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Magneting effect of current (Practice Questions)

Biot- Savart Law
1. State Biot-Savart Law
2. Express Biot-Savart law in the vector form expressing the magnetic field due to an
current element ሬሬሬԦ
𝑑𝑙 carrying current 𝐼 at a distance 𝑟Ԧ from the element. How will you
find the directon of direction of magnetic field.
3. Define permeability. What is the SI unit of 𝜇0 ?
4. Draw the magnetic field lines due to current carryimg straight conductor.
5. A wire of length 𝐿 is bent in form of a semi-circular loop. Use Biot-Savart law to
deduce the expression for the magnetic field at the centre due to current 𝐼 passing
through it.
6. State Biot-Savart law. Deduce the expression for the magnetic field at a point on the
axis of a current carrying loop of a radius ′𝑅′ distance ′𝑥′ from the centre. Hence write
the magnetic field at the centre of a loop.
7. Deduce the expression of magnetic field due to a straight current carrying conductor
at a distance ′𝑎′ from the wire.
8. State Biot-Savart law, expressing it in the vector form. Use it to obtain the expression
for the magnetic field at an axial point, distance ′𝑑′ from the centre of a circular coil
′𝑎′ carrying current ′𝐼′. Also find the ratio of the magnitudes of the magnetic field of
this coil at the centre and an axial point for which 𝑑 = 𝑎ξ3
9.
Numericals
1. Consider a tightly wound 100 turn coil of radius 10𝑐𝑚 carrying a current of 1𝐴.
What is the magnitude of the magnetic field at the centre of coil. ሾ6.028 × 10−4 𝑇ሿ
2. A semi- circular arc of radius 20𝑐𝑚 carries a current of 10𝐴. Calculate the magnitude
of magnetic field at the centre of the arc. ሾ1.57 × 10−5 𝑇ሿ
3. Two identical loops 𝑃 and 𝑄 each of radius 5𝑐𝑚 are lying in
perpendicular planes such that they have a common centre as shown
in the figure. find the magnitude and direction of the net magnetic
field at the common centre of the two coils, if they carry currents
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equal to 3𝐴 and 4𝐴 respectively. ቂ20𝜋 × 10−6 𝑇, 𝜃 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛 −1 ቀ3ቁቃ
4. A circular coil has 35 𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑠 and a mean radius of 4𝑐𝑚. It carries a current of 1.2𝐴.
find the magnetic field (i) at a point on the axis of the coil at a distance of 40𝑐𝑚 from
its centre and (ii) at the centre of the coil. ሾ𝐴𝑛𝑠 6.5 × 10−7 𝑇, 6.6 × 10−4 𝑇ሿ

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5. Acircular segment of radius 10𝑐𝑚 subtends an angle of 60° at its

centre. A current of 9𝐴 is flowing through it. Find the magnitude and
direction of the magnetic field produced at the centre.
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6. A straight wire of length 2 metre, is bent into a circular shape. If the
wire were to carry a current of 5𝐴, calculate the magnetic field, due to it, before
bending at a point distant 0.01 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠 the radius of the circle formed from it. Also
calcualte the magnetic field at the centre of the circular loop formed, for the same
value of current. ‫ 𝑠𝑛𝐴ہ‬4 × 10−4 𝑇, 1.256 × 10−5 𝑇‫ۂ‬
7. A horizontal overhead power line carries a current of 90𝐴 in an east-west direction.
What is the magnitude and direction of magnetic field due to current 1.5𝑚 below the
line?ሾ𝐴𝑛𝑠 1.2 × 10−5 𝑇ሿ
8. A long straight wire carries a current of 35𝐴. What is the magnitude of the field 𝐵 ሬԦ at a
point 20𝑐𝑚 from the wire? ሾ𝐴𝑛𝑠 3.5 × 10−5 𝑇ሿ
Ampere Circuital Law
1. State Ampere circuital law and. Use this law to find magnetic field due to an infinite
straight current carrying conductor.
2. A long solenoid with closely wound turns has 𝑛 turns, per unit of its length. A steady
current 𝐼 flows through this solenoid. Use Ampere Circuital law to obtain expression
for the magnetic field at a point close to mid-point.
3. Two long co-axial insulated solenoids 𝑆1 and 𝑆2 of equal lengths are wound one over
the other as shown in the figure. A steady current ′𝐼′
flows through the inner solenoid 𝑆1 to the outer solenoid
𝑆2 through which the same current "𝐼" flows in the
opposite direction so as to come out at the end 𝐴. If 𝑛1
and 𝑛2 are the number of turns per unit length, find the
magnitude and direction of the net magnetic field at a
point (i) inside on the axis and (ii)outside the combined
system.
4. A long straight wire of a circular cross-section of radius ′𝑎′ carries a steady current ′𝐼′.
The current is uniformly distributed across the cross-section. Apply Ampere Circuital
law to calculate the magentic field at a point ′𝑟′ in the region for (i) 𝑟 < 𝑎 (ii) 𝑟 > 𝑎
Numericals
1. A solenoid coil of 300 turns/m is carrying a current of 5𝐴. The length of the solenoid
is 0.5𝑚 and has a radius of 1𝑐𝑚. Find the magnitude of the magnetic field inside the
solenoid. ሾ𝐴𝑛𝑠 1.9 × 10−3 𝑇ሿ
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2. A solenoid of length 0.5𝑚 has a radius of 1𝑐𝑚 and is made up of 500 turns. It carries a
current of 5𝐴. What is the magnitude of the magnetic field inside the solenoid.
ሾ𝐴𝑛𝑠 6.28 × 10−3 𝑇ሿ
3. A copper wire having a resistance of 0.01Ω per metre is used to wind a 400 turns
solenoid of radius 1𝑐𝑚 and length 20𝑐𝑚. Find the emf of battery which when
connected across the solenoid would produce a magnetic field of 10−2 𝑇 near the
centre of the solenoid. ሾ𝐴𝑛𝑠 1𝑉ሿ
4. The length of solenoid is 0.1𝑚 and its diameter is very small. A wire is wound over it
in two layers. The number of turns in inner layer is 50 and that of the outer layer is
40. The strenght of current flowing in two layers in opposite direction is 3𝐴. Then
find magnetic induction at the middle of the solenoid. ሾ𝐴𝑛𝑠 12𝜋 × 10−5 𝑇ሿ
5. A closely wound, solenoid 80𝑐𝑚 long has 5 layers of winding of 400 turns each. The
diameter of the solenoid is 1.8𝑐𝑚. if the current carried is 8𝐴. Estimate the magnetic
field (a) Inside the solenoid (b) Axial end point of the solenoid. ሾ𝐴𝑛𝑠 8𝜋 × 10−3 𝑇,
4𝜋 × 10−3 𝑇ሿ
6. A horizontal overhead powerline is at a height of 4𝑚 from the ground and carries a
current of 100 𝐴 from east to west. The magnetic field directly below it on the ground
will be? ሾ𝐴𝑛𝑠 5 × 10−6 𝑇ሿ
7. 2 𝐴 current is flowing in a circular loop of radius 1𝑚. Magnitude of magnetic field at
the centre of circular loop will be? ሾ𝐴𝑛𝑠 𝜇0 ሿ
Lorentz Force
1. Write an expression for force 𝐹Ԧ acting on a charge 𝑞 moving with a velocity 𝑣Ԧ in the
region, where magnetic induction 𝐵 ሬԦ is uniform. How does the speed change as the
charge moves? Under what circumstances the force 𝐹Ԧ shall be zero?
2. A long straight wire carries a steady current 𝐼 along the positive 𝑦 −axis in a co-
ordinate system. A particle of charge +𝑄 is moving with a velocity 𝑣Ԧ along the 𝑥 −
𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠. In which direction will the particle experience a force?
3. Depict the trajectory of a charged particle moving with velocity 𝑣Ԧ as it enters in a
uniform magnetic field perpendicular to the direction of its motion.
4. A narrow beam of proton and deuterons each having the same momentum, enters a
region of uniform magnetic field, directed perpendicular to their direction of
momentum. What would be the ratio of the circular paths described by
them?ሾ𝐴𝑛𝑠 1: 1ሿ
5. Two particles 𝐴 and 𝐵 of masses 𝑚 and 2𝑚 have charges 𝑞 and 2𝑞 respectively. Both
these particles moving with velocities 𝑣1 and 𝑣2 respectively in the same direction,
enter the same magnetic field 𝐵 acting normally to their direction of motion. If the
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two forces 𝐹𝐴 and 𝐹𝐵 acting on them are in the ratio 1: 2 find the ratio of their
velocities.ሾ𝐴𝑛𝑠 1: 1ሿ
6. A beam of 𝛼 particles projected along +𝑣𝑒 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 experiences a force due to
magnetic field along the +𝑣𝑒 𝑦 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠. What is the direction of the magnetic field?11
7. An electron is moving along +𝑣𝑒 𝑥 axis in the presence of uniform magnetic field
along +𝑣𝑒 𝑦 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠. What is the direction of force acting on it?ሾ𝐴𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑧 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠ሿ
8. A particle of charge ‘𝑞’ and mass ‘𝑚’ is moving with velocity 𝑣Ԧ . It is subjected to a
uniform magnetic field 𝐵 ሬԦ, directed perpendicular to its velocity. Show that it
describes a circular path. Write the expression for its radius.
9. Write the expression for Lorentz magnetic force on a particle of charge ′𝑞′ moving
with velocity 𝑣Ԧ in a magnetic field 𝐵 ሬԦ. Show that no work is done by this force on the
charge particle.
10. An 𝛼 particle and a proton moving with the same speed enters the
same magnetic field region at right angles to the direction of the
field. Show the trajectories followed by the two particles in the
region of the magnetic field. Find the ratio of the radii of the circular
paths which the two particles may describe.
11. A neutron, an electron and an alpha particle moving with equal
velocities, enter a uniform magnetic field going into the plane of
the paper as shown.Trace their path in the field and justify your
answer.
12. An uniform magnetic field 𝐵 ሬԦ is set up along the positive 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠. A particle of charge
′𝑞′ and mass ′𝑚′ moving with a velocity 𝑣Ԧ enters the field at the origin in 𝑋 − 𝑌 plane
such that it has velocity components both along and perpendicular to the magnetic
field 𝐵. Trace, giving reason the trajectory followed by the particle. Find out the
expression for the distance moved by the particle along the magnetic field in one
2𝜋𝑚
rotation. ቂ𝐴𝑛𝑠 𝐵𝑞
𝑣 cos 𝜃ቃ
13. Deduce the expression for the frequency of revolution of a chraged particle in a
magnetic field and show that this is independent of the velocity or energy of the
particle.
14. Write the condition when an electron will move un deflected in the presence of
crossed electric and magnetic field
15. (a)A point charge 𝑞 moving with speed 𝑣 enters a uniform magnetic
field 𝐵 that is acting into the plane of paper as shown. What is the path
followed by the chgarge 𝑞 and in which plane does it move?

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(b)How does the path followed by the charge get effected if its velocity has a
componetn parallel to B ሬԦ ?
(c) If an electric field 𝐸ሬԦ is also applied such that the particle continues
moving along the original straight line path, what should be the
magnitude and direction of the electric field 𝐸ሬԦ?
16. Deduce an expression for the frequency of revolution of a charged particle in a
magnetic field and show that it is independent of velocity or energy of the particle

Numericals
1. An electron moving horizontally with a velocity of 4 × 104 m/s enters a region of
uniform magnetic field of 10−5 𝑇 acting vertically upward as shown in the figure.
Draw its trajectory and find out the time it takes to come out of the region of
magnetic field. ሾ𝐴𝑛𝑠 1.77 × 10−6 𝑠ሿ
2. A positive charge of 1.5𝜇𝐶 is moving with a speed of 2 × 106 𝑚/𝑠 along 𝑥-axis. A
magnetic field ൫𝐵 ሬԦ = 0.2𝑗Ƹ + 0.4𝑘෠ ൯ T acts in space. Find the magnetic force acting on
the charge. ൣ𝐴𝑛𝑠 0.6𝑘෠ − 1.2𝑗Ƹ 𝑁൧
3. An alpha particle is projected vertically upward with a speed of 3 × 104 𝑘𝑚/𝑠 in a
region where a magnetic field of magnitude 1.0𝑇 exists in the direction south to
north. Find that magnetic force that acts on the particle. ሾ9.6 × 10−12 𝑁 𝑤𝑒𝑠𝑡ሿ
4. A long straight wire 𝐴𝐵 carries a current of 4𝐴. A proton 𝑃 travels at
4 × 106 𝑚/𝑠, parallel to the wire 0.2 𝑚 from it and in a direction
opposite to the current as shown in the fig. Calculate the force which
the magnetic field of current exerts on the proton. Also specify the
direction of the force. ‫ہ‬2.56 × 10−18 𝑁‫ۂ‬
5. A solenoid has a total turns 1500 of length 1.5𝑚 has a radius 1.5𝑐𝑚.
it carries a current of 3𝐴. Calculate the magnitude of the axial magnetic field inside
the solenoid. If an electron were to move with a speed of 2 × 104 𝑚/𝑠 along the axis of
this current carrying solenoid. What would be the force experienced by this
electron?ሾ𝐴𝑛𝑠 0.38 𝑇, 0ሿ
6. An electron is moving at 106 𝑚/𝑠 in a direction parallel to a current of 5𝐴, flowing
through an infinitely long straight wire, separated by a perpendicular distance of

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10𝑐𝑚 in air. Calculate the magnitude of the force experienced by the

electron.ሾ𝐴𝑛𝑠 1.6 × 10−18 𝑁ሿ
7. In a chamber a uniform magnetic field of 0.8 𝐺 ሺ1𝐺 = 10−4 𝑇ሻ is maintained. An
electron with a speed of 4 × 106 𝑚/𝑠 enters the chamber in a direction normal to the
field.
(i) Describe the path of the electron ሾ𝑟 = 2.8𝑐𝑚ሿ
(ii) What is the frequency of the revolution of the electron?ሾ22𝑀𝐻𝑧ሿ
(iii) What happens to the path of the electron if it progressively loses its energy due to
collision with the atom or molecules of the environment?
8. A beam of protons entering uniform magnetic field of 0.3𝑇 with a velocity of
4 × 105 𝑚/𝑠 at an gle of 60° to the field. Find the radius of the helical path taken by
the beam. Also find the pitch (distance travelled by a proton parallel to the magnetic
field during one period revolution) Mass of proton is 1.67 × 10−27 𝑘𝑔.
ሾ𝐴𝑛𝑠 1.2𝑐𝑚, 4.35𝑐𝑚ሿ
9. A proton projected in a magnetic field of 0.02 𝑇 travels along a helical path of radius
5𝑐𝑚 and pitch 20𝑐𝑚.Find the component of the velocity of the proton along and
perpendicular to the magnetic field. Take the mass of the proton= 1.6 × 10−27 𝑘𝑔.
ሾ𝐴𝑛𝑠1.5 × 105 𝑚𝑠 −1 , 𝜋 × 10−6 𝑠, 6.37 × 104 𝑚/𝑠 ሿ
10. An electron after being accelerated through a potential difference of 100𝑉 enters a
uniform magnetic field 0.004 𝑇 perpendicualr to its direction of motion. Calculate the
radius of the path described by the elctron. ሾ𝐴𝑛𝑠 8.4𝑚𝑚ሿ
11. An elec having a kinetic energy of 100 𝑒𝑉 circulates in a path of radius 10𝑐𝑚 in a
magnetic field. Find the magnetic field and the number of revolutions made by the
electron per second. ሾ𝐴𝑛𝑠 3.4 × 10−4 𝑇, 9.4 × 106 𝑟𝑝𝑠ሿ
12. A proton, a deuteron and an alpha particle after being accelerated through the same
potential difference, enter a region of uniform magnetic field 𝐵 ሬԦ in a direction
perpendicular to 𝐵 ሬԦ. Compare their kinetic energies. If the radius of proton’s circular
path is 5𝑐𝑚, what will be the radii of the paths of the deuteron and alpha particle?
ሾ1: 1: 2, 𝑟𝑑 = 7.07𝑐𝑚, 𝑟𝛼 = 10𝑐𝑚ሿ

Force between two parallel current Carrying conducotr

1. A square loop of side 20𝑐𝑚 carrying current of 1𝐴 is kept near
an infinite long straight wire carrying a current of 2𝐴 in the
same plane as shown in the figure. Calculate the magnitude and
direction of the net force exerted on the loop due to the current
carrying conductor.
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2. Two long straight parallel conductors carrying steady current 𝐼1 and 𝐼2 separated by
distance 𝑑. If the currents are flowing in the same direction show how the magnetic
field set up in one produces an attractive force on the other. Obtain the expression for
this force. Hence define one ampere.
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