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OBJECTIVES
1. Two circular coils P and Q are made from similar wires but radius of Q is twice that of P. What should
be the value of potential difference across them so that the magnetic induction at their centre may be
the same?
(a) Vq = 2 Vp (b) Vq = 3VP (c) Vq = 4Vp (d) Vq = 1/4 Vp

2. The radius of the circular path or helical path followed by the test change q0 moving in magnetic field
B with velocity v is

m v sin θ m v cos θ mv m v tan θ

(a) q0 B (b) q0 B (c) q B (d) q0 B

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3. An electron accelerated through a potential difference V enters into a uniform transverse magnetic
field and experiences a force F. If the accelerating potential is increased to 2 V, the electron in the

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same magnetic field will experience a force :

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(a) F (b) F/2 (c) 2F (d) 2F

4. A charged particle moving in a uniform magnetic field penetrates a layer of lead and loses one half of
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its kinetic energy. The ratio of radius of curvature to the original radius is
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(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) (d)
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5. Two straight long conductors AOB and COD are perpendicular to each other and carry currents i1 and
i2. The magnitude of the magnetic induction at a point P at a distance d from the point O in a direction
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perpendicular to the plane ABCD is

μ0 μ0
(a) 2π d (i1 + i2 ) (b) 4π d (i1 − i2 )
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μ 0 2 2 1/2 μ0  i1i2 
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(c) (i + i ) (d) 2π d  
2π d 1 2  i1 + i2 
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6. A current of 10 amp. is flowing in a wire of length 1.5 metre. A force of 15 newton acts on it when it
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is placed in a uniform magnetic field of 2 tesla. The angle between the magnetic field and the direction
of current is
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(a) 30º (b) 45º (c) 60º (d) 90º

7. A particle carrying a charge equal to 100 times the charge on an electron is rotating per second in a
circular path of radius 0.8 m. The value of the magnetic field produced at the centre will be (μ0 =
permeability constant).
(a) 10–7/μ0 (b) 10–17 μ0 (c) 10–6 / μ0 C (d) 10–7 μ0

8. The magnetic field at the centre O of the circular portion of

4Amp. O
the current carrying wire of radius 3 cm is
π/2
(a) (8π/3) × 10–5 T (b) (8π/3) × 10–4 T
B D
(c) 2π × 10 T–5
(d) 2π × 10–4 T
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9. A long wire carries a current of 20 A along the axis of a solenoid. The field due to the solenoid is 4 mT.
the resultant field at a point 3 mm from the solenoid axis is
(a) 1.33 m T (b) 4.2 mT (c) 2.1 m T (d) 8.4 m T

10. A circular current carrying coil has a radius R. The distance from the centre of the coil on the axis
where the magnetic induction will be (1/8)th of its value at the centre of the coil is
(a) R 3 (b) 2 R 3 (c) R / 3 (d) 2 R / 3

11. A proton moving with a constant velocity passes through a region of space without any change in its
velocity. If E and B represent the electric and magnetic fields respectively, identify wrong statement
(a) E = 0, B = 0 (b) E = 0, B ≠ 0 (c) E ≠ 0, B = 0 (d) E ≠ 0, B≠ 0

12. An electron is moving in a circle of radius r in a uniform magnetic field B. Suddenly the field is reduced

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to B/2. The radius of the circle now becomes
(a) r/2 (b) r/4 (c) 2 r (d) 4 r

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13. A proton and an α-particle, moving with the same kinetic energy, enters a uniform magnetic field
normally. The radii of their circular paths will be in the ratio

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(a) 1 : 1 (b) 2 : 1
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A beam of electrons is accelerated through a potential difference V. It is then passed normally through
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a uniform magnetic field where it moves in a circle of radius r. It would have moved in a circle of
radius 2r if it were initially accelerated through a potential difference
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(a) 2V (b) 2V (c) 2 2 V (d) 4V

15. A proton and an α-particle, accelerated through the same potential difference, enter a region of uniform
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magnetic field normally. If the radius of the proton orbit is 10 cm then the radius of of the α-orbit is
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(a) 10 cm (b) 10 2 cm (c) 20 cm (d) 5 2 cm

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16. Two particles X and Y having equal charge, after being accelerated through the same potential difference,
enter a region of uniform magnetic field and describe circular paths of radii R1 and R2 respectively.
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The ratio of the mass of X to that of Y is

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(a) (R1 / R2)1/2 (b) R2 / R1 (c) (R1 / R2)2 (d) R1 / R2

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17. A particle of charge +q and mass m moving under the influence of a uniform electric field Ei and a
uniform magnetic field B k follows a trajectory from P to Q as shown in the figure. The velocities at
P and Q are v i and –2v j. Which of the following statements is incorrect
 m v2  E
3  
(a) E = y v
4  qa  P B
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3  m v 3 
(b) Rate of work done by the electric field at P is
4  a 
Q
x
(c) Rate of work done by the electric field at P is zero 2a 2v
(d) Rate of work done by both the fields at Q is zero

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18. A horizontal wire of length 10 cm and mass 0.3 g carries a current of 5 A. The magnitude of the
magnetic field which can support the weight of the wire is (g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 3 × 10–3 T (b) 6 × 10–3 T (c) 3 × 10–4 T (d) 6 × 10–4 T

19. A 2 MeV proton (mass = 1.6 × 10–27 kg) is moving perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field of 2.5 T.
The magnetic force on the proton is
(a) 2.5 × 10–10 N (b) 8 × 10–11 N (c) 2.5 × 10–11 N (d) 8 × 10–12 N

20. A portion of a long straight wire, carrying a current I, is bent in the form of a semicircle of radius r as
shown in the figure. The magnetic field at the centre O of the semicircle, in tesla, is

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πI

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πI −7 πI πI
(a) ×10 (b) (c) × 107 (d)
r r r 2r

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A long straight conductor, carrying a current I, is bent into
the shape shown in the figure. The radius of the circular
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loop is r. The magnetic field at the centre of the loop is r

μ0 I  1  μ0 I  1 
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1+ 1−
(a) 2r  π  into the page (b) 2r  π  out of the page
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μ0 I  1  μ0 I  1 
1− 1+
2r  π  into the page (d) 2r  π  out of the page
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22. A rectangular loop carrying a current i is situated near a long straight wire such that the wire is parallel
to one of the sides of the loop and is in the plane of the loop. If a steady current I is established in the
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wire as shown in the figure, the loop will

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(a) rotate about an axis parallel to the wire

(b) move away from the wire
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(c) move towards the wire
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(d) remain stationary

23. A square coil of side a carries a current I. The magnetic field at the centre of the coil is

a I O

μ0 I 2 μ0 I μ0 I 2 2 μ0 I
(a) (b) aπ (c) 2 aπ (d) aπ
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24. A circular current -carrying coil has a radius R. The distance from the centre of the coil, on the axis,
where B will be 1/8th of its value at the centre of the coil is
2R
(a) R / 3 (b) 3R (c) 2 3 R (d)
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25. In a figure AB is a long straight wire carrying a current of 20 A and CDFG is a rectangular loop of size
20 cm × 9 cm carrying a current of 10 A. The edge CG is parallel to AB, at a distance of 1 cm from
it. The force exerted on the loop by the magnetic field of the wire is

B C D
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20A 10A 20cm

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A G F

(a) 3.6 × 10–4 N towards left

(c) 7.2 × 10–4 N towards right ay (b) 3.6 × 10–4 N towards right
(d) 7.2 × 10–4 N towards left
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26. In the figure x, y and z are long straight wires. The magnetic force on 25 cm length of y is
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(a) 2 × 10–4 N towards right (b) 4 × 10–4 N towards right
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(c) 2 × 10–4 N towards left (d) 4 × 10–4 N towards left

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3cm 10cm
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27. A current of I ampere flows in a wire forming a circular arc of radius r metres subtending an angle θ
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at the centre as shown. The magnetic field at the centre O in tesla is

μ 0 Iθ μ 0 Iθ μ 0 Iθ μ 0 Iθ
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4πr 2πr 2r 4r

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28. In the given loop, the magnetic field at the centre O is

I O r2
r1

μ0 I  r1 + r2  μ0 I  r1 + r2 
(a)   out of the page (b)   into the page
4  r1r2  4  r1r2 

μ0 I  r1 − r2  μ0 I  r1 − r2 
(c)   out of the page (d)   out of the page
4  r1r2  2  r1 r2 

29. A proton and an α-particle enter a uniform magnetic field perpendicularly, with the same speed. If the

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proton takes 25 microseconds to make 5 revolutions, the periodic time for the α-particle would be
(a) 50 μs (b) 25 μs (c) 10 μs (d) 5 μs

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30. A proton, a deuteron and an α-particle, having the same kinetic energy, are moving in circular trajectories
in a constant magnetic field. If rp, rd and rα denote, respectively, the radii of the trajectories of these
particles, then
(a) rα = rp < rd (b) rα > rd > rp ay (c) rα = rd > rp (d) rp = rd < rα
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ANSWERS
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Objectives
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1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (c)

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6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (a)

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11. (c) 12. (c) 13. (a) 14. (d) 15. (b)

16. (c) 17. (c) 18. (b) 19. (d) 20. (a)

21. (c) 22. (c) 23. (d) 24. (b) 25. (d)

26. (b) 27. (a) 28. (b) 29. (c) 30. (a)

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