Unit 11: ELECTROMAGNETISM

(SOLUTIONS)
Test Chapter #11
1.When charge particle enters perpendicular to magnetic field, the path followed by it is:
(A) A helix (B) Straight line
(C) A circle (D) Ellipse
2.A current carrying conductor carries current away from you the direction of magnetic field with
respect to you is:
(A) Away from you (B) Clockwise
(C) Towards you (D) Anticlockwise
3.One Tesla is equal to:
(A) 104 G (B) 106 G
(C) 10-4 G (D) 10-6 G
4.The force on a charge particle moving parallel to magnetic field is:
(A) Maximum (B) Zero
(C) Minimum (D) Infinity
5.The unit of permeability of free space is:
(A) Tm/A (B) Tm/A2
2
(C) Tm /A (D) TA/m
6.When a charged particle is project perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field, the radius of the
circulating path it traverses is proportional to:
(A) 1/(mass of particle) (B) 1/(charge of particle)
(C) 1/(applied magnetic field ) (D) Both B and C
7.When charge particle enters in the uniform magnetic field, the magnetic force will be equal:
(A) Electric force (B) Centripetal force
(C) Magnetic force (D) Gravitational force
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8.An electron moves at 2 x 10 m/s perpendicular to magnetic field of 2T what is the magnetic of
magnetic force?
(A) 1 x 10-6 N (B) 3.6 x 10-24 N
(C) 6.4 x 10-17 N (D) 4 x 106 N
9.A charged particle is projected at an angle into a uniform magnetic field. Which of the following
parameters of the charged particle will be affected by the magnetic field:
(A) Energy (B) Speed
(C) Velocity (D) Kinetic energy
10. The diagram shows a wire, carrying an electronic current I, placed between the poles of a
magnet. In which direction does the force on the wire act?

(A) Into the paper

(B) Towards the N pole of the magnet
(C) Out of the paper
(D) Towards the S pole of the magnet
11. If current flows from top towards bottom through a wire then the direction of magnetic lines of
force would be:
 (A) Parallel to the wire (B) Clockwise
(C) Perpendicular to wire (D) Antilock wise
12. The magnetic force is simply a:
(A) Reflecting force (B) Restoring force
(C) Deflecting force (D) Gravitational force
13. A magnetic field acts on a charged particle so as to change its:
(A) Speed (B) Direction of motion
(C) Energy (D) All of these
14. Right hand palm rule is used to find the direction of:
(A) Current (B) Force
(C) EMF (D) Temperature
15. The unit of “E/B” is:
(A) watt (B) tesla
(C) ms-1 (D) weber
16. The force exerted on a wire of one meter length carrying one ampere current placed at right
angle to the field is called:
(A) Lorentz force (B) Self inductance
(C) Magnetic flux (D) Magnetic induction
17. Two parallel wires carrying current in the opposite direction:
(A) Repel each other
(B) Have no effect upon each other
(C) Attract each other
(D) They cancel out their individual magnetic field
18. Which one of the following particles moving in the magnetic field connect be deflected?
(A) α-particle (B) Electron
(C) β-particle (D) Neutron
19. The “e/m” of a proton is:
(A) Equal to that of electron
(B) Greater than that of electron
(C) Smaller than that of electron
(D) Sometimes smaller and sometimes greater
20. An electron travels from left to right in the plane of the paper in a magnetic field perpendicular
to and directed out of the paper. It is deflected?
(A) Downward direction (B) Into the paper
(C) Upward direction (D) Out of the paper
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21. The magnetic force on an electron travelling with 10 ms parallel to the field of strength 1wb
m-2 is:
(A) 105 N (B) 105 N
(C) 10-10 N (D) 108 N
22. The S.I unit of magnetic flux density is:
(A) NA-1 m-1 (B) NA-1 m
(C) NA m-1 (D) NA-1m2
23. The magnetic force acting on a unit +ve charge moving at right angle to the magnetic field with
unit of velocity is called:
(A) Magnetic flux (B) Motional emf
(C) Induced emf (D) Magnetic induction
24. Magnetic density at a point due to the current carrying conductor be determined by:
 (A) Ampere’s law (B) Newton’s law
(C) Faraday’s law (D) Lenz’s law
25. Charge to mass ratio of neutron is:
(A) 1.758 x 10-11 C kg-1 (B) 9.58 x 107 C kg-1
(C) 1.758 x 1011 C kg-1 (D) Zero
26. An electron enters a region where the electric field “E” is perpendicular to the magnetic field
“B”. it will suffer no deflection is:
(A) E = evB (B) E = vB
(C) B / eE/v (D) E = evB/2
27. In S.I unit, the value of “μo” is:
(A) 4π x 107 Wb A-1 m-1 (B) 4π x 107 Wb A m-1
(C) 4π x 10-7 Wb A-1 m (D) 4π x 10-17 Wb A-1 m-1
28. Two parallel wires carrying current in the same direction:
(A) Repel each other
(B) Have no effect upon each other
(C) Attract each other
(D) They cancel out their individual magnetic-filed
29. Force on a moving charge in a uniform magnetic field will be half of its maximum value, when
the angle between “ ⃗v ” and “⃗B” is:
(A) 0o (B) 60o
(C) 30o (D) 90o
30. An electron of mass “m” and charge “e” is moving in a circle of radius “r” with speed “v” Is a
uniform magnetic field strength “B”. Then:
(A) r ∝ m (B) r ∝ 1/v
(C) r ∝ B (D) r∝ 1/m
31. An electron is traveling in the positive x direction. A uniform electric field “E” is in the negative
y direction. If a uniform magnetic field with the appropriate magnitude and direction also
exists in the region, the total force on the electron will be zero. The appropriate direction for the
magnetic field is:

(A) The positive y direction (B) Into the page

(C) The negative u direction (D) Out of the page
32. If we double the applied magnetic-filed, the e/m of electron will be:
(A) Half (B) Remain same
(C) Double (D) Zero
33. An electron is moving north in a region where the magnetic field is south. The magnetic force
exerted on the electron is:
(A) Zero (B) Down
(C) Up (D) East
34. A magnetic field CANNOT:
(A) Exert a force on a moving charged particle
 (B) Change the velocity of a charged particle
(C) Change the momentum of a charged particle
(D) Change the kinetic energy of a charged particle
35. An electron and a proton are both initially moving with same speed and in the same direction at
90o to the same uniform magnetic field. They experience magnetic forces, which are initially?
(A) Identical
(B) Equal in magnitude but opposite in direction
(C) In the same direction and differing in magnitude by a factor of 1840
(D) In opposite directions and differing in magnitude by a factor of 1840
36. Lines of the magnetic field produced by a long straight wire carrying a current are:
(A) Circles that are concentric with wire
(B) Opposite to the direction of the current
(C) Radially outward from the wire
(D) Radially inward toward the wire
37. A constant current is send through a helical coil. The coil?
(A) Tends to get shorter
(B) Tends to rotate about its axis
(C) Tends to get longer
(D) Produced zero magnetic field at its center
38. If an electron and a proton enter into a magnetic field perpendicularly with the same
momentum:
(A) The proton will deflect more
(B) Both will deflect equally
(C) The electron will deflect more
(D) They will no deflect at all
39. Ampere an path is a:
(A) Circular path (B) Elliptical path
(C) Closed path (D) Spherical path
40. The value of ________ around a current carrying wire is found by ampere circuital law.
(A) Magnetic field strength (B) Magnetic flux density
(C) Magnetic induction (D) All of these
41. A charge in uniform motion produces:
(A) An electric field only (B) A magnetic field only
(C) Both an electric and magnetic field (D) No such field at only
42. If current carrying conductor is placed perpendicular to the magnetic field, the force
experienced by it will be:
(A) Zero (B) Maximum
(C) ILB (D) ILB cos α
43. 1 tesla is equal to:
(A) 1 NA m-1 (B) 1 NA-1 m-1
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(C) 1 NA m (D) 1 N-1 Am
44. The diagram shows three arrangements of circular loops, centered on vertical axes and
carrying identical currents in the directions indicated. Rank the arrangements according to the
magnitudes of the magnetic fields at the midpoints between the loops on the central axes:
(A) 1, 2, 3 (B) 2, 3, 1
(C) 2, 1, 3 (D) 3, 2, 1
45. Alpha particles enter into a velocity selector where electric and magnetic fields are mutually
perpendicular and have strengths of 200 Vm-1 and 0.4 T respectively. To pass through the
region un-deviated, they should move with a speed:
(A) 80 ms-1 (B) 0.4/2—ms-1
(C) 500 ms-1
(D) Impossible B and K should be parallel
46. In a certain region, magnetic field is directed vertically downward. If a plane flies due south,
which part of the plane will be negatively charged?
(A) Front part (B) Back part
(C) Left wingtip (D) Right wingtip
47. Units of a magnetic field might be:
(A) C m/s (B) C s/m
(C) C/kg (D) kg/Cs
48. ⃗ ⃗
In the formula F =q (⃗v × B ):
(A) ⃗F must be perpendicular to ⃗v but not necessarily to ⃗
B
(B) F must be perpendicular to B but not necessarily to ⃗
⃗ ⃗ V
⃗
(C) ⃗v must be perpendicular to B but not necessarily to F⃗
(D) ⃗F must be perpendicular to both ⃗v and ⃗B
49. An electron moves in the negative x direction, through a uniform magnetic field in the negative
y direction. The magnetic force on the electron is:

(A) In the negative x direction (B) In the negative y direction

(C) In the positive y direction (D) In the negative z direction
50. Four long straight wires carry equal currents into the page as shown. The magnetic exerted on
wire “F” is:

(A) North (B) South

(C) East (D) West
51. Electrons are going around a circle in a counterclockwise direction as shown. At the center of
the circle they produce a magnetic-filed that is:
 (A) Into the page (B) Out of the page
(C) To the left (D) To the right
52. Two parallel wire, 4 cm apart, carry currents of 2A and 4A respectively, in the same direction.
The force per unit length in N/m of one wire on the other is:
(A) 1 x 10-3, repulsive (B) 4 x 10-5, repulsive
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(C) 1 x 10 , attractive (D) 4 x 10-5, attractive
53. The direction of current in conductor is given then in which direction conductor “B” will move?
(A) Left (B) Right
(C) Inward (D) Outward
54. A wire carrying a large current “I” from east to west is placed over an ordinary magnetic
compass. The end of the compass needle marked “N” will point:
(A) North (B) South
(C) East (D) West
55. The magnetic field outside a long straight current carrying wire depends on the distance “R”
from the wire axis according to:
(A) R (B) 1/R
2
(C) 1/R (D) 1/R3
56. A 20.0 cm wire carrying a current of 10.0A is placed in uniform magnetic field of 0.30 T. If the
wire makes an angle of 30o with direction of magnetic field, find the magnitude of the force
acting on it:
(A) 30 N (B) 0.3 N
(C) 300 N (D) Zero
57. Find the value of the magnetic field that will cause a maximum force of 7.0 x 10-3 N on a 20.0
cm straight wire carrying a current of 10.0 A.
(A) 3.5 x 10-3 T (B) 7.0 x 10-3 T
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(C) 3.5 x 10 T (D) 7.0 x 103 T
58. The magnetic field a distance 2 cm from a long straight current carrying wire is 2.0 x 10-5 T.
the current in the wire is:
(A) 0.16 A (B) 1.0 A
(C) 2.0 A (D) 4.0 A
59. Magnetic field is set up in a region around a conductor, carrying:
(A) AC current (B) Pulsating DC current
(C) DC current (D) All of these
60. Two parallel long wires carry the same current and repel each other with a force F per unit
length. If both these currents are doubled and the wire separation tripled, the force per unit
length becomes:
(A) 2F/9 (B) 2F/3
(C) 4F/9 (D) 4F/3
61. Which of the following is a vector quantity?
(A) Magnetic flux density (B) Magnetic field lines
(C) Magnetic flux (D) Both A and B
62. Two long straight current carrying parallel wires cross the “x” axis and carry currents “I” and
“3I” in the same direction, as shown. At what value of x is the net magnetic field zero?
 (A) 0 (B) 3
(C) 1 (D) 4
63. The diagram shows three equally spaced wires that are perpendicular to the page. The currents
are all equal, two being out of the page and one being into the page. Rank the wires according
to the magnitudes of the magnetic forces in them, from least to greatest:

(A) 1, 2, 3 (B) 2 and 3 tie, then 1

(C) 2, 1 and 3 tie (D) 1 and 3 tie, then 2
64. Two parallel wires carrying equal currents of 10A attract each other with a force of 1 mN. If
both currents are doubled, the force of attraction will be:
(A) 1 mN (B) 0.5 mN
(C) 4 mN (D) 0.25 mN
65. When two straight current carrying conductors are placed parallel near each other. Their field
will ________ in the middle region.
(A) Tend to cancel each other (B) Reinforce each other
(C) Not affected (D) Either A or B
66. The frequency of cyclotron is given as:
(A) qBr/2πm (B) qBr/2π
(C) qB/2πm (D) Qb/2πm
67. The radius of an orbit of an electron moving at a rate of 2.0 x 107 ms-1 in uniform magnetic field
of 1.20 x 10-3 T?
(A) 9.4 x 10-2 m (B) 19.5 x 10-2 m
2
(C) 9.5 c 10 m (D) 1 cm
68. The radius of an orbit of an electron in a wire that is near the N pole of a magnet. The wire will
be pushed:

(A) Towards the magnet (B) Downwards

(C) Away from the magnet (D) Upwards
69. The strength of magnetic field around a straight conductor:
(A) Is inversely proportional to radial distance (B) Obeys inverse cube law
(C) Obeys inverse square law (D) Varies exponentially
70. If “L” is length of a wire with cross sectional area. A carrying “n” number of charge carries per
unit volume moving with velocity v, then current through it is given as:
(A) nAqv (B) nAq/v
(C) Aqv/n (D) qv/nA
71. The diagram shows a straight wire carrying a flow of electrons into the page. The wire is
between the poles of a permanent magnet. The direction of the magnetic force exerted on the
wire is:
 (A) ↑ (B) ←
(C) ↓ (D) →
72. If charge particle of mass “m” is free to move in an electric field than its acceleration is given
by:
(A) qE/m (B) qEm
(C) q/Em (D) m/qE
73. A proton (charge e), travelling perpendicular to a magnetic field, experiences the same force as
an alpha particle (charge 2e) which is also traveling perpendicular to the same field. The ratio
of their speeds, Vprotons/ Valphas is:
(A) 0.5 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 4
74. Electrons (mass m, charge – e) are accelerated from rest through a potential difference V and
are then deflected by a magnetic field ⃗ B that is perpendicular to their velocity. The radius of the
resulting electron trajectory is:
(A) √ (2 eV /m)/B (B) B √ 2 eV /m
(C) √ (2 mV /e)/ B (D) B √ 2 mV /e
75. An electron travels due north through a vacuum in a region of uniform magnetic field B that is
also directed due to north. It will:
(A) Be unaffected by the field (B) Slow down
(C) Speed up
(D) Follow a right-handed corkscrew path
76. J. J. Thomson’s experiment, involving the motion of an electron beam in mutually
perpendicular ⃗ E and ⃗ B fields, gave the value of:
(A) Mass of an electron (B) Earth’s magnetic field
(C) Charge of an electron
(D) Charge to mass ratio of an electron
77. A magnetic field exerts a force on a charged particle:
(A) Always (B) Never
(C) If the particle is moving across the field lines
(D) If the particle is moving along the field lines
78. Two long parallel straight wires carry equal currents in opposite directions. At a point midway
between the wires, the magnetic field they produce is:
(A) Zero
(B) Non-zero and along a line connecting the wires
(C) Non-zero and parallel to the wires
(D) Non-zero and perpendicular to the plane of the two wires
79. Two long straight wires are parallel and carry current in the same direction. The currents are
8.0 and 12 A and the wires are separated by 0.40 cm. The magnetic field in tesla at a point
midway between the wires is:
(A) 0 (B) 8.0 x 10-4
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(C) 4.0 x 10 (D) 12 x 10-4
80. Four particles enter in a uniform magnetic field perpendicularly with same speed. Which is
deflected the most?
(A) Electron (B) Proton
(C) Alpha particle
(D) All would have same deflection
81. A hydrogen atom that has lost its electrons is moving east in a region where the magnetic field is
directed from south to north. It will be deflected:
(A) Up (B) north
(C) Down (D) south
82. Four particles enter in a uniform magnetic field perpendicularly with same speed. Which
particle has large radius?
(A) Electron (B) alpha particle
(C) Proton (D) β-particle
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83. An electron (charge = -1.6 × 10 C) is moving at 3 × 10 m/s in the positive x direction. A
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magnetic field of 0.8 T is in the positive z-direction. The magnetic force on the electron
is:
(A) 0
(B) 4 × 10-14 N, in the negative z direction
(C) 4 × 10-14 N, in the positive z direction
(D) 4 × 10-14 N, in the positive y direction
84. At one instant an electron (charge =-1.6×10-19C) is moving in the xy plane, the component of its
velocity being vx = 5 × 105 m/s and vy = 3 × 105 m/s. A magnetic field of 0.8 T is in the positive x
direction. At that instant the magnitude of the magnetic force on the electron is:
(A) 0 (B) 3.8 × 10-14 N
(C) 2.6 × 10-14 N (D) 6.4 × 10-14 N
85. A cyclotron operates with a given magnetic field and at a given frequency. If “R” denotes the
radius of the final orbit, the energy of particle is proportional to:
(A) 1/R (B) R
(C) R2 (D) R3
86. At one instant an electron is moving in the positive x-direction in a region where there is a
uniform magnetic field in a positive z direction. When viewed from a point on the positive z
axis, its subsequence motion is:
(A) straight ahead
(B) clockwise around a circle in the xy plane
(C) counterclockwise around a circle in the xy plane
(D) in the positive z direction
87. When a charge particle enters in a magnetic field at an angle of 45o then its path in magnetic
field will be:
(A) circle (B) helix
(C) parabolic (D) hyperbolic
88. An electron is launched with velocity V in a uniform magnetic field ⃗
⃗ B. The angle θ between v
and B is between 0 and 90 . as a result, the electron follows a helix, its velocity vector ⃗
⃗ o
V
returning to its initial value in a time interval of:
(A) 2πm/eB (B) 2πmv sin θ/eB
(C) 2πmv/eB (D) 2πmv cos θ/eB
89. Which graph correctly gives the magnitude of the magnetic field outside an infinitely long
straight current carrying wire as a function of the distance “r” from the wire?
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
90. An electron enters a region of uniform perpendicular ⃗ E and ⃗B field. It is observed that the
velocity ⃗V of the electron is unaffected. A possible explanation is:
(A) ⃗
V is parallel to ⃗E and has magnitude E/B
(B) ⃗
V is parallel to ⃗B
(C) ⃗
V is perpendicular to both ⃗E and ⃗
B and has magnitude B/E
(D) ⃗
V is perpendicular to both ⃗E and ⃗Band has magnitude E/B
91. A charged particle enters in parallel direction to an electric field and a magnetic field such thay
both fields are parallel to each other. Then force on the charge is:
(A) Zero (B) Due to magnetic field
(C) Due to electric field (D) Due to both field
92. A uniform magnetic field is in the positive z-direction. A positively charged particle is moving in
the positive x-direction through the field. The net force on the particle can be made zero by
applying an electric field in what direction?
(A) Positive y (B) Positive x
(C) Negative y (D) Negative x
93. The unit of permeability of free space is:
(A) WbmA-1 (B) A-1 Wbm-1
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(C) WbA m (D) no units
94. If current flows in a horizontal straight wire towards East. The direction of magnetic field
around it will be:
(A) N-E (B) E-W
(C) W-S (D) N-S
95. Magnetic field lines around a current carrying wire are drawn in clockwise direction on a page
The current is flowing:
(A) into the page (B) out of the page
(C) left side of the page (D) right side of the page
96. Force acting on a moving charge in a magnitude field will not depend on:
(A) Its mass (B) Amount of charge
(C) Its velocity (D) Intensity of magnetic field
97. An “a” particle enters a magnetic field of strength “B” with a speed “v” parallel to the direction
of magnetic field. The force on the particle is:
(A) Bev (B) Bev/2
(C) infinite (D) zero
98. A uniform electric field and magnetic field are parallel and point in the same direction. An
electron with velocity “V” projected in the same direction will:
(A) Turn to the left (B) Turns to the right
(C) Move with decreased velocity
(D) Move with the decrease velocity
99. A proton entering a uniform magnetic field ⃗ B in the direction of ⃗
B will move along a:
(A) Straight line (B) Circle
(C) Parabola (D) Helix
100. A proton moves with a velocity “v” in a perpendicular to a field of strength is increased to 2B. if
the proton still moves in the same circular path its kinetic energy will:
(A) Be halved (B) Be doubled
(C) Becomes four times (D) Not change
101. An electron with a velocity “v” is perpendicular to a filed move in a circular path of radius “r”.
When its velocity is doubled and the magnetic field strength is halved, the radius of the circular
path becomes:
(A) r/4 (B) r/2
(C) 2r (D) 4r
102. The figure shows a uniform magnetic field “B” directed to the left and a wire carrying a
current into the page. The magnetic force acting on the wire is:

(A) Toward the top of the page (B) Towards the left
(C) Towards the bottom of the page (D) Towards the right
103. A proton moves in a magnetic field with kinetic energy “E”. The kinetic energy of an α particle,
to orbit in the same circular path mist be:
(A) E (B) 2E
(C) 4E (D) E/4
104. How an electron and a proton having same momentum enter a magnetic field at right angles,
then if “ra” and “rb” represents the radii of curvatures for electrons and protons respectively
then:
(A) ra > rb (B) rb > ra
(C) ra = rb (D) ra >> rb
105. A proton and α-particle are projected into a uniform magnetic field with velocities
perpendicular of the magnetic field. If they both move in circles of equal radii the ratio of their
momentum Pr/ Pa should be:
(A) 2 (B) 1/2
(C) 1 (D) 4
106. The diagram shows a straight wire carrying current in a uniform magnetic field. The magnetic
force on the wire is indicated by an arrow but the magnetic field is not shown. Of the following
possibilities, the direction of the magnetic field is:

(A) Opposite the direction of the current (B) Into the page
(C) Opposite the direction of F (D) Out of the page
107. If compass needles are placed on a card board along a circle, with the center at the wire they
will point in:
(A) N – S direction (B) E – W direction
(C) N – S direction (D) W – S direction
108. When current in a straight wire is flowing towards north, a compass needle placed near it
points in E – W direction. What happens when the direction of current is revered?
(A) Needle points in N – S direction
(B) Needle points in N – E direction
(C) Needle points in W – S direction
(D) Needle points in W – E direction