Moving charges and Magnetism

 One mark

1. When a charged particle enters a magnetic field at an angle of 60° with the field
direction. It traces
i. A circular path iii. A helical path
ii. A parabolic path iv. A hyperbolic path
2. A uniform electric field and a uniform magnetic field exists in a region in the sane
direction. An electron is projected with a velocity pointed in the same direction as that
of the two fields. The electron will :
i. Be deflected with increase in speed
ii. Be deflected with decrease in speed
iii. Not be deflected but its speed will decrease
iv. Bot be deflected but its speed will increase
3. The diagram, shows three parallel conductors X,Y and Z each carrying an electric
current as shown. What will be the net force experienced by Y due to X and Z? why?

4. A bar magnet of length 5cm has a pole strength of 10Am. Calculate the magnetic field
at a distance of 1m from its centre at a point on its axis.
5.

A straight wire carrying current 𝑖1 is situated along the axis of a circular conductor
carrying a current 𝑖2 . What is the force produced due to interaction between the two
currents? Explain.
6. When a moving charged particle in a uniform magnetic field has velocity vector
perpendicular to the magnetic field vector, then
i. Its energy and velocity both changes
ii. Its energy changes but the velocity remains the same.
iii. Its velocity changes but the energy remains the same
iv. Its energy and velocity both remain the same.
7. Current carrying coil is subjected to a uniform magnetic field. The coil will orient so
that its plane becomes
i. Inclined at 45° to the magnetic field
ii. Inclined at any arbitrary angle to the magnetic field
iii. Parallel to the magnetic field
iv. Perpendicular to the magnetic field
8. A charge of ‘q’ Coulomb moving with velocity 𝑣⃗ enters uniform electric and magnetic
fields of strength 𝐸⃗⃗ and 𝐵⃗⃗ respectively.
9. The Lorentz force experienced by this charge will be:
i. 𝐹⃗ = 𝑞 (𝐸⃗⃗ + (𝑣⃗ × 𝐵
⃗⃗)) iii. 𝐹⃗ = 𝑞 (𝐵
⃗⃗ + (𝐸⃗⃗ × 𝑣⃗))
ii. 𝐹⃗ = 𝑞 (𝑣⃗ + (𝐵
⃗⃗ × 𝐸⃗⃗ )) iv. 𝐹⃗ = 𝑞 (𝑣⃗ + (𝐸⃗⃗ × 𝐵
⃗⃗))
10. A galvanometer coil has a resistance of 12Ω and the metre shows a full scale deflection
for a current of 3mA. How will you convert the meter into a voltmeter of range 0 to
18V?
11. In what respect does a wire carrying a current differ from a wire, which carries no
current?
12. How will you identify whether the magnetic field at a point is due to the earth or due to
some current carrying conductor?
13. What is the magnetic effect of current?
14. How is a magnetic field produced?
15. How does the current loop behave like a magnetic dipole?
16. What is the magnetic dipole moment of a current loop? Give its direction if any.
17. The magnetic field at a point near the centre but outside a current carrying solenoid is
zero. Explain why?
18. The distance between two parallel current carrying wires is doubled, what is the force
between them?
19. Why should a solenoid tend to contract when a current passes through it?
20. While converting galvanometer to ammeter, how does the parallel low resistance
(shunt) bring the required changes in the galvanometer?
21. Why ammeter is connected in series and voltmeter in parallel in the circuit?
22. Two wires of equal lengths are bent in the form of two loops. One of the loops is square
shaped whereas the other loop is circular. These are suspended in a uniform magnetic
field and the same current is passed through them. Which loop will experience greater
torque? Give reasons.
23. Does the torque on planar current loop in a magnetic field change when its shape
changed without changing its geometrical area.
24. What is the function of radial magnetic field in the moving coil galvanometer?
25. State properties of material of the wire used for suspension of the coil in a moving coil
galvanometer.
26. Each of the three parallel wires A,B and C are carrying current I in the direction shown
in the figure. The wire B will

i. Move to the right

ii. Move to the left
iii. Remain stationary
iv. Move down in the direction of current
27. An accelerated charged particle enters a region of uniform magnetic field. What will be
the nature of its path (trajectory) in the following cases:
i. If the charged particle moves parallel to the field.
ii. If the charged particle moves perpendicular to the field.
iii. If the charged particle moves making an angle 𝜃 with the field.
iv. In which situation will the force experienced be maximum
 28. A uniform magnetic field gets modified when two materials P and Q are placed in it as
shown below:

i. Identify both the magnetic materials.

ii. Which of the 2 materials will have magnetisation in the same direction as that of the
external field?
iii. Give one example of each material.

 Two mark

29. When the number of turns of the coil in the galvanometer is double without changing
any other factors, what happens to its
i. Voltage sensitivity ii. Current sensitivity?
30.

The figure shows two infinitely long and thin parallel wires P and Q placed 0.2m apart
perpendicular to the plane of paper, carrying equal currents of 20A each. Find the
magnetic field at a point R, at a distance of 0.2m from both the wires. The symbol ⊗
indicates that the current is directed inward.
31. The pedals of a bicycle are attached to a 50 turns coil area 0.1𝑚2 . the coil rotates at half
a revolution per second and is placed in a uniform magnetic field of 0.01T
perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the coil. What is the maximum voltage generated
in the coil?
32.

The diagram drawn above shows a thin metal wire XY carrying a current ‘I’, placed in
the plane of the paper. Four different directions of magnetic field are shown at the
points P,Q,R and S.
i. Which of the points show the correct direction of the magnetic field produced by
the current?
ii. At which point is the strength of the magnetic field due to the current, the least?
33. Two insulated current carrying wires of infinite length are lying mutually perpendicular
to each other as shown in the figure. What is the magnitude and direction of the
magnetic field induced at point P?
34. A short bar magnet of magnetic moment ‘m’ is placed in a uniform external magnetic
field ‘B’ with its axis making an angle 𝜃 with ‘B’. what should be the value of 𝜃, so
that the torque 𝜏 experienced by magnet is
i. Maximum 𝜏𝑚𝑎𝑥 and
ii. 𝜏𝑚𝑎𝑥 /2
35. The length of a solenoid is 50cm. How many turns will produce a magnetic field 3.14 ×
10−3 𝑇 inside the solenoid if current of 1A is passed through it?
36. Two infinite long straight wires carrying current I are placed parallel and equidistant
from the Y-axis as shown in the figure. The distance between the two wires 2r.

i. What is the magnitude and direction of the net magnetic field at the origin O?
ii. What is the magnitude and direction of the forces acting on the charging q moving
along Y-axis with velocity v?
37. The figure shows the behaviour of magnetic field lines when a bar of substance A is
placed in a uniform magnetic field.

Identify the type of magnetism shown by substance Y. state the reason for the
behaviour shown by the field lines.
38. A circular coil having 15 turns of mean radius 0.2m is moved vertically upward at a
constant speed of 3m/s. The magnetic field is directed vertically downwards and
decreases by 2T/m in the upward direction. The coil has a resistance of 1.5Ω/m.
Calculate the rate at which heat is developed in the coil.
39. In the figure of a moving coil galvanometer given below:

i. Why the pole faces are made concave?

ii. What is the role of the pivoted spring in the galvanometer?
 40. A thick copper wire carrying a current of 10A is bent into a semi-circular arc of radius
7cm as shown in figure. State the direction and calculate the magnitude of the magnetic
field at O.

41. Calculate the magnetic field for an overhead wire carrying a current of 1-5A of a
distance of 2.5 m on the ground.
42. How can a galvanometer of resistance G be converted into a voltmeter to read a
maximum potential difference of V volts? Derive the necessary relation for the
resistance.

 Three mark

43. Obtain expression for the force acting per unit length on two parallel infinitely long
straight conductors carrying currents in the opposite directions.
In the diagram shown below X,Y and Z are three infinitely long straight parallel
conductors separated by the same distance ‘d’ and carrying currents as shown in the
figure. What will be the net force per unit length experience by Y?

44. A bar magnet of magnetic moment 1.5 J/T lies aligned with the direction of a uniform
magnetic field of 0.22T.
i. What is the amount of work done by an external torque to turn the magnet so as to
align its magnetic moment:
a) Normal to the field direction?
b) Opposite to the field direction?
ii. What is the magnitude of the torque acting on the magnet in the case (a) and (b)
stated above?
45. Two infinitely long conductors carrying currents in the same direction are placed
parallel to each other. Derive the expression for the force per unit length experienced by
each conductor. Hence define one ampere.
If the direction of the current in one of the conductors is reversed, what will be the
change in the force experienced by the two conductors?
46. For moving coil galvanometer, show that the current passing through the coil is directly
proportional to the deflection of the coil.
A galvanometer cannot be used directly to measure the value of the current in a given
circuit. Why? What modification has to be made in a galvanometer, so that it can be
used as an ammeter?
47. With the help of a neat diagram, derive an expression for the magnetic field intensity at
a point on the axis of a circular coil carrying current.
What would be its magnitude and direction if the current is reverse?
48. Derive an expression for the torque acting on a magnetic dipole placed in an uniform
external magnetic field.
49. Derive an expression for the potential energy due to a magnetic dipole placed in an
uniform external magnetic field.
50. As shown in the figure a charge q is placed at the origin O in a uniform magnetic field
⃗⃗ along the positive X-axis.
𝐵

i. What is the magnitude and direction of the force acting on the charge q if it
moves with velocity v along Y-axis?
ii. What is the magnitude and direction of the force acting on the charge q if it
moves with velocity v along X-axis?
iii. What will be the path of the charge q if it moves in a direction such that angle 𝜃
51. Draw the diagram showing the magnetic field produced by a straight current carrying
conductor. State the rule which determines the direction of the magnetic field. State the
equation for the magnitude of the magnetic field at a point near the same conductor.
52. A straight horizontal conducting rod of length 50cm and mass 100 gm is suspended by
two vertical wires at its ends. A current of 5.0A is set up in the rod through the wires.
(ignore the mass of the wires)
What magnetic field should be set up normal to the conductor in order that the tension
in the wires is zero?
53. For a moving coil galvanometer show that the deflection is proportional to the current
flowing through the coil.
The figure of merit of a given galvanometer is 20𝜇𝐴/𝑑𝑖𝑣. The galvanometer resistance
is 25Ω and has 30 divisions. How will you convert it into an ammeter of range 0-1A?
54. Draw diagrams to depict the behaviour of the magnetic field lines near a ‘bar’ of
i. Copper iii. Mercury cooled to a very low
ii. Aluminium temperature (4.2K)
Identify the magnetism shown in each case.
A cylinder of radius R and length l is placed in a uniform electric field E parallel to
the axis of the cylinder. Then the total flux over the curved surface.
55. Obtain an expression for the torque acting on a rectangular current loop when placed in
an external magnetic field.
At which orientation will the torque be
i. Maximum ii. Minimum
56.

A magnetic needle is kept in an external uniform magnetic field as shown in the figure
above. Can it remain at equilibrium at this position? Why?
What will be the value of 𝜃 when the needle is in the most unstable position? Why?
 Why is the net magnetic flux through any closed surface zero?
57.

A,C,E and D are particles entering with the same velocity into a region of uniform
magnetic field. They get deflected as shown in the figure. Identify the charge on
i. Particle A
ii. Particle C
If particle E and D have the same amount of charge why does D get deflected
more than E. Why does the motion of a copper plate get damped when it is
allowed to oscillate between the poles of a magnet?
58. A loop of radius R carrying current I (in clockwise direction as seen from any point on
+ X-axis) such that its plane lines in the Y-Z coordinate axis. O is the centre of the loop
(origin).

What is the magnitude of magnetic field at the point P on the X-axis?

What is the direction of the resultant magnetic field at point P?
59. The figure shows a circular wheel of radius 10 cm whose upper half is made of iron and
the lower half of wood.

The two junctions are joined by an iron rod. A uniform magnetic field B of magnitude
4 × 10−4 𝑇 exists in the space above the central line as suggested by the figure. The
wheel is set into pure rolling at t=0 with constant angular velocity on the horizontal
plane such that the plane of the wheel remains perpendicular to the magnetic field. If it
takes 2 seconds for the iron part to come down and the wooden part to go up, find the
average emf induced during this period.