive charge moving with a constant velocity v enters a region of a uniform magnetic field
pointing out the page. What is the direction of the magnetic force on the charge?
15. A negative charge moving with a constant velocity v enters a region of a uniform magnetic field
pointing out the page. What is the direction of the magnetic force on the charge?
16. A positive charge moving with a constant velocity v enters a region of a uniform magnetic field
pointing into the page. What is the direction of the magnetic force on the charge?
17. A positive charge moving with a constant velocity v enters a region of a uniform magnetic field
pointing to the top of the page. What is the direction of the magnetic force on the charge?
18. A positive charge moves in parallel to a current carrying wire. What is the direction of the
magnetic force on the charge?
19. A negative charge moves away from a current carrying wire. What is the direction of the
magnetic force on the charge?
20. A vertical wire carries an electric current into the page. An electron approaches the current
from east. What is the direction of the magnetic force on the electron?
Answer:
1. −2.88 N
2. (a) 8.67 10-14 N (b) 5.19 1013 m/s
3. (a) out of the page (b) into the page (c) into the page
4. 46.2 µT
5. (a) 2.04 10-2 N (b) 2.04 10-2 N (but the direction is opposite of (a)) (c) 2.04 10-2 N
6. Clockwise
7. Out of the page.
8. West
9. South
10. D
11. To the top of the page.
12. Right.
13. no magnetic force
14. To the bottom of the page
15. To the bottom of the page
16. Left.
17. no magnetic force
18. To the bottom of the page
19. To the bottom of the page.
20. Into the page
