UNIT-03 MOVING CHARGES AND MAGNETISM

TOPIC:01 ( Force on moving charges in magnetic field)

1. A charge particle moving in a uniform field 2𝑖 + 3𝑗. If it has an acceleration of 𝛼𝑖-4𝑗

then the value of 𝛼 will be (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 2 ( Competency based HOTS)

2. An electron is moving along positive x-axis in a magnetic field which is parallel to

positive y-axis. In what direction will the magnetic force acts on electron? ( Application
based concept)

3.The force on a charge to a magnetic field can acts (a) on a charge at rest (b) which is
moving in the direction of the magnetic field (c) moving in direction opposite to direction
of magnetic field (d) moving in the perpendicular direction.

4.An electron is projected along the axis of a circular conductor carrying some current.
Electron will experience force (a) along the axis (b) perpendicular to the axis (c) at an
angle of 45° (d) no force experienced.

5.Assertion: A charge whether stationary or in motion produces a magnetic field around

it. Reason: Moving charges produces only electric field in the surrounding space.

6.Assertion: Magnetic field interacts with a moving charge not with a stationary charge.
Reason: A moving charge produce a magnetic field.

7.A uniform electric and a uniform magnetic field are acting along the same direction of
in a certain region. If an electron is projected along the direction of the fields with certain
velocity , then (a) its velocity will decrease (b) its velocity will increase (c) it will turn
towards right (d) it will turn towards left ( Application based question)

8. A particle of charge -1..6× 10−18 C moving with velocity 10m/s along the X-axis enters
a region where a magnetic field of induction B is present along Y-axis and an electric field
of magnitude 104 is along –Z axis. The magnitude of B is (a) 103 (b) 105 (c) 1016 (d) 10-3

9. Write the expression for Lorentz force on a particle of charge q moving with velocity 𝑣
in a magnetic field 𝐵. When is magnitude of this force maximum? Show that no work is
done by this force on a particle during its motion from r1 point to r2 point. ( Competency
based HOTS)
10.A particle of mass ‘m’ and charge ‘q’ moving with velocity ‘v’ enters the region of
uniform magnetic field at right angle to the direction of its motion. How does its kinetic
energy get affected?

11. A long straight wire AB carries a current of 5A. A proton P travels at 2 × 106 𝑚/𝑠
parallel to the wire , 0.2m from it and in a direction opposite to the current as shown.
Calculate the force which the magnetic field of current exerts on the proton.

12. An alpha particle is projected with velocity 𝑣 = 3× 105 𝑖 into a region in which
magnetic field 𝐵 = 04𝑖 + 0.3𝑗 exists. Calculate the acceleration of the particle taking
charge to mass ratio of alpha particle as 4.8× 107 (Application Based)

13.An electron travels in a circular path of radius 20cm in a magnetic field 2× 10−3 𝑇 (i)
calculate speed of the electrons (b) find potential difference through which electron must
be accelerated to acquire this speed.

14.An electron after being accelerated through a potential difference of 104 V enters a
uniform magnetic field of 0.04T perpendicular to its direction of motion. Calculate radius
of curvature of the trajectory.

15.In a chamber a uniform magnetic field of 8G is maintained. An electron with a speed

of 4× 106 𝑚/𝑠 enters the chamber in a direction normal to the field. (a) describe the path
of electron (b) what is frequency of revolution of electron

16. A beam of proton enters a uniform magnetic field of 0.3T with a velocity of 4×
105 𝑚/𝑠 at an angle of 60° to the field. Find the radius of the helical path taken by the
beam and also find the pitch of the helix.

17. An electron having a kinetic energy of 100eV circulates in a path of radius 10cm in a
magnetic field. Find the magnetic field and the number of revolutions made by the
electron per second.

18.Two charged particles having same kinetic energy are allowed to pass through a
uniform magnetic field perpendicular to the direction of motion. If the ratio of radii of
their circular path is 6:5 and their respective masses ratio is 9:4 then ratio of their charges
will be (a) 8:5 (b) 5:4 (c) 5:3 (d) 8:7

19. A proton and alpha particle of the same velocity enters in a uniform magnetic field
which is acting perpendicular to the direction of motion. The ratio of radii of the circular
path described by alpha particle and proton is (a) 1:4 (b) 4:1 (c) 2:1 (d) 1:2 (
COMPETENCY BASED H.O.T.S)

20.S.I unit of magnetic field intensity is (a) AmN-1 (b) NA-1m-1 (c) NA-2m-2 (d) NA-1m-2
( CBSE SP 2022)

21.Two long parallel wires kept 2m apart carry 3A current each , in the same direction.
The force per unit length on one wire due to other wire is (a) 4.5× 10−5 , attractive (b)
4.5× 10−7 , repulsive (c) 9× 10−7 , repulsive (d) 9× 10−5 , attractive ( CBSE D 23)

22. Beams of electron and protons moving parallel to each other in the same direction.
They (a) attract each other (b) repel each other (c) neither attract or repel (d) force of
attraction or repulsion depends upon speed of beams. ( CBSE OD 23)

23.Calculate net force on rectangular coil.

24. Two parallel long wire kept 0.20m apart in vacuum each carrying current of x A in
the same direction. If the force of attraction per meter of each wire is 2 × 10−6 N then
value of x is approximately (a) 1 (b) 2.4 (c) 1.4 (d) 2 ( Competency Based H.O.T.S)

25. 25.Assertion: If a proton and alpha particle enters a uniform magnetic field
perpendicularly with the same speed, time period of revolution of alpha particle is
double that of proton. Reason: Period of revolution is directly proportional to mass and
inversely proportional to charge of particle.

26.Assertion: Magnetic field cannot change kinetic energy of the particle. Reason:
Magnetic field cannot change velocity vector.

27.Assertion : A proton and an electron with same momenta, enters a magnetic field in
direction right angle to the lines of force. The radius of path followed by them will be
same. Reason: electron has less mass than proton. ( CBSE SP 2022)

28. A straight wire of mass 200g and length 1.5m carries a current of 2A. it is suspended
in the mid air by a uniform horizontal magnetic field B. the magnitude of B is (a) 2 (b) 1.5
(c) .55 (d) .65 (HOTS)
29. A force acting on a conductor of length 5m carrying a current of 8A kept
perpendicular to the magnetic field of 1.5 T is (a) 100N (b) 60N (c) 50N (d) 75N

TOPIC-2(MAGNETIC FIELD CALCULATIONS)

30. For magnetic field to be maximum due to small element of current carrying conductor
at a point the angle between element and line joining element must be (a) 0 (b) 90 (c)
180 (d) 45

31.An electric current is flowing through a long straight conductor. At a distance of 5cm
from the wire , the magnetic field is B. the magnetic field at 20cm from straight wire
𝐵 𝐵 𝐵 𝐵
would be (a) (b) (c) (d)
6 4 3 2

32. two horizontal thin long parallel wires separated by distance r carry current I each in
the opposite directions. The net magnetic field at a point midway between them will be

33. two circular coils of diameter 10cm and 20cm have same number of turns. The ratio of
magnetic field induction produced at center of coils when connected in series (a) 1:2 (b)
3:2 (c) 2:1 (d) 2:3 ( competency based HOTS)

34.A solenoid 1.5m long and 0.4cm in diameter possesses 10 turns per unit length. A
current of 5A flows through it. The magnetic field at axis inside solenoid is-------

35.A long straight wire of circular cross-section of radius a carries a steady current I. the
current is uniformly distributed across its cross-section. The ratio of magnitudes of
magnetic field at a point distant a/2 above the surface and a/2 below the surface is (a)
4:1 (b) 1:1 (c) 4:3 (d) 3:4

36. An electron passes through a long wire. At a distance 5 cm from the wire , the
magnetic field is B. the field at 20cm from the wire would be (a) B/2 (b) B/3 (c) B/4 (d)
B/5

37.Assertion: the magnetic field produced by a current carrying solenoid is independent

of its length and cross-sectional area Reason: the magnetic field inside the solenoid is
uniform

38.derive an expression for the magnetic field due to a circular current carrying coil of
radius r at its center.
39.State ampere law. Use this law to find magnetic field due to straight infinite current
carrying wire.

40. A long straight wire of circular cross-section ( radius a) carrying steady current I. the
current I is uniformly distributed across this cross-section. Calculate magnetic field in the
region r<a and r>a

41. state biot savarat’s law in vector form.

42. figure shows a circular loop carrying current I. show the direction of the magnetic
field with the help of lines of force.

43.two identical circular loops P and Q each of radius r and carrying currents are kept in
the parallel planes 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.

TOPIC-3( MOVING COIL GALVANOMETER, AMMETER AND VOLTMETER)

44. Assertion: increasing current sensitivity of galvanometer by increasing number of

turns may not increase voltage sensitivity
Reason: resistance increases on increasing number of turns

45.Assertion: to increase the range of ammeter we must connect high resistance in series
with it
Reason: the ammeter with increased range should have high resistance

46.Assertion: the deflecting torque acting on a current carrying loop is zero when its
plane is perpendicular to the direction of magnetic field.
Reason: torque given by dot product of 𝑚 and 𝐵

48.A galvanometer coil has a resistance of 15ohm and gives full scale deflection for a
current of 4mA. To convert it into ammeter of range 0 to 6A shunt required is____

49.two identical galvanometer are converted into ammeter and milli ammeter. Resistance
of the shunt of the milliammeter through which the current passes through will be
(a) more (b) equal (C) less (d) zero
50.the voltmeter has resistance of G ohm and range of V volt. The value of resistance
used in series to convert it into a voltmeter of range nV is (a) nG (b) n-1)G (c) G/n
(d) G/n-1

51.In an ammeter 10% of the main current is passing through the galvanometer the
resistance of the galvanometer is G, then shunt resistance required is_______

52.A voltmeter of resistance 2000ohm , 0.5V/div is to be converted into a voltmeter to

make it read 2V/div. the value of high resistance to be connected in series.

53.the current sensitivity of moving coil galvanometer is 5 div/mA and voltage

sensitivity is 20div/volt. Find resistance of the galvanometer.