1208 Magnetic Effect of Current

B 2 are the magnitudes of the magnetic fields at O due to the

B1
currents in ABC and ADC respectively, the ratio is
B2

1. A circular current carrying coil has a radius R. The distance from i1

(a) 0.2 B
the centre of the coil on the axis where the magnetic induction will 300o
O
1 (b) 6
be th to its value at the centre of the coil, is
8 60o
(c) 1 A C
[MP PMT 1997]
(d) 5 1A i2 D
R
(a) (b) R 3
3 6. An infinitely long conductor PQR is bent to form a right angle as
2 shown. A current I flows through PQR The magnetic field due to
(c) 2 3R (d) R this current at the point M is H . Now another infinitely long straight
3 1

conductor QS is connected at Q so that the current is I/2 in QR as

2. The field normal to the plane of a wire of n turns and radius r well as in QS, The current in PQ remaining unchanged. The
which carries a current i is measured on the axis of the coil at a
small distance h from the centre of the coil. This is smaller than the magnetic field at M is now H 2. The ratio H 1 / H 2 is given by
field at the centre by the fraction
[IIT-JEE (Screening) 2000]
3 h2 2 h2
(a) (b) M
2 r2 3 r2 1
(a)
2
3 r2 2 r2
(c) (d) I 90o
2 h2 3 h2 (b) 1
– +
3. The magnetic field at the centre of a circular coil of radius r is  P Q 90o S
2
times that due to a long straight wire at a distance r from it, for (c)
equal currents. Figure here shows three cases : in all cases the 3
R
circular part has radius r and straight ones are infinitely long. For
(d) 2 –
same current the B field at the centre P in cases 1, 2, 3 have the
ratio [CPMT 1989] 7. Two coaxial solenoids 1 and 2 of the same length are set so that one
is inside the other. The number of turns per unit length are n1 and
n 2 . The currents i1 and i2 are flowing in opposite directions. The
P P magnetic field inside the inner coil is zero. This is possible when

P (a) i1  i2 and n1  n 2

(1) (2) (3) (b) i1  i2 and n1  n 2

       3 1 
(a)   :   :    (c) i1  i2 and n1  n 2
 2 2  4 2
      3 1  (d) i1n1  i2 n 2
(b)    1  :   1  :   
 2  2   4 2 8. A coil having N turns is wound tightly in the form of a spiral with
   inner and outer radii a and b respectively. When a current I passes
(c)  : :3 through the coil, the magnetic field at the centre is
2 2 4
     1   3 1   0 NI 2  0 NI
(d)    1  :    :    (a) (b)
 2  2 4  4 2 b a
4. Two straight long conductors AOB and COD are perpendicular to
 0 NI b 0 I N b
each other and carry currents i1 and i2 . The magnitude of the (c) ln (d) ln
2(b  a) a 2(b  a) a
magnetic induction at a point P at a distance a from the point O in
a direction perpendicular to the plane ACBD is 9. [MP PMT
A non-planar of conducting wire carrying a current I is placed
1994]
loop
0 0 as shown in the figure. Each of the straight sections of the loop is of
(a) (i1  i2 ) (b) (i1  i2 ) length 2a. The magnetic field due to this loop at the point P (a,0,a)
2a 2a points in the direction
0 2 2 1 / 2 0 i1i2 [IIT-JEE (Screening) 2001]
(c) (i1  i2 ) (d)
2a 2a (i1  i2 )
1
5. A cell is connected between the points A and C of a circular (a) ( ˆj  kˆ )
2 y
z
conductor ABCD of centre O with angle A OC  60 o If B1 and
.

1
(b) (ˆj  kˆ  ˆi )
3
x
i

2a
 Magnetic Effect of Current 1209

(c)
1 ˆ ˆ ˆ
(i  j  k ) B  ˆi  4 ˆj  3kˆ (in Tesla.) The magnitude of the force experienced
3 by the electron in Newton's is (charge on the electron
1 ˆ ˆ = 1.6  10 19 C) [EAMCET 2001]
(d) (i  k )
2 (a) 1.18  10 13 (b) 1.28  10 13
10. A long straight wire along the z-axis carries a current I in the
 (c) 1.6  10 13 (d) 1.72  10 13
negative z direction. The magnetic vector field B at a point having
coordinates (x, y) in the z = 0 plane is 15. A particle of mass m and charge q moves with a constant velocity v
[IIT-JEE (Screening) 2002] along the positive x direction. It enters a region containing a
uniform magnetic field B directed along the negative z direction,
 o I (yˆi  xˆj)  o I (xˆi  yˆj) extending from x = a to x = b. The minimum value of v required so
(a) (b)
2 (x  y ) 2 2
2 (x 2  y 2 ) that the particle can just enter the region x  b is [

 o I (xˆj  yˆi )  o I (xˆi  yˆj) (a) qb B / m (b) q(b  a)B / m

(c) (d)
2 (x 2  y 2 ) 2 (x 2  y 2 ) (c) (d) q(b  a)B / 2m
qa B / m
11. A particle of charge +q and mass m moving under the influence of a
16. For a positively charged particle moving in a x-y plane initially along
uniform electric field Eˆi and a uniform magnetic field B kˆ follows the x-axis, there is a sudden change in its path due to the presence
trajectory from P to Q as shown in figure. The velocities at P and Q of electric and/or magnetic fields beyond P. The curved path is
are vˆi and  2vˆj respectively. Which of the following statement(s) shown in the x-y plane and is found to be non-circular. Which one
is/are correct [IIT 1991; BVP 2003] of the following combinations is possible [
Y   y
v
E
P

P
a x

Q
O X (a) E  0; B  bˆi  ckˆ (b) E  ai; B  ckˆ  aˆi
2
2a 2v
3 mv
(a) E (c) E  0; B  cˆj  bkˆ (d) E  ai; B  ckˆ  bˆj
4 qa
17. A horizontal rod of mass 10 gm and length 10 cm is placed on a
3 mv 3
(b) Rate of work done by electric field at P is smooth plane inclined at an angle of 60 with the horizontal, with
4 a the length of the rod parallel to the edge of the inclined plane. A
(c) Rate of work done by electric field at P is zero uniform magnetic field of induction B is applied vertically
(d) Rate of work done by both the fields at Q is zero downwards. If the current through the rod is 1.73 ampere, then the
value of B for which the rod remains stationary on the inclined
12. H  , He  and O   ions having same kinetic energy pass through plane is
a region of space filled with uniform magnetic field B directed
perpendicular to the velocity of ions. The masses of the ions 1
(a) 1.73 Tesla (b) Tesla
H  , He  and O   are respectively in the ratio 1 : 4 : 16 . As a 1 . 73
result (c) 1 Tesla (d) None of the above
 18. Two long wires are hanging freely. They are joined first in parallel
(a) H ions will be deflected most
 and then in series and then are connected with a battery. In both
(b) O ions will be deflected least cases, which type of force acts between the two wires
(c) He and O   ions will suffer same deflection

(a) Attraction force when in parallel and repulsion force when in
(d) All ions will suffer the same deflection series
13. An ionized gas contains both positive and negative ions. If it is (b) Repulsion force when in parallel and attraction force when in
subjected simultaneously to an electric field along the + x direction
and a magnetic field along the +z direction, then series
[IIT-JEE (Screening) 2000] (c) Repulsion force in both cases
(a) Positive ions deflect towards +y direction and negative ions (d) Attraction force in both cases
towards –y direction
19. A wire of length L metre carrying a current of I ampere is bent in
(b) All ions deflect towards +y direction the form of a circle. Its magnitude of magnetic moment will be[MP PET 1995; MH
(c) All ions deflect towards –y direction
IL IL2
(d) Positive ions deflect towards –y direction and negative ions (a) (b)
towards +y direction 4 4

14. An electron moves with speed 2  10 5 m/s along the positive x- I 2 L2 I2 L

(c) (d)
direction in the presence of a magnetic induction 4 4
 1210 Magnetic Effect of Current

20. A thin circular wire carrying a current I has a magnetic moment M. 25. A conducting loop carrying a current I is placed in a uniform
The shape of the wire is changed to a square and it carries the same magnetic field pointing into the plane of the paper as shown. The
current. It will have a magnetic moment [MP PET 2003; MP PMT 2004] loop will have a tendency to
[IIT-JEE (Screening) 2003]
4 B
(a) M (b) M Y
2 (a) Contract 

4  (b) Expand
(c) M (d) M X
 4 (c) Move towards +ve x -axis
21. A particle of charge q and mass m moves in a circular orbit of (d) Move towards –ve x-axis i
radius r with angular speed  . The ratio of the magnitude of its 26. A current carrying loop is placed in a uniform magnetic field in four
magnetic moment to that of its angular momentum depends on different
[IIT-JEE orientations,
(Screening) 2000] I,II, III & IV arrange them in the decreasing
order of potential Energy
(a)  and q (b)  q and m
[IIT-JEE (Screening) 2003]
(c) q and m (d)  and m
n̂
I. B II. B
22. An elastic circular wire of length l carries a current I. It is placed in

a uniform magnetic field B (Out of paper) such that its plane is n̂

n̂
perpendicular to the direction of B . The wire will experience [MP PET 2000]
III. B IV. B
 n̂
B
(a) I > III > II > IV (b) I > II >III > IV
 (c) I > IV > II > III (d) III > IV > I > II
B

B  27. A metallic block carrying current I is subjected to a uniform
B
magnetic induction B as shown in the figure. The moving charges
experience a force F given by ........... which results in the lowering
(a) No force (b)
 A stretching force of the potential of the face ........ Assume the speed of the carriers to
B be v [IIT 1996]
(c) A compressive force (d) A torque
23. A and B are two conductors carrying a current i in the same  Y
B
direction. x and y are two electron beams moving in the same (a) eVBkˆ , ABCD
direction [Karnataka CET (Engg./Med.) 2002] E G
(b) eVBkˆ , EFGH F
A A H
B X
(c)  eVBkˆ , ABCD
B I
C D
x (d)  eVBkˆ , EFGH Z
y 28. Two insulated rings, one of slightly smaller diameter than the other
are suspended along their common diameter as shown. Initially the
(a) There will be repulsion between A and B attraction between x planes of the rings are mutually perpendicular. When a steady
and y current is set up in each of them [IIT 1995]
(b) There will be attraction between A and B, repulsion between x
and y
(c) There will be repulsion between A and B and also x and y
(d) There will be attraction between A and B and also x and y
24. Wires 1 and 2 carrying currents i1 and i2 respectively are inclined at
an angle  to each other. What is the force on a small element dl
of wire 2 at a distance of r from wire 1 (as shown in figure) due to (a) The two rings rotate into a common plane
the magnetic field of wire1 (b) The inner ring oscillates about its initial position
[AIEEE 2002]
(c) The inner ring stays stationary while the outer one moves into
0
(a) i1 i2 dl tan  the plane of the inner ring
2r
  (d) The outer ring stays stationary while the inner one moves into
0 the plane of the outer ring
(b) i1 i2 dl sin
2r i1 i2 29. Two particles each of mass m and charge q are attached to the two
0 r
(c) i1 i2 dl cos ends of a light rigid rod of length 2R. The rod is rotated at constant
dl
2r  angular speed about a perpendicular axis passing through its centre.
0 The ratio of the magnitudes of the magnetic moment of the system
(d) i1 i2 dl sin and its angular momentum about the centre of the rod is [IIT 1998]
4r
 Magnetic Effect of Current 1211

q q
(a) (b)
2m m
2q q
(c) (d)
m m
30. Two very long, straight and parallel wires carry steady currents I
and I respectively. The distance between the wires is d. At a certain
instant of time, a point charge q is at a point equidistant from the 2 0 i 2 0 i
(a)  (b) 
two wires in the plane of the wires. Its instantaneous velocity v is 3 a 3 a
perpendicular to this plane. The magnitude of the force due to the
magnetic field acting on the charge at this instant is [IIT 1998] 2 0i 2 0 i
(c)  (d) 
 0 Iqv  0 Iqv a a
(a) (b)
2d d 36. Figure shows the cross-sectional view of the hollow cylindrical
conductor with inner radius 'R' and outer radius '2R', cylinder
2  0 Iqv carrying uniformly distributed current along it's axis. The magnetic
(c) (d) 0
d induction at point 'P' at a distance
3R
from the axis of the cylinder
31. A ring of radius R, made of an insulating material carries a charge Q 2
uniformly distributed on it. If the ring rotates about the axis passing will be
through its centre and normal to plane of the ring with constant (a) Zero
angular speed  , then the magnitude of the magnetic moment of 5 0i
the ring is [MP PET 2001] (b)
72 R R
1
(a) QR 2 (b) Q R 2 70i
2 (c) 2R 3R/2
18 R
1
(c) Q 2 R (d) Q 2 R 5 0 i
2 (d)
36 R
32. What will be the resultant magnetic field at origin due to four
infinite length wires. If each wire produces magnetic field 'B' at 37. A long wire AB is placed on a table. Another wire PQ of mass 1.0 g
origin and length 50 cm is set to slide on two rails PS and QR. A current
Y of 50A is passed through the wires. At what distance above AB, will
1 the wire PQ be in equilibrium
i
x
i 4 2
(a) 25 mm S R
x i X (b) 50 mm
P Q
3 i (c) 75 mm
(a) 4 B (b) 2B (d) 100 mm
B A
38. An infinitely long, straight conductor AB 50is Afixed and a current is
(c) 2 2 B (d) Zero passed through it. Another movable straight wire CD of finite length
33. The ratio of the magnetic field at the centre of a current carrying and carrying current is held perpendicular to it and released. Neglect
circular wire and the magnetic field at the centre of a square coil weight of the wire
made from the same length of wire will be A
i1
2 2
(a) (b)
4 2 8 2
C D i2
 
(c) (d) B
2 2 4 2
(a) The rod CD will move upwards parallel to itself
34. Two infinite length wires carries currents 8 A and 6A respectively (b) The rod CD will move downward parallel to itself
and placed along X and Y-axis. Magnetic field at a point
(c) The rod CD will move upward and turn clockwise at the same
P (0, 0, d )m will be time
7 0 10  0 (d) The rod CD will move upward and turn anti –clockwise at the same
(a) (b) time
d d
39. A steady current i flows in a small square loop of wire of side L in a
14  0 50 horizontal plane. The loop is now folded about its middle such that
(c) (d)
d d half of it lies in a vertical plane. Let  1 and  2 respectively
35. Figure shows a square loop ABCD with edge length a. The resistance denote the magnetic moments due to the current loop before and
of the wire ABC is r and that of ADC is 2r. The value of magnetic after folding. Then
field at the centre of the loop assuming uniform wire is [IIT-JEE 1993]

B
i1
A C
O
i
i2
 1212 Magnetic Effect of Current

(d) 8 N
(a)  2  0
44. A uniform conducting wire ABC has a mass of 10g. A current of 2A
(b)  1 and  2 are in the same direction flows through it. The wire is kept in a uniform magnetic field
B  2T . The acceleration of the wire will be
| 1 |
(c)  2 BA× × × × × ×
| 2 | × × × × × ×
× × × × × × y
| 1 |  1  5 cm x
(d)   

4 cm × × × × × ×
| 2 |  2  × × × × × × O
(a) Zero × × × × × × z
40. A current i is flowing in a straight conductor of length L. The A× × × × × ×
C
L (b) 12 ms 2 along y-axis
magnetic induction at a point distant from its centre will be
4 (c) 1.2  10 3 ms 2 along y-axis
4 0i 0i (d) 0.6  10 3 ms 2 along y - axis
(a) (b) 45. In the given figure net magnetic field at O will be
5 L 2L
2 0 i
(a) 4 2
0i 3a i
(c) (d) Zero
2L 0 i
(b) 4  2
3a i
41. Two thick wires and two thin wires, all of the same materials and
2 0 i O
same length form a square in the three different ways P, Q and R as (c) 4  2 (0,0)
shown in fig with current connection shown, the magnetic field at 3a 2 (a, 0) i (2a,0) (3a,0)
the centre of the square is zero in cases 2 0 i
(d) (4   2 )
3a
46. In the following figure a wire bent in the form of a regular polygon
of n sides is inscribed in a circle of radius a. Net magnetic field at
Q centre will be
P
0 i 
(a) tan
2a n
0 ni 
R (b) tan
2a n 

(a) In P only (b) In P and Q only 2 ni 
(c) 0 tan i
(c) In Q and R only (d) P and R only  a n  = /n
ni 
42. A particle with charge q, moving with a momentum p, enters a (d) 0 tan
uniform magnetic field normally. The magnetic field has magnitude 2a n
p 47. A proton accelerated by a potential difference 500 KV moves
B and is confined to a region of width d, where d  , The though a transverse magnetic field of 0.51 T as shown in figure.
Bq
particle is deflected by an angle  in crossing the field The angle  through which the proton deviates from the initial
direction of its motion is
v
Bqd
(a) sin  o
p     (a) 15 × × × 
p     
(b) sin  B (b) 30 o × B ×

Bqd p    
o
q  
(c) 45 × × ×
Bp   +e
(c) sin  d × × ×
qd     (d) 60 o
d = 10 cm
pd 48. AB and CD are long straight conductor, distance d apart, carrying a
(d) sin  current I. The magnetic field at the midpoint of BC is
Bq
43. Same current i = 2A is flowing in a wire frame as shown in figure.  0 I ˆ
(a) k I
The frame is a combination of two equilateral triangles ACD and 2d B C
CDE of side 1m. It is placed in uniform magnetic field B = 4T acting  0 I ˆ
(b) k
perpendicular to the plane of frame. The magnitude of magnetic d d
force acting on the frame is  0 I ˆ I I
(c) k ^j
(a) 24 N 4d
A  0 I ˆ ^i
(b) Zero        
(d) k ^k
8d A D
(c) 16 N        
C D
       
       
       
E
 Magnetic Effect of Current 1213

49. An electron is moving along the positive X-axis. You want to apply a (d) Segment OC only of line CD
magnetic field for a short time so that the electron may reverse its
direction and move parallel to the negative X-axis. This can be done 3. Two long parallel wires are at a distance 2d apart. They carry steady
by applying the magnetic field along equal currents flowing out of the plane of the paper, as shown. The
variation of the magnetic field B along the line XX’ is given by [
(a) Y-axis (b) X-axis
(c) Y-axis only (d) None of these B B
(a) (b)
50. The unit vectors ˆi , ˆj and kˆ are as shown below. What will be the
X' X X'
magnetic field at O in the following figure X
0 i  
(a)  2   ˆj ^j
4 a  2 d d d d
0 i  
(b)  2   ˆj i
^i (c) B (d) B
4 a  2 ^k
a O
0 i   X X' X X'
(c)  2   ˆi
4 a  2 a
i
0 i  
(d)  2   kˆ d d d d
4 a  2
4. The magnetic field due to a straight conductor of uniform cross
51. An electron moving with a speed u along the positive x-axis at y = 0 section of radius a and carrying a steady current is represented by
enters a region of uniform magnetic field B   B kˆ which exists 0 (a) (b)
to the right of y-axis. The electron exits from the region after some
time with the speed v at co-ordinate y, then [IIT-JEE (Screening 2004)] B B

y
    
     r r
(c) a (d) a
    
u      B B
–
e
(a) v > u, y < 0   (b)  v = u,y > 0
(c) v > u, y > 0 (d) v = u, y < 0
5. Two parallel beams of protons and electrons, carrying equal currents
r protons and electrons mover in
are fixed at a separation d. The
a P is a point on a line joininga the beams, at a
opposite directions.
distance x from any one beam. The magnetic field at P is B. If B is
plotted against x, which of the following best represents the
resulting curve
1. Which of the following graphs shows the variation of magnetic
induction B with distance r from a long wire carrying current [NCERT 1984; MNR 1998; MP PMT 1999]
(a) B (b) B
(a) B (b) B

x O x d
O d

(c) (d)
r B
r
(c) B (d) B d/2 d d/2 d
O x O x

6. A long thin hollow metallic cylinder of radius 'R' has a current i

2. Two very thin metallic rwires placed along X and Y-axis rcarry equal
ampere. The magnetic induction 'B'-away from the axis at a distance
currents as shown here. AB and CD are lines at 45 with the axes r from the axis varies as shown in
with origin of axes at O. The magnetic field will be zero on the line [MP PMT 1995; CBSE PMT 1996]
Y (a) (b)
(a) AB B B
C B
(b) CD I
O I
(c) Segment OB only of line AB X
r r
A D x=0 x=R x=0 x=R

B B
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(c) (d)
11. A uniform magnetic field B and a uniform electric field E act in a
common region. An electron is entering this region of space. The
correct arrangement for it to escape undeviated is
E B

B 
(a) (b) E
7. The correct curve between the magnetic induction (B) along the axis v v
of a long solenoid due to current flow i in it and distance x from
one end is
(a) B (b) B (c) E (d) B

Bmax v /6
v
/2
x B /2
x E
12. If induction of magnetic field at a point is B and energy density is U
(c) B (d) B then which of the following graphs is correct
(a) U (b) U

8. A particle of charge q and massx m is moving along the x -axis xwith

a velocity v and enters a region of electric field E and magnetic field O B O B
B as shown in figure below for which figure the net force on the (c) (d)
charge may be zero U U
Y Y
(a) (b)
B E
v X v X
q q 13. A thinOwire of length l is Bcarrying a constant
O current. The Bwire is
bent to form a circular coil. If radius of the coil, thus formed, is
Z E Z B equal to R and number of turns in it is equal to n, then which of the
Y Y following graphs represent (s) variation of magnetic field induction
(c) (d) (B) at centre of the coil
E B E
(a) B (b) B
v X v
q q
B X

Z B Z
9. A wire carrying a current i is placed in a uniform magnetic field in O n O R
(c) (d)
 x  B B
the form of the curve y  a sin   0  x  2 L. The force
 L 
acting on the wire is y
iBL       B 
(a)
        14. O is flowing through
A current n a thin cylindrical
O R R. If
shell of radius
(b) iBL       energy density in the medium, due to magnetic field, at a distance r
2L from axis of the shell is equal to U then which of the following
(c) 2iBL       x
O graphs is correct
(d) Zero        (a) U (b) U
10. The ( – ) graph for a coil is
(a)  (b) 

O r O r
R
(c) (d)
U U
0°  0° 
90° 180° 90° 180°
(c) (d)
 

O r O r

0°  0° 
90° 180° 90° 180°
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15. If current flowing through shell of previous objective is equal to i, Reason : The average velocity of free electron is zero.
then energy density at a point distance 2R from axis of the shell 6. Assertion : The ion cannot move with a speed beyond a certain
varies according to the graph
limit in a cyclotron.
(a) U (b) U
Reason : As velocity increases time taken by ion increases.
7. Assertion : The coil is bound over the metallic frame in moving
coil galvanometer.
Reason : The metallic frame help in making steady deflection
O i O i without any oscillation.
(c) (d)
U U 8. Assertion : A circular loop carrying current lies in XY plane
with its center at origin having a magnetic flux in
negative Z-axis.
Reason : Magnetic flux direction is independent of the
direction of current in the conductor.
16. O
A circular coil is in y-z iplane with centre
O at origin. Thei coil is
carrying a constant current. Assuming direction of magnetic field at 9. Assertion : The energy of charged particle moving in a uniform
x = – 25 cm to be positive direction of magnetic field, which of the magnetic field does not change.
following graphs shows variation of magnetic field along x-axis
Reason : Work done by magnetic field on the charge is zero.
(a) B (b) B
10. Assertion : If an electron, while coming vertically from
outerspace, enter the earth's magnetic field, it is
x x deflected towards west.
O O
Reason : Electron has negative charge.
11. Assertion : A direct current flows through a metallic rod,
(c) B (d) B produced magnetic field only outside the rod.
Reason : There is no flow of charge carriers inside the rod.
x x 12. Assertion : An electron and proton enters a magnetic field with
O O
equal velocities, then, the force experienced by the
proton will be more than electron.
Reason : The mass of proton is 1837 times more than
electron.
13. Assertion : Torque on the coil is the maximum, when coil is
suspended in a radial magnetic field.
Reason : The torque tends to rotate the coil on its own axis.
14. Assertion : A loosely round helix made of stiff wire is
Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of suspended vertically with the lower end just
the options given below: touching a dish of mercury. When a current is
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct passed through the wire, the helical wire executes
explanation of the assertion. oscillatory motion with the lower end jumping out
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct of and inside of mercury.
explanation of the assertion. Reason : When electric current is passed through helix, a
(c) If assertion is true but reason is false. magnetic field is produced both inside and outside
(d) If the assertion and reason both are false. the helix.
(e) If assertion is false but reason is true.
15. Assertion : The magnetic filed at the ends of a very long
1. Assertion : Cyclotron does not accelerate electron. current carrying solenoid is half of that at the
center.
Reason : Mass of the electron is very small.
Reason : If the solenoid is sufficiently long, the field within it
[AIIMS 2000]
is uniform.
2. Assertion : Cyclotron is a device which is used to accelerate the
positive ion. 16. Assertion : If a charged particle is moving on a circular path in
a perpendicular magnetic field, the momentum of
Reason : Cyclotron frequency depends upon the velocity.[AIIMS 1997] the particle is not changing,.
3. Assertion : Magnetic field interacts with a moving charge and Reason : Velocity of the particle in not changing in the
not with a stationary charge. magnetic field.
Reason : A moving charge produces a magnetic field. 17. Assertion : If a proton and an -particle enter a uniform
4. Assertion : If an electron is not deflected while passing through magnetic field perpendicularly, with the same speed,
a certain region of space, then only possibility is then the time period of revolution of the -particle
that there is no magnetic region. is double than that of proton.
Reason : Force is directly proportional to the magnetic field Reason : In a magnetic field, the time period of revolution of
applied. a charged particle is directly proportional to mass.
5. Assertion : Free electron always keep on moving in a conductor 18. Assertion : If two long wires, hanging freely are connected to a
even then no magnetic force act on them in battery in series, they come closer to each other.
magnetic field unless a current is passed through it.
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Reason : Force of attraction acts between the two wires

carrying current.
19. Assertion : A current I flows along the length of an infinitely
long straight and thin walled pipe. Then the
magnetic field at any point inside the pipe is zero.
 
Reason :  B .d l  o I