Electromagnetism

Biot Savarts Law and Amperes Circuital Law

2011
1. In the given circuit for ideal diode, the current through the battery is
1) 0.5 A 2) 1.5 A 3) 1.0 A
4) 2A 5) 2.5 A
2. The statement Polarity of induced emf is such that it tends to produce a current which
opposes the change in magnetic flux that produced it is known as
1) Faradays law 2) Gausss law 3) Coulombs law 4) Lenzs law
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3. A wire carrying current I and other carrying 2i in the same direction produce a
magnetic field B at the mid point. What will be the field when 2i current is switched
off?
1) B 2 2) 2B 3) B 4) 4B
4. The distance at which the magnetic field on axis as compared to the magnetic field at
the centre of the coil carrying current I and radius R is 1 8 , would be

1) R 2) 2R 3) 2R 4) 3R

5. The current in straight wire if the magnetic field 106Wm 2 produced at 0.02m away
from it is
1) 0.1 A 2) 1 A 3) Zero 4) 10 A
6. An electric current passes through a long straight copper wire. At a distance 5cm from
the straight wire, the magnetic field is B. The magnetic field at 20cm from the straight
wire would be
B B B B
1) 2) 3) 4)
6 4 3 2
7. For the magnetic field to be maximum due to a small element of current carrying
conductor at a point, the angle between the element and the line joining the element and
the line joining the element to the given point must be
1) 0 2) 90 3) 180 4) 45
8. A solenoid of 1.5m length and 4.0cm diameter possesses 10 turns cm . A current of 5A is
flowing through it. The magnetic induction at axis inside the solenoid is
1) 2 103 T 2) 2 105 T 3) 2 10 3 G 4) 2 10 5 G
9. A square conducting loops of side length L carries a current I. The magnetic field at the
centre of the loop is
1) Independent of L 2) Proportional to L2
3) Inversely proportional to L 4) Linearly proportional to L
10. A solenoid of length 50cm and a radius of cross section 1cm has 1000 turns of wire
wound over it. If the current carried is 5A, the magnetic field on its axis, near the centre
of the solenoid is approximately (permeability of free space o = 4 107 T mA1 )

1) 0.63 10 2 T 2) 1.26 102 T 3) 251 10 2 T 4) 6.3 T

11. Mark the correct statement
1) For long parallel conductors carrying steady current, the Biot Savart law and Lorentz
force yield results in accordance with Newtons third law.
2) For long parallel conductors carrying steady current, the Biot Savart law and Lorentz
force, Newtons third law does not hold good.
3) For long parallel conductors carrying time varying currents, the Biot Savart law and
Lorentz force, Newtons third law holds good.
4) Both (a) and (c) are correct.
12. A helium nucleus makes full rotation in a circle of radius 0.8m in 2s. The value of
magnetic field B at the centre of the circle, will be ( o = permeability constant)

2 1019 10 19
1) 2) 2 1019 o 3) 10 19 o 4)
o o
13. A winding wire which is used to frame a solenoid can bear a maximum 10A current. If
length of solenoid is 80cm and its cross sectional radius is 3cm then required length of
winding wire is
(B = 0.2T)
1) 1.2 102 m 2) 4.8 102 m 3) 2.4 103 m 4) 6 103 m
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14. Assertion (A): A proton and an alpha particle having the same kinetic energy are
moving in circular paths in a uniform magnetic field. The radii of their circular paths
will be equal.

Reason (R): Any two charged particles having equal kinetic energies and entering a
region of uniform magnetic field B in a direction perpendicular to B, will describe
circular trajectories of equal radii.
1) Both A and R are correct. R is the correct explanation of A.
2) Both A and R are correct. R is not the correct explanation of A.
3) A is true, but R is false.
4) Both A and R are false.
15. An electric current passes through a long straight wire. At a distance 5cm from the
wire, the magnetic field is B. The field at 20cm from the wire would be
1) 2B 2) B 4 3) B 2 4) B

16. A wire is wound in the form of a solenoid of length l and distance d. When a strong
current is passed through a solenoid, there is a tendency to
1) Increase l but decrease d 2) Keep both l and d constant
3) Decrease l but increase d 4) Increase both l and d
17. A closely wound flat circular coil of 25 turns wire diameter of 10cm which carries
current of 4A, the density at the centre of a coil will be

1) 2.28 10 6 T 2) 1.678 106 T 3) 1.256 10 3 T 4) 1.572 10 5 T

18. Two long straight wires are set parallel to each other. Each carries a current in the
same direction and the separation between them is 2r. The intensity of the magnetic
field mid way between them is
oi 4 oi oi
1) 2) 3) Zero 4)
r r 4r
19. Two concentric circular loops of radii R and 2R carry currents of 2i and I respectively
in opposite sense (i.e, clockwise in one coil and counter clockwise in the other coil).
The resultant magnetic field at their common centre is
i 5i 3i i
1) o 2) o 3) o 4) o
4R 4R 4R 2R
20. A charge q coulomb makes n revolutions in one second in a circular orbit of radius r.
The magnetic field at the centre of the orbit in NA1m 1 is
2rn 2q 2q 2nq
1) 107 2) 10 7 3) 10 7 4) 10 7
q r nr r

21. Magnetic field at the centre of a coil in the form of a square of side 2m carrying a
current of 4.414A is

1) 8 105 T 2) 5 105 T 3) 1.5 105 T 4) 6 105 T

22. Which of the following relation represents Biot Savarts law?

o dl r o dl r o dl r o dl r
1) dB = 2) dB = 3) dB = 4) dB =
4 r 4 r 2 4 r 3 4 r 4
23. A long wire carries a steady current. It is bent into a circle of one turn and the magnetic
field at the centre of the coil is B. It is then bent into a circular loop of n turns. The
magnetic field at the centre of the coil for same current will be

1) nB 2) n 2 B 3) 2nB 4) 2n 2 B
24. The phenomena in which proton flips is
1) Nuclear magnetic resonance 2) Lasers
3) Radioactivity 4) Nuclear fusion
25. A solenoid 1.5m long and 0.l4cm in diameter possesses 10 turns per cm length. A
current of 5A falls through it. The magnetic field at the axis inside the solenoid is

1) 2 103 T 2) 2 105 T 3) 4 102 T 4) 4 103 T

26. A long straight wire of radius a carries a steady current I. The current is uniformly
a
distributed across its cross section. The ratio of the magnetic field at and 2a is
2
1 1
1) 2) 4 3) 1 4)
4 2
27. Two concentric coils each of radius equal to 2 cm are placed at right angles to each
other. 3A and 4A are the currents flowing in each coil respectively. The magnetic

(
induction in Wb m 2 at the centre of the coils will be o = 4 10 7 Wb A1m 1 )
1) 12 105 2) 105 3) 5 105 4) 7 10 5
28. Assertion (A): The magnetic field produced by a current carrying solenoid is
independent of its length and cross sectional area.
Reason (R): The magnetic field inside the solenoid is uniform.
1) Both A and R are correct. R is the correct explanation of A.
2) Both A and R are correct. R is not the correct explanation of A.
3) A is true, but R is false.
4) Both A and R are false.
29. Two identical wires A and B have the same length L and carry the same current I. Wire
A is bent into a circle of radius R and wire B is bent to form a square of side a. If B1
and B2 are the values of magnetic induction at the centre of the circle and the centre of
the square respectively, then the ratio B1 B2 is

2 2 2 2
1) 2) 3) 4)
8 8 2 16 16 2
30. The magnetic field at the centre of a circular current carrying conductor of radius r is
Bc . The magnetic field on its axis at a distance r from the centre is Ba . The value of
Bc : Ba will be

1) 1 : 2 2) 1 : 2 2 3) 2 2 : 1 4) 2 :1

31. A vertical straight conductor carries a current upward. A point P lies to the east of it a
small distance and another point Q lies to the west at the same distance. The magnetic
field at P is
1) Greater than at Q
2) Same as at Q
3) Less than at Q
4) Greater or less than at Q depending upon the strength of current
32. Two concentric circular coils of ten turns each are situated in the same plane. Their
radii are 20cm and 40cm and they carry respectively 0.2A and 0.3A currents in
opposite direction. The magnetic field in tesla at the centre is
1) 5 o 4 2) o 80 3) 7 o 80 4) 3 o 4
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33. Two long straight wires are set parallel to each other at separation r and each carries a
current I in the same direction. The strength of the magnetic field at any point midway
between the two wires is
o I 2 o I oI
1) 2) 3) 4) Zero
r r 2 r

34. A long solenoid has 20 turns cm 1 . The current necessary to produce a magnetic field of
20mT inside the solenoid is approximately
1) 1A 2) 2A 3) 4A 4) 8A
35. A long solenoid carrying a current produces a magnetic field B along its axis. If the
current is doubled and the number of turns per cm is halved, the new value of the
magnetic field is
1) 2B 2) 4B 3) B 2 4) B

36. Two identical coils having same number of turns and carrying equal current have
common centre and their planes are at right angles to each other. What is the ratio of
magnitude of the resultant magnetic field at the centre and magnetic field due to one of
the coils at the centre?

1) 1 : 2 2) 2 :1 3) 1 : 1 4) 2 : 1

37. A straight wire of mass 200g and length 1.5m carries a current of 2A. It is suspended in
mid air by a uniform horizontal magnetic field B. The magnitude of B (in tesla) is
(Assume g = 9.8 ms 2 )

1) 2 2) 1.5 3) 0.55 4) 0.65

38. A solenoid of length 0.5m has radius of 1cm and is made up of 500 turns. It carries a
current of 5A. The magnitude of magnetic field inside the solenoid is

1) 6.28 10 3 T 2) 5 103 T 3) 3.2 10 2 T 4) 1.5 105 T

39. For the magnetic field to be maximum due to a small element of current carrying
conductor at a point, the angle between the element and the line joining the element to
the given point must be
1) 0 2) 90 3) 180 4) 45
 Biot Savarts Law and Amperes Circuital Law

Key

1) c 2) d 3) c 4) d 5) a 6) b 7) b 8) a 9) c

10) b 11) a 12) c 13) c 14) c 15) b 16) b 17) c 18) a 19) c

20) d 21) a 22) c 23) b 24) a 25) a 26) c 27) c 28) b 29) b

30) c 31) b 32) d 33) d 34) d 35) d 36) b 37) d 38) a 39) b

Solutions

1. R = R1 + R2 = 5 + 5 = 10

V 10
i= = = 1A
R 10

o 2i 4i
3. B1 = . and B2 = o .
4 R 4 R

o 2i
B2 B1 = . =B
4 r

B2 = 2 B1

2 B1 B1 = B

B1 = B

o 2 IR 2
4. Baxis =
(
4 x 2 + R 2 3 2
)
At centre

o I
Bcentre =
2R
 Baxis o IR 2 2R
Dividing , =
( ) o I
32
Bcentre 2 x 2 + R 2

R3 1
=
(x 2
+R )
2 32 8

R 1
Or =
(x )
12
2
+ R2 2

x = 3R

o 2i
5. B=
4 a

6 10 7 2 i
10 = i = 0.1 A
0.02

oi 1 B r
6. B= or B or 2 = 1
2 r 2 B1 r2

B2 5 1 B
= = or B2 =
B 20 4 4

o idl sin
7. dB =
4 r 2

This is maximum when sin = 1 = sin 90

= 90

8. B = o ni = 4 107 5 1000 = 2 10 3 T

o i
9. B1 =
4 ( L 2)
[ sin 45 + sin 45]

o 2 2i
=
4 L

Field at centre due to the four arms of the square

 o 2 2i
B = 4 B1 =
L

1
B
L

10. B = o ni

Here o = 4 10 7 T mA1

1000
n= , i = 5A
50 10 2

1000
B = 4 10 7 5
50 10 2

B = 1.26 10 2 T

12. The magnetic field at the centre of a circle is given by

oi
B=
2r

where, i is current and r the radius of circle

q
Also, i=
t

For helium nucleus, q = 2e

2e
i=
t

o .2e o 2 1.6 1019

Or B = = = 1019 o
2 rt 2 0.8 2

o Ni
13. B= , where N = total number of turns, l = length of the solenoid
l

4 10 7 N 10
0.2 =
0.8

4 104
N=

 Since N turns are made from the winding wire, so length of the wire ( L ) = 2 r N [ 2 r =

length of each turns]

4 104
L = 2 3 10 2 = 2.4 103 m

o 2 I
15. B=
4 r

When r = 5 cm

o 2 I
B= (i)
4 ( 5)

When r = 20 cm

o 2 I
B' = .. (ii)
4 ( 20)

B
From Equations, (i) and (ii), B ' =
4

18. At the midpoint , BBnet = BAB + BCD

oi oi oi
= + =
2r 2r r

o 2i oi
19. B1 = and B2 =
2 R 4R

oi oi 3 o i
Bnet = =
R 4R 4R

4 o 1
21. Bcentre = ( sin 45 + sin 45)
4 ( a 2)

o 2 I 2
= 4
4 a 2

4 10 7 1.414 2 2
=
2 10 2

= 8 105 T
25. B = o nI

Here n = 10 turns cm 1 = 1000 turns m 1 , I = 5 A

B = 4 10 7 1000 5

= 2 10 3 T

1
26. Current density J =
a2

From Amperes circuital law

B .dl = . I enclosed

For r < a

B 2 r = o J r 2

o I r
B=
a2 2

At r=a 2

o I
B1 =
4 a

For r > a

o I
B 2 = o I B =
2 r

o i
At r = 2a B2 =
4 a

B1
So, =1
B2

o I 2
27. BP =
2R

4 107 4
= = 4 105Wb m 2
2 0.02
 o I1
BQ =
2R

4 10 7 3
= = 3 105Wb m 2
2 0.02

B = BP2 + BQ2

= ( 4 10 ) + (3 10 )
5 2 5 2

= 5 10 5Wb m 2

o 2 I
29. B1 =
4 R

o 2 I 2
=
4 L

( L = 2 R , for circular loop)

o I
B2 =
4 ( a 2)
[ sin 45 + sin 45] 4

where a=L 4

o I 1 1
B2 = 84 +
4 L 2 2

o I 64

4 L 2

B1 o 4 2 I o I 64
Hence, =
B2 4 L 4 L 2

B1 2
or =
B2 8 2
30. Magnetic induction at the centre of the coil of radius r is

o nI
Bc =
2r

Magnetic induction on the axial line of a circular coil at a distance x from the centre is

o nr 2 I
Ba =
( )
32
2 r 2 + x2

Given x = r

o nr 2 I
Ba =
2 ( 2r 2 )
32

From Equations (i) and (ii), we get

Bc 2 2
=
Ba 1

o nI
32. B=
2r

o nI1
For first coil, B1 =
2r1

o nI 2
For second coil, B2 =
2r2

Resultant magnetic field at the centre of concentric loop is

o nI1 o nI 2
B=
2r1 2r2

But , n = 10, I1 = 0.2, r1 = 20 cm = 0.20 m

I 2 = 0.3 A, r2 = 40 cm = 0.40 m

10 0.2 10 0.3 5
B = o = o
2 0.2 2 0.4 4
34. B = o nI

or 20 103 = 4 107 2000 I

20 103
or I =
4 107 2000

I 8A

35. B nI

B1 n1I1
=
B2 n2 I 2

n
Here n1 = n, n2 = , I1 = I , I 2 = 2 I , B1 = B
2

B n I
= =1
B2 n 2 2 I

or B2 = B

36. Br = B 2 + B 2 = 2 B

Hence, the required ratio will be

Br
= 2
B

37. Magnetic force on straight wire

F = BIl sin = BIl sin 90 = BH

For equilibrium of wire in mid air

F = mg

BIl = mg

mg 200 103 9.8

B= = = 0.65T
Il 2 1.5
38. Number of turns per unit length

500
n= = 1000 turns m 1
0.5

Given l = 0.5m, r = 0.01m

l
Since = 50 , i.e., l >> a
a

Therefore, B = o ni = 4 10 7 103 5

B = 6.28 103 T

Motion of a charged particle in a magnetic field

2011
1. The total energy of electron in the second excited state is -2E. What is its potential
energy in the same state with proper sign?
1) -2E 2) -4E 3) 4E 4) E
2. Two particles A and B having equal charges +6C, after being accelerated through the
same potential difference, enter a region of uniform magnetic field and describe
circular paths of radii 2cm and 3cm respectively. The ratio of mass of A to that of B is
1) 4 9 2) 9 5 3) 1 2 4) 1 3

3. A metallic rod of length R is rotated through with an angular frequency with one end
hinged at the centre and the other end at the circumference of a circular metallic ring
of radius R, about an axis passing through the centre and perpendicular to the plane of
the ring. There is a magnetic field B, perpendicular to the plane of the ring. The emf
induced between the centre and the metallic ring is

BR 2
1) B sin t 2) 3) 2 BR 2 4) BR 2
2
4. The path of a charged particle in a uniform magnetic field, when the velocity and the
magnetic field are perpendicular to each other is a
1) Circle 2) Parabola 3) Helix 4) Straight Line
5. A proton travelling at 23 w.r.t the direction of a magnetic field of strength 2.6mT
experiences a magnetic force of 6.5 1017 N . What is the speed of the proton?

1) 2 105 ms 1 2) 4 105 ms 1 3) 6 105 ms 1 4) 6 10 5 ms 1

6. What uniform magnetic field applied perpendicular to a beam of electrons moving at
1.3 106 ms 1 , is required to make the electrons travel in a circular arc of radius 0.35m ?

1) 2.1 105 G 2) 6 105 T 3) 2.1 10 5 T 4) 6 105 G

7. A uniform electric field and a uniform magnetic field are acting along the same
direction in a certain region. If an electron is projected in the region such that its
velocity is pointed along the direction of fields, then the electron
1) Speed will decrease
2) Speed will increase
3) Will turn towards left of direction of motion
4) Will turn towards right of direction of a motion

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8. A deuteron of kinetic energy 50keV is describing a circular orbit of radius 0.5m, in a
plane perpendicular to magnetic field B. The kinetic energy of a proton that describes
circular orbit of radius 0.5m in the same plane with the same magnetic field is
1) 200 keV 2) 50 keV 3) 100 keV 4) 25 keV
9. A charged particle enters a magnetic field H with its initial velocity making an angle of
45 with H. The path of the particle will be
1) Straight wire 2) A circle 3) An ellipse 4) A helix

10. A charged particle moving with velocity 4 106 ms 1 enters perpendicular to a magnetic
field B = 2Wbm 2 . It moves in a circular path of radius 2cm, and then charge per unit
mass is

1) 102 C kg 1 2) 103 C kg 1 3) 104 C kg 1 4) 108 C kg 1

11. An electron of mass m and charge q is travelling with a speed v along a circular path of
radius r at right angles to a uniform magnetic field B. If speed of the electron is doubled
and the magnetic field is halved, then resulting path would have a radius of
r r
1) 2) 3) 2r 4) 4r
4 2
12. A charged particle moves along a circle under the action of magnetic and electric fields,
then the region of space may have
1) E = 0, B = 0 2) E = 0, B 0 3) E 0, B = 0 4) E 0, B 0

13. An electric field of 1500Vm 1 and a magnetic field of 0.40Wbm 2 act on a moving
electron. The minimum uniform speed along a straight line, the electron could have is

1) 1.5 1015 ms 1 2) 6 1016 ms 1 3) 3.75 103 ms 1 4) 3.75 102 ms 1

14. Two particles of masses ma and mb same charge are projected in a perpendicular
magnetic field. They travel along circular paths of radius ra and rb such that ra > rb .
Then which is true?
1) ma va > mb vb 2) ma > mb and va > vb 3) ma = mb and va = vb 4) mb vb > ma va

15. A charge +Q is moving upwards vertically. It enters a magnetic field direction to north.
The force on the charge will be towards
1) North 2) South 3) East 4) West

16. A proton enters a magnetic field of flux density 1.5Wbm 2 with a speed of 2 107 ms 1 at
angle of 30 with the field. The force on a proton will be

1) 0.24 10 12 N 2) 2.4 10 12 N 3) 24 1012 N 4) 0.024 1012 N

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17. The magnetic force acting on a charged particle of charge 2C in a magnetic field of

2T acting in y direction when the particle velocity is ( 2i + 3 j ) 106 ms 1 is

1) 8N in z direction 2) 4N in z direction 3) 8N in y direction 4) 8N in z direction

18. In a mass spectrometer used for measuring the masses of ions, the ions are initially
accelerated by an electric potential V and then made to describe semicircular paths of
radius R using a magnetic field B. If V and B are kept constant, the ratio
charge on theion
mass of theion will be proportional to

1 1
1) 2) 3) R 2 4) R
R R2
19. A beam of electrons is moving with constant velocity in a region having electric and
magnetic fields of strength 20 Vm 1 and 0.5 T at right angles to the direction of motion
of the electrons. What is the velocity of the electrons?

1) 20 ms 1 2) 40 ms 1 3) 8 ms 1 4) 5.5 ms 1

20. A charged particle with velocity v = xi + yj moves in a magnetic field B = yi + xj .

Magnitude of the force acting on the particle is F. The correct option for F is
i) No force will act on particle if x = y ii) Force will act along y axis if y < x

( )
iii) Force is proportional to x 2 y 2 if x > y iv) Force is proportional to (x 2
+ y2 ) if

y>x
1) I and ii are true 2) I and iii are true 3) ii and iv are true 4) iii and iv are true
21. A charged particle enters in a strong perpendicular magnetic field. Then its kinetic
energy
1) Increases
2) Decreases
3) Remains constant
4) First increases and then becomes constant
22. A cyclotron can accelerate
1) - particles

2) - particles
3) High velocity gamma rays
4) High velocity X rays
23. A - particle and a deuteron projected with equal kinetic energies describe circular
paths of radii r1 and r2 respectively in a uniform magnetic field. The ratio r1 r2 is

1
1) 1 2) 2 3) 4) 2
2
24. When a positively charged particle enters a uniform magnetic field with uniform
velocity, its trajectory can be
i) A Straight Line ii) A Circle iii) A Helix
1) i only 2) i or ii
3) i or ii 4) any one of i, ii and iii
25. Proton and - particle are projected perpendicularly in a magnetic field, if both move
in a circular path with same speed. Then the ratio of their radii is
1) 1: 2 2) 2: 1 3) 1: 4 4) 1: 1

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26. A particle mass m, charge Q and kinetic energy T enters a transverse uniform magnetic
field of induction B. After 3s the kinetic energy of the particle will be
1) 3T 2) 2T 3) T 4) 4T
27. A proton, a deuteron and an - particle with the same kinetic energy enter a region of
uniform magnetic field, moving at right angles to B. What is the ratio of the radii of
their circular paths?

1) 1 : 2 : 1 2) 1 : 2 : 2 3) 2 :1:1 4) 2 : 2 :1

28. Frequency of cyclotron does not depend upon

q
1) Charge 2) Mass 3) Velocity 4)
m

29. Under the influence of a uniform magnetic field a charged particle is moving in a circle
of radius R with constant speed v. The time period of the motion
1) Depends on v and not on R 2) Depends on both R and v
3) Is independent of both R and v 4) Depends on R and not on v
30. Which of the following while in motion cannot be deflected by magnetic field?
1) Protons 2) Cathode rays 3) Alpha particles 4) Neutrons
31. A proton is moving in a magnetic field B is a circular path of radius a in a direction
perpendicular to z axis along which field B exists. Calculate the angular momentum,
if the radius is a charge on proton is e
Be
1) 2) eB 2 a 3) a 2eB 4) aeB
a2
32. The magnetic force on a charged particle moving in the field does no work, because
1) Kinetic Energy of the charged particle does not change.
2) The charge of the particle remains same.
3) The magnetic force is parallel to velocity of the particle.
4) The magnetic force is parallel to magnetic field.
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33. A charged particle (charge q) is moving in a circle of radius R with uniform speed v.
The associated magnetic moment is given by

qvR 2 qvR 2
1) 2) qvR 3) 4) qvR
2 2
34. The path of an electron in a uniform magnetic field may be
1) Circular but not helical 2) Helical but not circular
3) Neither circular nor circular 4) Either helical or circular
35. The figure shows three situations when an electron with velocity v travels through a
uniform magnetic field B. In each case, what is the direction of magnetic force on the
electron?
1) +ve z axis, -ve x axis, +ve y axis 2) ve z axis, -ve x axis and zero
3) +ve z axis, +ve y axis and zero 4) ve z axis, +ve x axis and zero

36. A beam of protons with velocity 4 105 ms 1 enters a magnetic field of 0.3T at an angle
of 60 to the magnetic field. Find the radius of the helical path taken by the proton
beam
1) 0.2 cm 2) 1.2 cm 3) 2.2 cm 4) 0.122 cm
37. A charged particle moves through a magnetic field in a direction perpendicular to it.
Then the
1) Acceleration remains unchanged
2) Velocity remains unchanged
3) Speed of the particle remains unchanged
4) Direction of the particle remains unchanged
38. An electron is travelling along the x direction. It encounters a magnetic field in the y
direction. Its subsequent motion will be
1) Straight line along the x direction 2) A circle in the xz plane
3) A circle in the yz plane 4) A circle in xy plane
39. An electron and proton enter a magnetic field perpendicularly. Both have same kinetic
energy. Which of the following is true?
1) Trajectory of electron is less curved 2) Trajectory of proton is less curved
3) Both trajectories are equally curved 4) Both move on straight line path
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40. When a charged particle moving with velocity v is subjected to a magnetic field of
induction B, the force on it is non zero. This implies that
1) Angle between v and B is necessarily 90
2) Angle between v and B can have any value other than 90
3) Angle between v and B can have any value other than zero and 180
4) Angle between v and B is either zero or 180
41. When deuterium and helium are subjected to an accelerating field simultaneously then
1) Both acquire same energy
2) Deuterium accelerates faster
3) Helium accelerates faster
4) Neither of them is accelerated
o
42. An electron revolves in a circle of radius 0.4 A with a speed of 105 ms 1 . The magnitude
of the magnetic field, produced at the centre of the circular path due to the motion of
the electron, in Wb m 2 is

1) 0.01 2) 10 3) 1
4) 0.005 5) 5
43. A plane metallic sheet is placed with its face parallel to lines of magnetic induction B of
a uniform field. A particle of mass m and charge q is projected with a velocity v from a
distance d from the plane normal to the lines of induction. Then, the maximum velocity
of projection for which the particle does not hit the plate is
2 Bqd Bqd Bqd Bqm
1) 2) 3) 4)
m m 2m d

44. An electron moves at right angle to a magnetic field of 1.5 102 T with a speed of
6 107 ms 1 . If the specific charge of the electron is 1.7 1011 C kg 1 , the radius of the
circular path will be
1) 2.9 cm 2) 3.9 cm 3) 2.35 cm 4) 2 cm
45. If velocity of a charged particle is doubled and strength of magnetic field is halved, then
radius becomes
1) 8 times 2) 2 times 3) 4 times 4) 3 times
46. A charged particle enters a uniform magnetic field with a certain speed at right angles
to it. In the magnetic field a change could occur in its
1) Kinetic Energy 2) Angular Momentum 3) Linear Momentum 4) Speed

2005
47. Cyclotron is a device which is used to
1) Measure the charge 2) Measure the voltage
3) Accelerate protons 4) Accelerate electrons
48. In a cyclotron, if a deuteron can gain energy of 40 MeV, then a proton can gain energy
of
1) 40 MeV 2) 80 MeV 3) 20 MeV 4) 60 MeV
49. An electron, moving in a uniform magnetic field of induction of intensity B, has its
radius directly proportional to
1) Its Charge 2) Magnetic Field 3) Speed 4) None of these

50. An electron projected in a perpendicular uniform magnetic field of 3 103 T , moves in

a circle of radius 4mm. The linear momentum of electron (in kg ms 1 ) is

1) 1.92 1021 2) 1.2 10 24 3) 1.92 1024 4) 1.2 1021

Motion of a charged particle in a magnetic field

Key

1) b 2) a 3) b 4) c 5) b 6) c 7) a 8) c 9) d 10) d

11) d 12) b 13) a 14) a 15) d 16) b 17) b 18) a 19) a 20) b

21) c 22) b 23) c 24) d 25) c 26) c 27) a 28) c 29) c 30) a

31) c 32) a 33) a 34) d 35) d 36) b 37) c 38) d 39) a 40) b

41) d 42) c 43) b 44) c 45) c 46) c 47) c 48) b 49) c 50) c
 Solutions

1. E = Ei E f

2 E + x = 2 E

x = 4E

x = 4 E

2mqV 2mV
2, r= =
qB aB 2

r1 m1
=
r2 m2

m1 r12
=
m2 r22

m ( 2)
2
4
Hence, 1 = 2 =
m2 ( 3) 9

1
3. The emf induced between the centre and the metallic ring = BR 2
2

5. = 23, B = 2.6 mT = 2.6 10 6 T and F = 6.5 10 17 N

But, F = qvB sin

6.5 1017 = 1.6 10 19 v 2.6 106 sin 23

6.5 1017
v=
2.6 10 6 1.6 10 19 0.39

v = 4 105 ms 1
 mv
6. r= or
qB

mv 9.1 1031 1.3 106

B= = 19
= 2.1 10 5 T
qr 1/ 6 10 0.35

mv 2
8. qvB =
r

mv 2mE
r= =
Bq qB

2mE 2m1E1
r= =
Bq Bq

mE ( 2m1 )
or E1 =
m1
=
m1
50 keV [ m = 2m1 ] = 100 keV

mv 2 mv
11. Bqv = r=
r Bq

r1 v1 B2
=
r2 v2 B1

r1 1 1
=
r2 2 2

r2 = 4r1 r2 = 4r

13. qE = qvB

E 1500
v= =
B 0.40

= 3750 ms 1

v = 3.75 103 ms 1
 ma va
14. ra =
qB

mb vb
And rb =
qB

But, ra > rb

ma va mb vb
>
qB qB

or ma va > mb vb

16. F = qvB sin

( ) ( )
F = 1.6 10 19 2 107 1.5sin 30

1
F = 1.6 10 12 2 1.5
2

F = 2.4 102 N

mv 2
27. qvB =
r

mv 2mE
r= =
qB q2B2

Here, E = kinetic energy of the particle

2mE
rp =
e2 B 2

2 2m E
rd =
e2 B 2

2 4m E
and ra =
( 2e ) 2 B 2

rp : rd : ra = 1: 2 :1
 mv 2 mv
29. = Bqv or R =
R Bq

2 R
T=
v

mv
2
Bq 2 m
= or T =
v Bq

It is independent of both R and v.

31. Under uniform magnetic field, force evB acts on proton and provides the necessary
centripetal force mv 2 a

mv 2
= evB
a

aeB
or c = .. (i)
m

Angular momentum

J =r p

Here J = a mv

qeB
J = a m 2
= a eB
m

33. I = qf = q
2

v
But =
R

where R is radius of circle and v is uniform speed of charged particle

qv
Therefore, I =
2 R

Now, = IA = I R 2
 qv 1
or = R 2 = qvR
2 R 2

m ( v sin )
36. Radius of the helical path r =
qB

Here m = 1.67 1027 kg

v = 4 105 ms 1

= 60

q = 1.6 1019 C

B = 0.3T

r=
1.67 10 27 4 105 ( 3 2 ) = 1.2 cm
1.6 10 19 0.3

38. F = qv B

Here v = vxi and B = B y j

R = evx By ( i j ) = evx B y k

Hence, subsequent motion of the charged particle will be a circle in the xy - plane.

mv 2
39. qvB =
r

mv
r= (i)
qB

Now kinetic energy of the particle

1 2
K= mv mv = 2mK
2

Therefore, Equation (i) becomes

2mK
r= or r m
qB
 re me
=
rp mp

As me < m p , so re < rp

Hence, trajectory of electron is less curved.

40. F = qvB sin

If = 90 or 180 , then sin = 0

R = qvB sin = 0

Since, force on charged particle is non zero, so angle between v and B can have any value
other than zero and 180 .

o qv
42. B=
4 r 2

o
= 10 7 , q = 1.6 10 19 C
4

v = 105 ms 1

o
r = 0.4 A = 0.4 10 10 m

7 1.6 10 19 105
B = 10 = 1Wb m 2
( 0.4 10 )
10 2

mv 2
43. Bqv sin =
2 r

mv
r=
Bq

The particle does not hit the plate if

rd

mv
or d
Bq
 Bqd
or v
m

Bqd
vmax =
m

mv v
44. r= = (i)
eB e
B
m

6 107
r= = 2.35 cm
1.7 1011 1.5 10 2

mv 2
45. qvB =
r

mv
r=
qB

m 2v
r1 = = 4r
B
q
2

46. F = qv B .. (i)

and centripetal force

mv 2
F= (ii)
r

mv linear momentum
From Eqs. (i) and (ii), B= =
rq charge

mv 2
48. F = qvB = = centripetal force
r

1 B 2q 2r 2
Maximum energy E =
2 m

Ed qd m p
=
E p q p md
 2
40 q m
=
E p q 2m

E p = 80 MeV

49. F = evB (i)

The centripetal force is given by

mv 2
F= . (ii)
r

Where, r is radius of circular path.

Equating Eq. (i) with Eq. (ii), we get

mv 2
F = qvB =
r

mv
r=
qB

r v

mv 2
50. = evB
r

mv
i.e., r =
eB

p = mv

mv p
r= = p = eBr
eB eB

p = 1.6 1019 3 10 3 4 103 = 1.92 1024 kg ms 1

 Force and Torque on a current carrying conductor

2011
1. An electron is accelerated under a potential difference of 182V. The maximum velocity
of electron will be (Charge of electron is 1.6 10 19 C and its mass is 9.1 1031 kg )

1) 5.65 106 ms 1 2) 4 106 ms 1 3) 8 106 ms 1 4) 16 10 6 ms 1

2. Magnetic flux of 10Wb is linked with a coil, when a current of 2mA flows through it.
What is the self inductance of the coil?
1) 10 mH 2) 5 mH 3) 15 mH 4) 20 mH
3. Pick out the true statement from the following.
1) The direction of eddy current is given by Flemings right hand rule.
2) A choke coil is a pure inductor used for controlling current in an AC circuit.
1
3) The energy stored in a conductor of capacitance C having a charge q is Cq 2 .
2
1
4) The magnetic energy stored in a coil of self inductance L carrying current I is LI 2 .
2
5) Induction coil is powerful equipment used for generating high voltages.
4. The torque required to hold a small circular coil of 10 turns, area1 mm 2 . And carrying

a current of ( 21 44) A in the middle of a long solenoid of 103 turns m 1 carrying a

current of 2.5A, with its axis perpendicular to the axis of the solenoid is
1) 1.5 106 N m 2) 1.5 108 N m 3) 1.5 10+6 N m 4) 1.5 10+8 N m

2010
5. Magnetic field at the centre of a circular loop of area A is B. The magnetic moment of
the loop will be
BA2 BA3 2 BA3 2 2 BA3 2
1) 2) 3) 4)
o o o 1 2 o 1 2

6. 3A of current is flowing in a linear conductor having a length of 40mc. The conductor is

placed in a magnetic field of strength 500 gauss and makes an angle of 30 with
direction of the field. It experiences a force of magnitude
1) 3 104 N 2) 3 102 N 3) 3 102 N 4) 3 104 N
7. Two thin long parallel wires separated by a distance b are carrying a current i ampere
each. The magnitude of the force per unit length exerted by one wire on the other, is
oi 2 oi oi oi 2
1) 2) 3) 4)
b2 2b 2 2b 2b
8. A coil in the shape of an equilateral triangle of side 0.02m is suspended from its vertex
such that it is hanging in a vertical plane between the pole pieces of permanent magnet
producing a uniform field of 5 102 T . If a current of 0.1A is passed through the coil,
what is the couple acting?
3
1) 5 3 10 7 N m 2) 5 3 10 10 N m 3) 10 7 N m 4) None of these
5
9. Assertion (A): Torque on the coil is the maximum, when coil is suspended in a radial
magnetic field.
Reason (R): The torque tends to rotate the coil on its own axis.
1) Both A and R are correct. R is the correct explanation of A.
2) Both A and R are correct. R is not the correct explanation of A.
3) A is true, but R is false.
4) Both A and R are false.
10. A square current carrying loop is suspended in uniform magnetic field acting in the
plane of the loop. If the force on one arm of the loop is F, the net force on the remaining
three arms of the loop is
1) 3F 2) F 3) 3F 4) F
11. A wire of length L is bent in the form of a circular coil and current i, is passed through
it. If this coil is placed in a magnetic field then the torque acting on the coil will be
maximum when the number of turns is
1) As large as possible 2) Any number 3) 2 4) 1

12. A coil of 100 turns and area 2 10 2 m 2 is pivoted about a vertical diameter in a
uniform magnetic field and carries a current of 5A. When the coil is held with its plane
in north south direction, it experiences a couple of 0.33 Nm. When the plane is east
west, the corresponding couple is 0.4Nm, the value of magnetic induction is (Neglect
earths magnetic field)
1) 0.2 T 2) 0.3 T 3) 0.4 T 4) 0.05 T
13. Two long straight wires are set parallel to each other at separation r and each carries a
current i in the same direction. The strength of the magnetic field at any point midway
between the two wires is
oi 2 oi oi
1) 2) 3) 4) Zero
r r 2r
14. The ratio of magnetic field and magnetic moment at the centre of a current carrying
circular loop is x. When both the current and radius is doubled the ratio will be
1) x 8 2) x 4 3) x 2 4) 2x

2009
15. In moving coil galvanometer, the magnetic field used is
1) Non uniform 2) Radial 3) Uniform 4) None of these
16. What is shape of magnet in moving coil galvanometer to make the radial magnet field?
1) Concave 2) Horse shoe magnet 3) Convex 4) None of these
17. Calculate the current which will produce a deflection of 30 in a tangent galvanometer,
if its reduction factor is 3A
1) 1.732 A 2) 0.732 A 3) 3.732 A 4) 2.732 A
18. A copper rod is suspended in a non homogeneous magnetic field region. The rod when
in equilibrium with align itself
1) In the region where magnetic field is strongest
2) In the region where magnetic field is weaker and parallel to direction of magnetic field
there
3) In the direction in which it was originally suspended
4) In the region where magnetic field is weakest and perpendicular to the direction of
magnetic field there
19. In a moving coil galvanometer, to make the field radial
1) Coil is wound on wooden frame
2) Magnetic poles are cylindrically cut
3) A horse shoe magnet is used
4) The number of windings in the coil is decreased
20. A wire of length l carrying a current I A is bent into a circle. The magnitude of the
magnetic moment is

l I2 l I2 l2I l2I
1) 2) 3) 4)
2 4 2 4
21. The magnetic dipole moment of current loop i, independent of
1) Magnetic field in which it is lying 2) Number of turns
3) Area of the loop 4) Current in the loop

2008
22. A straight wire of mass 200g and length 1.5m carries a current of 2A. It is suspended in
mid air by a uniform horizontal field B. The magnitude of B (in tesla) is
(assume g = 9.8 ms 2 )

1) 2 2) 1.5 3) 0.55 4) 0.65

23. Two streams of protons move parallel to each other in the same direction. Then these
1) Do not interact at all
2) Attract each other
3) Repel each other
4) Get rotated to be perpendicular to each other
24. Consider two straight parallel conductors A and B separated by a distance x and
carrying individual currents I A and I B respectively. If the two conductors attract each
other, it indicates that
1) The two currents are parallel in direction
2) The two currents are anti parallel in direction
3) The magnetic lines of induction are parallel
4) The magnetic lines of induction are parallel to length of conductors

2007
25. A proton with energy of 2MeV enters a uniform magnetic field of 2.5T normally. The
magnetic force on the proton is (Take mass of proton to be 1.6 1027 kg )

1) 3 10 12 N 2) 8 10 10 N 3) 8 10 12 N 4) 2 10 10 N
26. Currents of 10A and 2A are passed through two parallel wires A and B respectively in
opposite directions. If the wire A is infinitely long and length of the wire B is 2m, the
force acting on the conductor B which is situated at 10cm distance from A will be

1) 5 105 N 2) 4 107 N 3) 8 105 N 4) 8 10 7 N

27. Two free parallel wires carrying currents in the opposite directions
1) Attract each other
2) Repel each other
3) Do not affect each other
4) Get rotated to be perpendicular to each other

2006
28. A conducting circular loop of radius r carries a constant current I. It is placed in a
uniform magnetic field Bo such that Bo is perpendicular to the plane of the loop. The
magnetic force acting on the loop is
1) IrBo 2) 2IrBo 3) IrBo 4) Zero

29. A proton moving vertically downward enters a magnetic field pointing towards north.
In which direction proton will deflect?
1) East 2) West 3) North 4) South
30. Graph of force per unit length between two long parallel currents carrying conductor
and the distance between them is
1) Straight Line 2) Parabola
3) Ellipse 4) Rectangular Hyperbola

2005
31. A coil in the shape of an equilateral triangle of side l is suspended between the pole
pieces of a permanent magnet such that B is in plane of the coil. If due to a current i in
the triangle a torque acts on it, the side l of the triangle is

12
2 2 1
12
1) 2) 3) 2 4)
3 Bi 3 Bi 3Bi 3 Bi

32. Two parallel wires carrying currents in the same direction attract each other because of
1) Potential Difference between them 2) Mutual Inductance between them
3) Electric Force between them 4) Magnetic Force between them
33. The force on a conductor of length l placed in a magnetic field of magnitude B and
carrying a current i is given by ( is the angle, the conductor makes with the direction
of B)

i 2l
1) F = ilB sin 2) F = i lB sin
2 2
3) F = ilB cos 4) F = sin
B

Force and Torque on a current carrying conductor

Key

1) c 2) b 3) b 4) b 5) d 6) c 7) d 8) a 9) b 10) b

11) d 12) d 13) d 14) a 15) b 16) a 17) a 18) d 19) b 20) d

21) a 22) d 23) c 24) a 25) c 26) c 27) b 28) d 29) a 30) a

31) c 32) d 33) a

Solutions
1 2
1. mv = eV
2

1
9 10 31 v 2 = 1.6 1019 182
2

1.6 10 19 182 2
v2 = 31
= 64 1012
9.1 10

v = 8 106 ms 1

2. = Li

10 10 6

L= = 3
= 5 10 3 = 5 mH
i 2 10
 1 q2
3. Energy =
2C

4. We have M = NIA

B = o nI

Torque, C = MB

Here, C = ( n1I1 A) ( o n1I 2 )

21 22
= 10 10 6 4 10 7 103t 2.5 = 1.5 108 N m
44 7

o 2 I o I
5. B= =
4 r 2r

2 Br
I=
o

12
A
Also, A = r 2
or r =

12
2 BA A
2 Br 2 BA3 2
Magnetic moment, M = IA = A= =
o o o 1 2

6. F = Bil sin

(
= 500 104 3 40 102 ) 1
2

= 3 102 N

7. The magnitude of magnetic field B at any point on Y due to current i1 in X is given by

o i1
B=
2 b

i
F = i2 Bl = i2 o 1 l
2 b

Force per unit length is

 F o i1i2
=
l 2 b

Given, i1 = i2 = i , therefore,

F o i 2
=
l 2 b

8. Torque = iAB sin , i = 0.1A, = 90

1
A= base height
2

1 a 3
or A= a
2 2

3 ( 0.02 )
2
3a 2
= =
4 4

= 3 10 4 m 2 ; = 90

= 0.1 3 10 4 5 10 2 sin 90

= 5 3 10 7 N m

11. max = MB

or max = ni r 2 B

Let number of turns in length l is n so l = n ( 2 r )

1
or r=
2 n

ni Bl 2 l 2iB
max = =
4 2 n 2 4 nmin

1
max
nmin

nmin = 1
12. NBiA sin =

N, B, i and A are constants

sin 0.3

cos 0.4

3 3
tan = and sin =
4 5

B=
NiA sin

0.3 5
B= = 0.05T
100 5 2 10 2 3

oi
13. B1 =
r
2
2

oi
B2 =
r
2
2

So, Bnet = 0

o 2 i oi
14. B= =
4 a 2a

( )
M = i a2

B oi 1
= = o 3 = x (given)
M 2a i a 2
2 a

When both the current and the radius are doubled, the ratio becomes

o o x
= =
2 ( 2a )
3
(
8 2 a )
3
8
20. 2 r = l

l2
Area = r 2 =
4

Il 2
Magnetic moment = IA =
4

22. Magnetic force on straight wire

F = BIl sin = BIl sin 90 = BIl

For equilibrium of wire in mid air

F = mg

BIl = mg

mg 200 103 9.8

B= = = 0.65T
Il 2 1.5

25. Energy of proton = 2MeV

= 2 1.6 10 19 106 J

= 3.2 1013 J

Magnetic field (B) = 2.5 T

Mass of proton ( m ) = 1.6 10 27 kg

1 2
Energy of proton E = mv
2

2E
v= (i)
m

Magnetic force on proton

F = Bqv sin 90 = Bqv

2E 2 3.2 10 13
F = Bq = 2.5 1.6 10 19 27
= 8 10 12 N
m 1.6 10
 o 2 I1I 2
26. F= . l
4 r

I1 = 10 A, I 2 = 2 A, l = 2m

R = 10 cm = 0.1 m

2 10 2 2
F = 10 7 = 8 105 N
0.1