MOTION OF CHARGES AND MAGNETISM

CLASS:XII DATE: 22/07/23

SUBJECT: PHYSICS

1. Two charged particles traverse identical helical paths in a completely opposite sense in a
uniform magnetic field B = B0 k̂

(a) They have equal z-components of momenta

(b) They must have equal charges.
(c) They necessarily represent a particle- antiparticle pair.
(d) The charge to mass ratio satisfy: ( me )1 + ( me )2 = 0

2. Biot-Savart law indicates that the moving electrons (velocity v) produce a magnetic field B
such that

(a) B ⊥v
(b) B || v
(c) it obeys inverse cube law.
(d) it is along the line joining the electron and point of observation

3. A current carrying circular loop of radius R is placed in the x-y plane with centre at the
origin. Half of the loop with x > 0 is now bent so that it now lies in the y – z plane.

(a) The magnitude of magnetic moment now diminishes.

(b) The magnetic moment does not change.
(c) The magnitude of B at (0.0.z), z» R increases.
(d) The magnitude of B at (0, 0, z), z » R is unchanged

4. An electron is projected with uniform velocity along the axis of a current carrying long
solenoid. Which of the following is true?

(a) The electron will be accelerated along the axis.

(b) The electron path will be circular about the axis.
(c) The electron will experience a force at 45° to the axis and hence execute a helical path.
(d) The electron will continue to move with uniform velocity along the axis of the solenoid.

5. In a cyclotron, a charged particle

(a) undergoes acceleration all the time.

(b) speeds up between the dees because of the magnetic field.
(c) speeds up in a dee.
(d) slows down within a dee and speeds up between dees.
6. A circular current loop of magnetic moment M is in an arbitrary orientation in an external
magnetic field B. The work done to rotate the loop by 30° about an axis perpendicular to
its plane is

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 (a) MB
(b) sqrt3 M2B
(c) MB
2
(d) zero
7. A rectangular loop carrying a current i is situated near a long straight wire such that the
wire is parallel to the one of the sides of the loop and is in the plane of the loop. If a steady
current I is established in wire as shown in figure, the loop will

Figure 1:

(a) rotate about an axis parallel to the wire.

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

8. A circular coil of radius 4 cm and of 20 turns carries a current of 3 amperes. It is placed in

a magnetic field of intensity of 0.5 weber/m². The magnetic dipole moment of the coil is
(a) 0.15 Am2
(b) 0.3 Am2
(c) 0.45 Am2
(d) 0.6 Am2
9. A cubical region of space is filled with some uniform electric and magnetic fields. An electron
enters the cube across one of its faces with velocity v and a positron enters via opposite face
with velocity -v. At this instant,
(a) the electric forces on both the particles cause identical accelerations.
(b) the magnetic forces on both the particles cause equal accelerations.
(c) Only electron gains or looses energy.
(d) the motion of the centre of mass (CM) is determined by E alone.
10. Consider a wire carrying a steady current, I placed in a uniform magnetic field B perpen-
dicular to its length. Consider the charges inside the wire. It is known that magnetic forces
do not work. This implies that

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 (a) motion of charges inside the conductor is unaffected by B, since they do not absorb
energy.
(b) Some charges inside the wire move to the surface as a result of B.
(c) if the wire moves under the influence of B, no work is done by the force.
(d) If the wire moves under the influence of B, no work is done by the electric force on the
ions, assumed fixed within the wire.

11. Two identical current carrying coaxial loops, carry current I in an opposite sense. A simple
amperian loop passes through both of them once. Calling the loop as C,

(a) C B.dl = 2µ0 I.

H

(b) the value of C B.dl is independent of sense of C.

H

(c) there may be a point on C where, B and dl are parallel.

(d) B vanishes everywhere on C.

12. The strength of magnetic field at the centre of circular coil is

Figure 2:

(a) µ0 I 1


R
1− π

(b) µ0 I
πR

(c) µ0 I 1


2R
1− π

(d) µ0 I 1


2R
1+ π

13. If a charged particle moves through a magnetic field perpendicular to it

(a) both momentum and energy of particle change.

(b) momentum as well as energy are constant.
(c) energy is constant but momentum changes.
(d) momentum is constant but energy changes.

14. A current carrying closed loop of an irregular shape lying in more than one plane when
placed in uniform magnetic field, the force acting on it

(a) will be more in the plane where its larger position is covered.
(b) is zero.
(c) is infinite.

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 (d) may or may not be zero.

15. The maximum current that can be measured by a galvanometer of resistance 40 Ω is 10 mA.
It is converted into voltmeter that can read upto 50 V. The resistance to be connected in
the series with the galvanometer is

(a) 2010 Ω
(b) 4050 Ω
(c) 5040 Ω
(d) 4960 Ω

16. A current loop placed in a non-uniform magnetic field experiences

(a) a force of repulsion.

(b) a force of attraction.
(c) a torque but not force.
(d) a force and a torque.

17. What is the net force on the rectangular coil?

Figure 3:

(a) 25 × 10−7 N towards wire.

(b) 25 × 10−7 N away from wire.
(c) 35 × 10−7 N towards wire.
(d) 35 × 10−7 N away from wire.

18. If the beams of electrons and protons move parallel to each other in the same direction, then
they

(a) attract each other.

(b) repel each other.

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 (c) no relation.
(d) neither attract nor repel.

19. A conducting circular loop of radius r carries a constant current I. It is placed in a uniform
magnetic field B, such that B is perpendicular to the plane of the loop. The magnetic force
acting on the loop is

(a) IrB.
(b) 2πrIB
(c) zero
(d) πrIB

20. An electron is projected along the axis of a circular conductor carrying the same current.
Electron will experience

(a) a force along the axis.

(b) a force perpendicular to the axis.
(c) a force at an angle of 4° with axis.
(d) no force experienced.

21. In a circular coil of radius r, the magnetic field at the centre is proportional to

(a) r
(b) r2
(c) 1
r
(d) 1
r2

22. A positive charge enters in a magnetic field and travels parallel to but opposite the field. If
experiences

(a) an upward force.

(b) a downward force.
(c) an accelerated force.
(d) no force.

23. When a magnetic compass needle is carried nearby to a straight wire carrying current, then
(I) the straight wire cause a noticeable deflection in the compass needle. (II) the alignment
of the needle is tangential to an imaginary circle with straight wire as its centre and has a
plane perpendicular to the wire

(a) (I) is correct

(b) (II) is correct
(c) both (I) and (II) are correct
(d) neither (I) nor (II) is correct

24. A strong magnetic field is applied on a stationary electron. Then the electron

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 (a) moves in the direction of the field.
(b) remained stationary.
(c) moves perpendicular to the direction of the field.
(d) moves opposite to the direction of the field.

25. In an inertial frame of reference, the magnetic force on a moving charged particle is F~ Its
value in another inertial frame of reference will be

(a) remained same

(b) changed due to change in the amount of charge
(c) changed due to change in velocity of charged particle
(d) changed due to change in field direction

26. Which one of the following is correct statement about magnetic forces?

(a) Magnetic forces always obey Newton’s third law.

(b) Magnetic forces do not obey Newton’s third law.
(c) For very high current, magnetic forces obey Newton’s third law.
(d) Inside low magnetic field, magnetic forces obey Newton’s third law.

27. A charged particle is moving on circular path with velocity v in a uniform magnetic field B,
if the velocity of the charged particle is doubled and strength of magnetic field is halved,
then radius becomes

(a) 8 times
(b) 4 times
(c) 2 times
(d) 16 times

28. Two a-particles have the ratio of their velocities as 3 : 2 on entering the field. If they move
in different circular paths, then the ratio of the radii of their paths is

(a) 2 : 3
(b) 2 : 3
(c) 4 : 9
(d) 9 : 4
29. The nature of parallel and anti-parallel currents are
(a) parallel currents repel and antiparallel cur¬rents attract.
(b) parallel currents attract and antiparallel cur-rents repel.
(c) both currents attract. ’
(d) both currents repel.

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30. Which of the following is not correct about cyclotron?

(a) It is a machine to accelerate charged particles or ions to high energies.

(b) Cyclotron uses both electric and magnetic fields in combination to increase the energy
of charged particles.
(c) The operation of the cyclotron is based on the fact that the time for one revolution of
an ion is independent of its speed or radius of its orbit.
(d) The charged particles and ions in cyclotron can move on any arbitrary path.

31. The correct plot of the magnitude of magnetic field B

~ vs distance r from centre of the wire
is, if the radius of wire is R

Figure 4:

(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D

32. A current carrying loop is placed in a uniform magnetic field. The torqe acting on it does
not depend upon

(a) area of loop

(b) value of current
(c) magnetic field
(d) None of these

33. A moving coil galvanometer can be converted into an ammeter by

(a) A moving coil galvanometer can be converted into an ammeter by

(b) introducing a shunt resistance of small value in parallel.
(c) introducing a resistance of small value in series.
(d) introducing a resistance of large value in parallel.

34. The conversion of a moving coil galvanometer into a voltmeter is done by

(a) A moving coil galvanometer can be converted into an ammeter by

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 (b) introducing a shunt resistance of small value in parallel.
(c) introducing a resistance of small value in series.
(d) introducing a resistance of large value in parallel
35. Which of the following is true?
(a) Magnetic field exerts force only a moving charge.
(b) Electric field exerts force on both stationary and moving charge
(c) Magnetic field exerts force on charge moving parallel to the direction of the field
(d) All the above
36. If a current I is flowing in a staight wire parallel to x axis and magnetic field is there in the
y axis then
(a) The wire experiences force in x direction
(b) The wire experiences force in y direction
(c) The wire experiences no force
(d) The wire experiences force in z direction
37. Cyclotron is used to
(a) decelerate charged particles or ions to high voltages.
(b) accelerate charged particles or ions to high energies.
(c) accelerate charged particles or ions to low voltages.
(d) accelerate charged particles or ions to high voltages.

38. In a certain region of space, electric field E

~ and magnetic field B
~ are perpendicular to each
other. An electron enters perpendicularly to both the fields and moves undeflected. The
velocity of electron is
(a) E
B
(b) B
E

(c) E
~ ×B ~
(d) E.
~ B~

39. A deuteron of kinetic energy 50 keV is describing a circular orbits of radius 0.5 m in a plane
perpendicular to the magnetic field B ~ . The kinetic energy of the proton that describes a
circular orbit of same radius and inside sameB~ is

(a) 25keV
(b) 50keV
(c) 200keV
(d) 100keV
40. Two wires of same length are shaped into a square and a circle if they carry same current,
ratio of magnetic moment is :

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 (a) 2: π
(b) π : 2
(c) 4: π
(d) π : 4

41. Current sensitivity of a galvanometer can be increased by decreasing :

(a) Magnetic field B

(b) number of turns N
(c) torsional constant K
(d) Area A

42. An electric current passes through a long straight copper wire. At a distance 5 cm from the
straight wire, the magnetic field is B. The magnetic field at 20 cm from the straight wire
would be

(a) B
6
(b) B
4
(c) B
3
(d) B
2

43. A wire in the form of a circular loop, of one turn carrying a current, produces magnetic
induction B at the centre. If the same wire is looped into a coil of two turns and carries the
same current, the new value of magnetic induction at the centre i

(a) B
(b) 2B
(c) 4B
(d) 8B

44. A circular coil of radius a carries an electric current. The magnetic field due the coil at a
point on the axis of the coil located at a distance r from centre of the coil, such that r»
varies

(a) 1
r
(b) 1
r2
(c) 1
r3
(d) 1
r3/2

45. A solenoid has 1000 turns per metre length. If a current of 5A is flowing through it, then
magnetic field inside the solenoid is

(a) 2π × 10−3 T
(b) 2π × 10−5 T
(c) 4π × 10−3 T

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 (d) 4π × 10−5 T

46. Currents of 10 A and 2 A are flowing in opposite directions through two parallel wires A
and B respectively. If the wire A is infinitely long and wire B is 2 m long, then force on wire
B which is situated at 10 cm from A, is

(a) 8 × 10−5 N
(b) 6 × 10−5 N
(c) 4 × 10−5 N
(d) 2 × 10−5 N

47. If distance between two current- carrying wires is doubled, then force between them is

(a) halved
(b) doubled
(c) tripled
(d) quadrupled

48. Two thin, long parallel wires, separated by a distance (d) carry a current of (i) A in the
same direction. They will
µ 0 i2
(a) Attract each other with a force of 2πd
µ0 i2
(b) repel each other with a force of 2πd
µ0 i2
(c) attract each other with a force of 2πd2
µ0 i2
(d) repel each other with a force of 2πd2

49. The coil of a moving coil galvanometer is wound over a metal frame in order to

(a) reduce hysteresis

(b) increase sensitivity
(c) increase moment of inertia
(d) provide electromagnetic damping

50. If in a moving coil galvanometer, a current I in its coil produces a deflection θ , then

(a) I ∝ θ
(b) I ∝ θ2
(c) I ∝ sqrtθ
(d) I ∝ tanθ

51. The ratio of voltage sensitivity VS and current sensitivity IS of a moving coil galvanometer
is

(a) 1
G
(b) 1
G2

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 (c) G
(d) G2

52. The scale of galvanometer of resistance 100Ω contains 25divisions. It gives deflection of one
division on passing current of 4 X10−4 A. The resistance in ohm to be added to it , so that
it may becomes a voltmeter of range 2.5V is

(a) 150
(b) 170
(c) 110
(d) 220

53. A galvanometer coil has a resistance of 10Ω and the meter shows full scale deflection for A
current of 1mA. The shunt resistance required to convert the galvanometer into an ammeter
of range 0 to 100mA is about

(a) 10Ω
(b) 1Ω
(c) 0.1Ω
(d) 0.01Ω

54. If the number of turns in the moving coil galvanometer becomes half , then the deflection
for the same current will be become

(a) Same
(b) Half
(c) Double
(d) Four Times

55. A voltmeter has a resistance of GΩ and range of V volts. The value of resistance used in
series to convert it into a voltmeter of range nV volts is

(a) nG
(b) (n-1)G
(c) G/n
(d) G/(n - 1)

56. A conducting circular loop of radius r carries a constant current I. It is placed in a uniform
Magnetic field B such that B is perpendicular to the plane of the loop. The magnetic force
acting on the loop is

(a) IRB
(b) 2πRIB
(c) Zero
(d) πRIB

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