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The document provides a series of short questions and answers regarding magnetic fields, including expressions for magnetic fields due to moving charges, Biot-Savart's Law, and Ampere's Law. It also includes multiple choice questions related to the concepts of magnetic fields, such as their dependence on current and geometry, as well as the direction of the magnetic field. Key units and distinctions between vector and scalar quantities are also noted.

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CH#7

The document provides a series of short questions and answers regarding magnetic fields, including expressions for magnetic fields due to moving charges, Biot-Savart's Law, and Ampere's Law. It also includes multiple choice questions related to the concepts of magnetic fields, such as their dependence on current and geometry, as well as the direction of the magnetic field. Key units and distinctions between vector and scalar quantities are also noted.

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Short Questions and Answers:

1. What is the expression for the magnetic field due to a moving charge?

o Answer: B⃗=μ04πqv⃗×r^r2B=4πμ0r2qv×r^ (Vector, Unit: Tesla).

2. State Biot-Savart’s Law.

o Answer: dB⃗=μ04πids⃗×r⃗r3dB=4πμ0r3ids×r (Vector, Unit: Tesla).

3. What is the magnetic field at a distance d from an infinitely long straight wire?

o Answer: B=μ0i2πdB=2πdμ0i (Vector, Unit: Tesla).

4. What is the direction of the magnetic field around a current-carrying wire?

o Answer: Determined by the right-hand thumb rule (Vector).

5. Define Ampere’s Law mathematically.

o Answer: ∮B⃗⋅ds⃗=μ0ienc∮B⋅ds=μ0ienc (Scalar for integral, Unit: Tesla·m).

6. What is the magnetic field inside a solenoid with n turns per unit length?

o Answer: B=μ0niB=μ0ni (Vector, Unit: Tesla).

7. How does the magnetic field inside a toroid depend on its radius r?

o Answer: B∝1rB∝r1, B=μ0iN2πrB=2πrμ0iN (Vector, Unit: Tesla).

8. What is the value of the permeability constant μ0μ0?

o Answer: 4π×10−7 4π×10−7 (Scalar).

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs):


1. The magnetic field due to a moving charge is zero along:
a) Perpendicular to velocity
b) Direction of velocity
c) Circular path
d) None
Answer: b) Direction of velocity

2. Biot-Savart Law is used to calculate:


a) Electric field
b) Magnetic field due to a current element
c) Gravitational field
d) Nuclear forces
Answer: b) Magnetic field due to a current element

3. The magnetic field at a point 1.5 mm from a long straight wire carrying 10 A
current is:
a) μ0×102π×0.00152π×0.0015μ0×10
b) μ0×104π×0.00154π×0.0015μ0×10
c) μ04π×0.00154π×0.0015μ0
d) μ0×10×0.0015μ0×10×0.0015
Answer: a) μ0×102π×0.00152π×0.0015μ0×10

4. Ampere’s Law is most useful for calculating magnetic fields with:


a) High symmetry
b) No symmetry
c) Time-varying currents
d) Non-conducting materials
Answer: a) High symmetry

5. The magnetic field inside a solenoid depends on:


a) Current and number of turns
b) Radius of solenoid
c) Material of the core
d) Both a and c
Answer: d) Both a and c

6. A toroid’s magnetic field is proportional to:


a) 1rr1
b) rr
c) r2r2
d) 1r2r21
Answer: a) 1rr1

7. The Earth’s magnetic field is canceled by a wire’s field at 8.13 cm. If Earth’s field
is 39 μT, the wire’s current is:
a) 2π×0.0813×39×10−6μ0μ02π×0.0813×39×10−6
b) μ0×39×10−62π×0.08132π×0.0813μ0×39×10−6
c) 2π×39×10−6μ0×0.0813μ0×0.08132π×39×10−6
d) 39×10−6×0.08132π2π39×10−6×0.0813
Answer: a) 2π×0.0813×39×10−6μ0μ02π×0.0813×39×10−6
8. The magnetic field at the surface of a 2.6 mm diameter wire carrying 50 A is:
a) μ0×502π×0.00132π×0.0013μ0×50
b) μ0×50π×0.0013π×0.0013μ0×50
c) μ0×504π×0.00134π×0.0013μ0×50
d) μ02π×0.00132π×0.0013μ0
Answer: a) μ0×502π×0.00132π×0.0013μ0×50

9. The direction of the magnetic field in a toroid is determined by:


a) Left-hand rule
b) Right-hand thumb rule
c) Fleming’s rule
d) Curl of the fingers in right hand
Answer: d) Curl of the fingers in right hand

10. Which law directly relates the line integral of B to enclosed current?
a) Gauss’s Law
b) Faraday’s Law
c) Ampere’s Law
d) Ohm’s Law
Answer: c) Ampere’s Law

Units: Tesla (T) for magnetic field, meters (m) for distance, Ampere (A) for current.
Vector/Scalar: Magnetic field (B) is a vector; others like current (scalar) or constants
(scalar).

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