Magnetic Effect of Current

Magnetic Effect of Current 1173
Chapter
21
Magnetic Effect of Current
Oersted found that a magnetic field is established around a a vector quantity. Its direction is
current carrying conductor. same as the direction of current.
Magnetic field exists as long as there is current in the wire. Current element AB = i dl
Magnetic lines of forces

i According to Biot-Savart Law, magnetic field at point ‘P’
due to the current element i dl is given by the expression,

i dl sin  0 i dl sin ˆ
dB k
r2 
nˆ also B  d B 
4
.  r2
n
0
Fig. 21.1 In C.G.S. k = 1 and in S.I. : k 
4
where  0 = Absolute permeability of air or vacuum
Biot-Savart's Law  4  10 7
Wb
. It's other units are
Amp  metre
Biot-Savart’s law is used to determine the magnetic field at P
dl r
any point due to a current carrying conductor. Henry N Tesla  metre
or or
metre Amp 2 Ampere
This law is although for infinitesimally small conductor yet it i
can be used for long conductors. In order to understand the   i(dl  rˆ )  i(dl  r ) Fig. 21.2
Vectorially, d B  0   0 
4 r2 4 r3
Biot-Savart’s law, we need to understand the term current-
element. Direction of Magnetic Field

The direction of magnetic field is determined with the help
Current element
of the following simple laws :
It is the product of current and length of infinitesimal
segment of current carrying wire. (1) Maxwell’s cork screw rule : According
The current element is taken as

B to this rule, if we imagine a right handed
A
i
dl
Fig. 21.3
1174 Magnetic Effect of Current
screw placed along the current carrying linear conductor, be is directed perpendicular and out of the plane of the paper it is
rotated such that the screw moves in the direction of flow of represented by  (dot)
current, then the direction of rotation of the thumb gives the
direction of magnetic lines of force.
(2) Right hand thumb rule : According
to this rule if a straight current carrying
conductor is held in the right hand such
that the thumb of the hand represents the B

In : Magnetic field is away from the observer or
direction of current flow, then the direction perpendicular inwards.
Fig. 21.4
of folding fingers will represent the
Out : Magnetic field is towards the observer or
direction of magnetic lines of force.
perpendicular outwards.
Ampere’s Law
Amperes law gives another method to calculate the
(3) Right hand thumb rule of circular currents : According to
magnetic field due to a given current distribution.
this rule if the direction of
B
current in circular conducting Line integral of the magnetic field B around any closed
coil is in the direction of curve is equal to  0 times the B
folding fingers of right hand, i 
net current i threading through
then the direction of i5
Fig. 21.5 the area enclosed by the curve i3
magnetic field will be in the i1
i.e. i2
direction of stretched thumb.
i4
 B  dI   0  i   0 (i1  i3  i2 ) Fig. 21.8
Also using B  0 H (where H = magnetising field)

(4) Right hand palm rule
If we stretch our right hand

  H .dl   i   H.dl   i
0 0
Total current crossing the above area is (i1  i3  i2 ) . Any

such that fingers point towards
the point. At which magnetic field current outside the area is not included in net current. (Outward
is required while thumb is in the   +ve, Inward   – ve)

B
direction of current then normal to Table 21.1 : Biot-Savart's law v/s Ampere's law
Fig. 21.6
the palm will show the direction of
Biot-Savart's law Ampere's law
magnetic field.
this law is valid for all current This law is valid for symmetrical
distributions current distributions
This law is the differential form of Basically this law is the integral
Meaning of Cross  and dot 
B or H from of B or H
If magnetic field is directed perpendicular and into the plane
This law is based only on the This law is based on the
of the paper it is represented by  (cross) while if magnetic field
principle of magnetism principle of electromagnetism.
i i
i i CW ACW
B B B B
Out In In Out In Out
Fig. 21.7
dB
(i) At these points B varies linearly with x  
Magnetic Field Due to Circular Current dx
d2B
If a coil of radius r, carrying current i then magnetic field on constant  0.
dx 2
it's axis at a distance x from its centre given by (Application of r
(ii) These are located at x   from the centre of the coil
2
Biot-Savart's law)
r r 4  0 Ni
and the magnetic field at x  is B 
P O 2 5 5r
B
O x
(7) Helmholtz coils
i
(i) This is the set-up of two coaxial coils of same radius
Fig. 21.9
such that distance between their centres is equal to their radius.
(ii) At axial mid point O, magnetic field is given by

8 0 Ni 0 Ni 0 Ni
2
B  0 .716  1 .432 B , where B 
μ0 2 πNir 5 5R R 2R
(1) Baxis  . ; where N = number of turns in coil.
4 π (x 2  r 2 )3 / 2
(iii) Current direction is same in both coils otherwise this
 2Ni  Ni
(2) At centre x = 0  Bcentre  0 . = 0  Bmax arrangement is not called Helmholtz’s coil arrangement.
4 r 2r
(3) The ratio of magnetic field at the centre of circular coil (iv) Number of points of inflextion  Three (A, A, A)
3/2
B centre  x  2
Resultant field (Uniform)
and on it's axis is given by  1  2 
B axis  r 
0 2 Nir2 0 2 NiA a a A

(4) If x >> r  Baxis   A A
. . 3 O
4 x3 4 x
O1 O2
where A = r2 = Area of each turn of the coil. O1 O O2 x
+ + a a
(5) B-x curve : The variation of magnetic field due to a x   x 
– –
2 2
circular coil as the distance x varies as shown in the figure. Fig. 21.11
B varies non-linearly with distance x as shown in figure and

is maximum when x 2  min  0 , i.e., the point is at the centre of
the coil and it is zero at x =  .
Magnetic Field at Centre O in Different Conditions
of Circular Current
A B0 A
Condition Figure Magnetic field
x = – r/2 x=0 x = r/2 i

Fig. 21.10
Arc subtends 0  i
B .
 4 r
angle  at the r
O
(6) Point of inflection (A and A) : Also known as points of centre
curvature change or points of zero curvature.
Arc subtends
O r

angle (2 – ) 0 (2   ) i opposite
B .
4 r
at the centre direction
B2 B  B12  B 22
i1  0
i Concentric  i12  i22
2r
Semi-circular 0 i 0 i loops but their
B . 
4 r 4r B1
arc planes are  i2
O r
perpendicular
to each other
 
 2   i
0  2
B .
Three quarter r 4 r B2
O
3 0 i 
semi-circular  Concentric i1
8r
current loops but their

B1
B12  B22
carrying arc B
planes are at   2 B1 B2 cos 
i2
0 2i an angle 
B
4 r
r with each
Circular
O 0 i
 other
current 2r
carrying arc
i
Distribution of
i current O B=0
Concentric  1 1
i B1  0 2i    across the
r2 4  r1 r2 
co-planer r1
diameter
circular loops
carries
current in the
Distribution of i
same
current
direction
O
between any
B=0
two points on
the
i
Concentric circumference
i
r2
co-planer r1 0 1 1 
B2  2i  
4  r1 r2 
circular loops Magnetic Field Due to a Straight Wire
carries
current in the
Magnetic field due to a current carrying wire at a point P
B=0
which lies at a perpendicular distance r from the wire as shown
is given as 
Y
0 i 2
Magnetic Field Due to a Cylindrical Wire
B . (sin1  sin 2 ) P
4 r 1
i r Magnetic field due to a cylindrical wire is obtained by the
From figure   (90 o  1 )  application of Ampere's law
X
and   (90 o   2 ) (1) Outside the cylinder
Fig. 21.12
o i P P
Hence B  . (cos   cos  )
4 r
R R r
(1) For a wire of finite length : Magnetic field at a point i i
which lies on perpendicular bisector of finite length wire

Y (A) Solid cylinder (B) Thin hollow cylinder
1   2   P

 P
 i r
So B  0 . (2 sin ) i R1
r
4 r i
R2
X
Fig. 21.13
(C) Thick hollow cylinder
Fig. 21.17
(2) For a wire of infinite length : When the linear conductor
XY is of infinite length and the point P lies near the centre of

the conductor 1 = 2 = 90o.
In all above cases magnetic field outside the wire at P
 i
So, B  0 [sin90 o  sin90 o ] Y  i
4 r  
B.dl   0 i  B dl  0 i  B  2r  0 i  B out  0
2r
 0 2i P i
 In all the above cases Bsurface  0
4 r i 2R
(2) Inside the hollow cylinder : Magnetic field inside the
X Fig. 21.14 hollow cylinder is zero.
B0
(3) For a wire of semi-infinite length : When the linear
B=0 B=0
conductor is of infinite length and the point P lies near the end Y
Y
or X. 1  90 o and  2  0 o
(A) Thin hollow cylinder (B) Thick hollow cylinder
0 i Fig. 21.18
So, B  [sin90 o  sin0 o ]
4 r
i
i X
 0 P
4 r Fig. 21.15 (3) Inside the solid cylinder : Current enclosed by loop (i) is
lesser then the total current (i)
(4) For axial position of wire : When point P lies on axial

R r r Loop
position of current carrying conductor then magnetic field at P i
i Loop
P
Fig. 21.16
Fig. 21.19
The current enclosed by the loop is i = jl. Therefore,
0 j
according to Ampere’s law 2 Bl  0 ( jl) or B 
2
A'  r2  Solenoid
Current density is uniform i.e. J = J  i'  i   i  2 

A R 
 0 ir
Hence at inside point  Bin. d l  0 i'  B  .
2 R 2
(4) Inside the thick portion of hollow cylinder : Current
A' (r 2  R12 )
enclosed by loop is given as i'  i   i 2
A (R 2  R12 )
Q
Q Loop
R1
i
R2
Fig. 21.20
A cylinderical coil of many tightly wound turns of insulated
wire with generally diameter of the coil smaller than its length is
0 i (r 2  R12 ) called a solenoid.

Hence at point Q  B. d l   0 i'  B  .
2r (R22  R12 )
Magnetic Field Due to an Infinite Sheet Carrying B=0
Current S N
B
The figure shows an infinite sheet of current with linear
current density j (A/m). Due to symmetry the field line pattern i Solenoid i
above and below the sheet is uniform. Consider a square loop Fig. 21.22
of side l as shown
P in the figure. B
c d
i
l
A magnetic field is produced around and within the
b l a solenoid. The magnetic field within the solenoid is uniform and
parallel to the axis of solenoid.

Fig. 21.21
(1) Finite length solenoid :
If N = total number of turns, l =

 
length of the solenoid, n = r
b c d a number of turns per unit length P

a
B.dl   b
B.dl  c
B.dl  d
B.dl  0 i (By Ampere’s law)
N

l
Since B  dl along the path b  c and d  a, therefore, Fig. 21.23
c a (i) Magnetic field inside the
b
B.dl  0 ; d
B.dl  0
0
solenoid at point P is given by B  (2 ni)[sin  sin  ]
4
Also, B || dl along the path a  b and c  d, thus
b a
a
B.dl  d
B.dl  2 Bl
(ii) Infinite length solenoid : If the solenoid is of infinite (ii) Neutral particle i.e. q = 0  F = 0
length and the point is well inside the solenoid i.e. (iii) Rest charge i.e. v = 0  F = 0
    ( / 2) .
(iv) Moving charge i.e.  = 0o or  = 180o  F = 0
So Bin  μ0 ni
(2) Direction of force : The force F is always perpendicular
(iii) If the solenoid is of infinite length and the point is near one
to both the velocity v and the field B in accordance with Right
1
end i.e.  0 and   ( / 2) so Bend  (  0ni ) Hand Screw Rule, though v and B themselves may or may not
2

1 be perpendicular to each
 other.
( B end  B in ) Fm
2 Fm
 
Toroid B  B
  v
v 90°
A toroid can be considered as a ring shaped closed
solenoid. Hence it is like an endless cylindrical solenoid.

Fig. 21.26
Winding
Core
 r P
r dl O
B
i
Direction of force on charged particle in magnetic field can
Fig. 21.24
also be find by Fleming's Left Hand Rule (FLHR).
F
Consider a toroid having n turns per unit length. Magnetic B
field at a point P in the figure is given as
 0 Ni N v
B   o ni where n 
2r 2r Fig. 21.27
Force On a Charged Particle in Magnetic Field

If a particle carrying a positive charge q and moving with
velocity v enters a magnetic field B then it experiences a force F

Here, First finger (indicates)  Direction of magnetic field
which is given by the expression F  q(v  B)  F  qvB sin
Middle finger  Direction of motion of positive charge or
where v  velocity of the particle, B  magnetic field direction, Opposite to the motion of negative charge.
      
B Thumb  Direction of force
    v  
q, m
      Trajectory of a Charged Particle in a Magnetic
      Field
Fig. 21.25
(1) Straight line : If the direction of a v is parallel or
antiparallel to B ,  = 0 or  = 180o and therefore F = 0. Hence

(1) Zero force : Force on charged particle will be zero
the trajectory of the particle is a straight line.
( i.e. F = 0) if
 = 0o
(i) No field i.e. B = 0  F = 0 q v
B
q
 = 180o
Fig. 21.28
m ( vsin θ )
(i) The radius of this helical path is r 
qB
(ii) Time period and frequency do not depend on velocity
2 m qB
(2) Circular path : If v is perpendicular to B i.e.  = 90o, and so they are given by T  and  
qB 2 m
hence particle will experience a maximum magnetic force
(iii) The pitch of the helix, (i.e., linear distance travelled in
Fmax = qvB which act's in a direction perpendicular to the motion m
one rotation) will be given by p  T (v cos  )  2 (v cos  )
of charged particle.
× Therefore
× × the trajectory
× × × of the particle is a
qB
v + v
circle. × × × × × × × (iv) If pitch value is p, then number of pitches obtained in
× × × × × × × length l given as
+ F +
× × × × × × ×
l l
× × × × × × × Number of pitches  and time required t 
v + v p v cos 
× × × × × × ×
Fig. 21.29 Lorentz Force

When the moving charged particle is subjected
simultaneously to both electric field E and magnetic field B ,
the moving charged particle will experience electric force
Fe  q E and magnetic force Fm  q(v  B) ; so the net force on it
(i) In this case path of charged particle is circular and
will be F  q [ E  ( v  B )] . Which is the famous ‘Lorentz-force
magnetic force provides the necessary centripetal force i.e.
equation’.
mv 2
qvB   radius of path
r Depending on the directions of v, E and B following
mv p 2mK 1 2 mV situations are possible
r   
qB qB qB B q
(i) When v, E and B all the three are collinear : In this
where p = momentum of charged particle and K = kinetic situation the magnetic force on it will be zero and only electric
 
energy of charged particle (gained by charged particle after  F qE
force will act and so a  
m m
accelerating through potential difference V) then
(ii) The particle will pass through the field following a
p  mv  2mK  2mqV
straight-line path (parallel field) with change in its speed. So in
2m this situation speed, velocity, momentum and kinetic energy all
(ii) If T is the time period of the particle then T  (i.e.,
qB
will change without change in direction of motion as shown
time period (or frequency) is independent of speed of particle). 
E
(3) Helical path : When the charged particle is moving at an v
q 
B
angle to the field (other than 0o, 90o, or 180o). Particle describes Fig. 21.31
a path called helix.

(iii) v , E and B are mutually perpendicular : In this
 Y p B
 B situation if E and B are such that F  Fe  Fm  0 i.e.,
v v sin v r 
a  (F / m)  0 y E
 
q, m X
v cos Fe
Z +q +q
v x
Fig. 21.30 
B Fm
z
Fig. 21.32
(2) Maximum energy of particle : Maximum energy gained
 q2B2  2
by the charged particle Emax   r

 2m 
where r0 = maximum radius of the circular path followed by

as shown in figure, the particle will pass through the field
the positive ion.
with same velocity, without any deviation in path.
And in this situation, as Fe  Fm i.e., qE  qvB v  E / B Hall Effect
This principle is used in ‘velocity-selector’ to get a charged The Phenomenon of producing a transverse emf in a
beam having a specific velocity. current carrying conductor on applying a magnetic field
Cyclotron perpendicular to the direction of the current is called Hall effect.
Cyclotron is a device used to accelerated positively Hall effect helps us to know the nature and number of
charged particles (like, -particles, deutrons etc.) to acquire charge carriers in a conductor.
enough energy to carry out nuclear disintegration etc.
Consider a conductor having electrons as current carriers.
It is based on
The electrons move with drift velocity v opposite to the
the fact that the
direction of flow of current
electric field N
High frequency 
accelerates a D2 B
oscillator z (1)
D1 Energetic
charged particle + + + + + +
W proton beam y 
and the magnetic v  –
Target F VH
x
field keeps it (2) – – – – – – –
S
revolving in circular
Fig. 21.33 Fig. 21.34
orbits of constant
frequency.
It consists of two hollow D-shaped metallic chambers D1 Force acting on electron Fm  e(v  B). This force acts
and D2 called dees. The two dees are placed horizontally with a along x-axis and hence electrons will move towards face (2) and
small gap separating them. The dees are connected to the it becomes negatively charged.
source of high frequency electric field. The dees are enclosed in Force On a Current Carrying Conductor In
a metal box containing a gas at a low pressure of the order of Magnetic Field
10–3 mm mercury. The whole apparatus is placed between the In case of current carrying conductor in a magnetic field
two poles of a strong electromagnet NS as shown in fig. The force experienced by its small length element is d F  idl  B ;
idl = current element d F  i(d l  B)
magnetic field acts perpendicular to the plane of the dees.
× × × × × × ×
(1) Cyclotron frequency : Time taken by ion to describe a × × × × × × ×
r m × × × × × ×
semicircular path is given by t   dF
v qB × × × × × × ×
B
If T = time period of oscillating electric field then × ×
i × × × ×
dl
2 m 1 Bq × × × × × × ×
T  2t  the cyclotron frequency   
qB T 2m
Fig. 21.35
Right-hand palm rule : Stretch the fingers and thumb of
right hand at right angles to each other. Then if the fingers point
in the direction of field B and thumb in the direction of current i,

 
Total magnetic force F  d F  i(d l  B) . If magnetic field
then normal to the palm will point in Current
the direction of force

is uniform i.e., B = constant F  i[ dl]  B  i(L  B)
 dl  L'  vector sum of all the length elements from initial Magnetic
to final point. Which is in accordance with the law of vector field
addition is equal to length vector L joining initial to final point. Force
(For a straight conductor F  Bil sin ) Fig. 21.38
Direction of force : The direction of force is always
perpendicular to the plane containing idl and B and is same

as that of cross-product of two vectors ( A  B) with A  i dl . Force Between Two Parallel Current Carrying
 Conductors
dF
The force on a length l of each of two long, straight, parallel

 P 
B  i dl wires carrying currents i1 and i2 and separated by a distance a is
i dl  P 
B
0 2i1i2
 F  l
dF
4 a
Fig. 21.36 i1 i2
Hence force per unit length
F  0 2i1 i2  N  F 2i1 i2  dyne 
    or    a
l 4 a m  l a  cm 

The direction of force when current element i dl and B are
Fig. 21.39
perpendicular to each other can also be determined by applying
Direction of force : If conductors carries current in same
either of the following rules
direction, then force between them will be attractive. If
Fleming’s left-hand rule : Stretch the fore-finger, central
conductor carries current in opposite direction, then force
finger and thumb of left hand mutually perpendicular. Then if the
 1 2 1 2
between them will be× repulsive.
× × × × ×
fore-finger points in the direction of field B and the central in i
1 
i2 i1 i2
× × × × × ×
  × × × × × ×
the direction of current i, the thumb will point in the direction of F1 F2 F1 F2
  × × × × × ×
force.   × × × × × ×
  × × × × × ×
F
Fig. 21.40
v
Fig. 21.37
Force Between Two Moving Charges l Fixed i1
Movable
If two charges q1 and q2 are moving with velocities v1 and X i2 Y
h h
i2
v2 respectively and at any instant the distance between them is
Movable
Fixed i1 X Y
r, then l
Fig. 21.43
Fe q1 q2 Fe Fe v1 F Fm v2 F
m e
r q1 r q2
Stationary charges Moving charges
Fig. 21.41 In both the situations for equilibrium of XY it's downward

μ0 2 i1i 2
weight = upward magnetic force i.e. mg  . .l
4π h
 0 q1 q 2 v1v 2 Case 3 : Current carrying spring : If current is passed
Magnetic force between them is Fm  . .... (i)
4 r2
through a spring, then it will contract because current will flow
1 q1 q 2
and Electric force between them is Fe  . .... (ii)
4 0 r2 through all the turns in the same direction.
Fm 1
From equation (i) and (ii)   0  0 v 2 but  0  0  2 ; +
Fe c –
2 Spring Spring
F v  K
where c is the velocity of light in vacuum. So m   
Fe c
As v < c so Fm < Fe m Hg
Standard Cases For Force on Current Carrying If current makes to flow through If switch is closed then current start
Conductors
spring, then spring will contract flowing, spring will execute
Case 1 : When an arbitrary current carrying loop placed in a and weight lift up oscillation in vertical plane
Fig. 21.44
magnetic field ( to the plane of loop), each element of loop
experiences a magnetic force due to which loop stretches and
open into circular loop and tension developed in it’s each part.
Case 4 : Tension less strings : In the following figure the

T A B T
B value and direction of current through the conductor XY so that
d
B strings becomes tensionless?
R
O
Strings becomes tensionless if weight of conductor XY
balanced by magnetic force (Fm ) .

String
Fig. 21.42
× × × × × × ×  Fm
B
× × × × × × × i
T T X Y
× × × l× × × ×
X m Y
× × × × × × ×
Case 2 : Equilibrium of a current carrying conductor : When mg
× × × ×
a finite length current carrying wire is kept parallel to another
Fig. 21.45
infinite length current carrying wire, it can suspend freely in air
as shown below
Hence direction of current is from X  Y and in balanced
mg
condition Fm  mg  B i l  mg  i 
Bl
Fig. 21.48
Case 5 : Sliding of conducting rod on inclined rails : When a
conducting rod slides on conducting rails. 
Behaviour of Current Loop in a Magnetic Field
 X B
B F cos
R (1) Torque : Consider a rectangular
i 
v F 
Insulated
i current carrying coil PQRS having N turns P B

stand
Y  mg sin
i
+  and area A, placed in a uniform field B , in S
 – mg

such a way that the normal (nˆ ) to the coil n^
Fig. 21.46
Q
makes an angle  with the direction of B .
R
the coil experiences a torque given by  =
Fig. 21.49
NBiA sin . Vectorially   M  B
In the following situation conducting rod (X, Y) slides at
constant velocity if (i)  is zero when  = 0, i.e., when the plane of the coil is
mg perpendicular to the field.

F cos  mg sin  B i l cos   mg sin  B  tan 
il
(ii)  is maximum when   90 o , i.e., the plane of the coil is
Current Loop as a Magnetic Dipole
parallel to the field  max  NBiA
A current carrying circular coil behaves as a bar magnet
(2) Workdone : If coil is rotated through an angle  from it's
whose magnetic moment is M = NiA; Where N = Number of turns in
equilibrium position then required work. W  MB(1  cos ). It is
the coil, i = Current through the coil and A = Area of the coil
maximum when  = 180o  Wmax = 2 MB
Magnetic moment of a current carrying coil is a vector and (3) Potential energy : U = – MB cos  U   M .B
it's direction is given by right hand thumb rule Moving Coil Galvanometer
Scale
Current
S N  Restoring
Permanen Pointer
M torque
t magnet
Fig. 21.47 Magnetic

field Soft-iron
Pivoted coil Magnetic
i i
core field torque
(A) (B)
(1) For a given perimeter circular shape have maximum Fig. 21.50
area. Hence maximum magnetic moment.
(2) For a any loop or coil B at centre due to current in loop,
and M are always parallel. In a moving coil galvanometer the coil is suspended between
the pole pieces of a strong horse-shoe magnet. The pole pieces
are made cylindrical and a soft iron cylindrical core is placed

B,M B,M
within the coil without touching it. This makes the field radial. In of the coil becomes n2 times the previous field i.e. B (n turn) = n2
such a field the plane of the coil always remains parallel to the B(single turn)
field. Therefore   90 o and the deflecting torque always has the  When a current carrying coil is suspended freely in
maximum value. earth's magnetic field, it's plane stays in East-West direction.
 def  NBiA ......(i)  Magnetic field ( B ) produced by a moving charge q is

0 q(v  r ) 0 q(v  rˆ )
Coil deflects, a restoring torque is set up in the suspension given by B   ; where v = velocity of
4 r3 4 r2
fibre. If  is the angle of twist, the restoring torque is charge and v << c (speed of light).
 rest  C .....(ii) B
where C is the torsional constant of the fibre. r

q v
When the coil is in equilibrium NBiA = C  i  K ,
C
where K  is the galvanometer constant. This linear
NBA
relationship between i and  makes the moving coil  If an electron is revolving in a circular path of radius r
galvanometer useful for current measurement and detection. with speed v then magnetic field produced at the centre of
Current sensitivity (Si) : The current sensitivity of a 0 ev v

circular path B  .  r
4 r 2 B
galvanometer is defined as the deflection produced in the
galvanometer per unit current flowing through it.  The line integral of magnetising field (H ) for any closed
 NBA path called magnetomotive force (MMF). It's S.I. unit is amp.
Si  
i C
 Ratio of dimension of e.m.f. to MMF is equal to the
Voltage sensitivity (SV) : Voltage sensitivity of a
dimension of resistance.
galvanometer is defined as the deflection produced in the
 The positive ions are produced in the gap between the
galvanometer per unit voltage applied to it.
two dees by the ionisation of the gas. To produce proton,
  Si NBA
SV    
V iR R RC hydrogen gas is used; while for producing alpha-particles,
helium gas is used.
 Cyclotron frequency is also known as magnetic

resonance frequency.
 Cyclotron can not accelerate electrons because they

have very small mass.
 The device whose working principle based on Halmholtz
coils and in which uniform magnetic field is used called as
 The energy of a charged particle moving in a uniform
"Halmholtz galvanometer". magnetic field does not change because it experiences a
force in a direction, perpendicular to it's direction of motion.

 The value of magnetic field induction at a point, on the
Due to which the speed of charged particle remains
centre of separation of two linear parallel conductors carrying
equal currents in the same direction is zero. unchanged and hence it's K.E. remains same.
 If a current carrying circular loop (n = 1) is turned into a  Magnetic force does no work when the charged particle
coil having n identical turns then magnetic field at the centre
is displaced while electric force does work in displacing the  In the following case if wire XY is slightly displaced from
charged particle. its equilibrium position, it executes SHM and it’s time period
 Magnetic force is velocity dependent, while electric force is given by T  2

h
.
g
is independent of the state of rest or motion of the charged
particle.
 If a particle enters a magnetic field normally to the

magnetic field, then it starts moving in a circular orbit. The
point at which it enters the magnetic field lies on the  In the previous case if direction of current in movable wire
circumference. (Most of us confuse it with the centre of the is reversed then it’s instantaneous acceleration produced is 2g
orbit) .
 Deviation of charged particle in magnetic field : If a  Electric force is an absolute concept while magnetic
force is a relative concept for an observer.
charged particle (q, m) enters a uniform magnetic field B
(extends upto a length x) at right angles with speed v as  The nature of force between two parallel charge beams
shown in figure. The speed of the particle in magnetic field decided by electric force, as it is dominator. The nature of
does not change. But it gets deviated in the magnetic field. force between two parallel current carrying wires decided by
+ +
 Bq  magnetic
i1 force. i2 + +
Deviation in terms of time t;    t   t + +
 m 
+ +
Deviation in terms of length of the magnetic field;
Fnet = Fm only Fe  repulsion
x
  sin1   . This relation can be used only when x  r . Fm  attraction
r
Fnet  repulsion (Due to
v
For x > r, the deviation will be 180o as shown in the
v    this force these beams
 
following figure 
    diverges)
   
   
   
 r
B  v  
q, m v
   
x x
     If a straight current carrying wire is placed along the axis
of a current carrying coil then it will not experience magnetic
force because magnetic field produced by the coil is parallel
i to the wire.
 The force acting on a curved wire joining points a and b

 If no magnetic field is present, the loop will still open into
as shown in the figure is the same as that on a straight wire
a circle as in it’s adjacent parts current will be in opposite
joining these points. It is given by the expression F  i L  B
i × × × × × × × × × × 
× × × × × × × × × × × 
×
direction and opposite currents repel each other. b B
× × × × × × × × × × ×
F B
× × × × × × × × × × ×
× × × × × × × × × × ×  × × × ×
×
 i L
× × × ×L × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × ×
a
l × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × ×
Movable
X i2 Y
h
Fixed i1
 If a current carrying conductor AB is placed transverse to
a long current carrying conductor as shown then force.
i1
Experienced by wire AB i2
A B
0 i1i2  x l
F loge   x l
2  x 
Biot-savart's Law and Ampere's Law
1. A length L of wire carries a steady current I. It is bent first

to form a circular plane coil of one turn. The same length
is now bent more sharply to give a double loop of smaller
radius. The magnetic field at the centre caused by the
same current is [NCERT 1980; AIIMS 1980; MP PMT 1995, 99]
(a) A quarter of its first value
(b) Unaltered
(c) Four times of its first value
(d) A half of its first value
2. A vertical straight conductor carries a current vertically

upwards. A point P lies to the east of it at a small distance
and another point Q lies to the west at the same distance.
The magnetic field at P is [MNR 1986; DPMT 2004]
(a) Greater than at Q
(b) Same as at Q
(c) Less than at Q
(d) Greater or less than at Q depending upon the

strength of the current
3. If a copper rod carries a direct current, the magnetic field

associated with the current will be [CPMT 1984]
(a) Only inside the rod
(b) Only outside the rod
(c) Both inside and outside the rod
(d) Neither inside nor outside the rod

4. If a long hollow copper pipe carries a direct current, the magnetic magnetic induction at any point outside the conductor at a distance
field associated with the current will be r metre from the axis is
[CBSE PMT 1999; AFMC 1999; (a)  (b) Zero
CPMT 1984, 2000; Pb. PET 2000; JIPMER 2002]  0 2i 0 2 i
(c) (d)
(a) Only inside the pipe 4 r 4 r
(b) Only outside the pipe 10. A straight section PQ of a circuit lies along the X-axis from
(c) Neither inside nor outside the pipe a a
x  to x  and carries a steady current i. The magnetic
(d) Both inside and outside the pipe 2 2
field due to the section PQ at a point X = + a will be
5. The magnetic field d B due to a small current element d l at a
(a) Proportional to a (b) Proportional to a 2
distance r and element carrying current i is, (c) Proportional to 1 / a (d) Zero
or 11. A helium nucleus makes a full rotation in a circle of radius 0.8
Vector form of Biot-savart's law is metre in two seconds. The value of the magnetic field B at the
[CBSE PMT 1996; MP PET 2002; MP PMT 2000] centre of the circle will be
[CPMT 1988; KCET 1998; UPSEAT 2001]
  d l  r    dl  r 
(a) dB  0 i (b) d B  0 i 2  
10 19
4  r  4  r  (a) (b) 10 19 0
    0
0 2  d l  r 
 0  dl  r 
2  10 10
(c) dB  i (d) d B  i 3 
(c) 2  10 10 0 (d)
4  r 2  4  r  0
   
6. A charge q coulomb moves in a circle at n revolutions per second 12. A solenoid of 1.5 metre length and 4.0 cm diameter posses 10 turn
and the radius of the circle is r metre. Then magnetic field at the per cm. A current of 5 ampere is flowing through it. The magnetic
centre of the circle is induction at axis inside the solenoid is
[CPMT 1990]
2q 2q
(a)  10 7 N/amp/metre (b)  10 7 N/amp/metre 3 5
nr r (a) 2  10 Tesla (b) 2  10 Tesla
2nq 2q (c) 4  10 2 Gauss (d) 2  10 5 Gauss

(c)  10 7 N/amp/metre (d) N/amp/metre
r r 13. The magnetic induction at a point P which is distant 4 cm from a
7. An infinitely long straight conductor is bent into the shape as shown long current carrying wire is 10 8 Tesla . The field of induction at
in the figure. It carries a current of i ampere and the radius of the a distance 12 cm from the same current would be [
circular loop is r metre. Then the magnetic induction at its centre
9 4
will be [MP PMT 1999] (a) 3.33  10 Tesla (b) 1.11  10 Tesla
 0 2i
(a) (  1) (c) 3  10 3 Tesla (d) 9  10 2 Tesla
4 r
r 14. The strength of the magnetic field at a point r near a long straight
 0 2i
(b) (  1) current carrying wire is B. The field at a distance
r
will be
4 r O 2
i
(c) Zero
B B
(d) Infinite (a) (b)
2 4
8. A current i ampere flows in a circular arc of wire whose radius is R,
(c) 2B (d) 4B
which subtend an angle 3 / 2 radian at its centre. The magnetic
induction B at the centre is 15. Field at the centre of a circular coil of radius r, through which a
current I flows is [MP PMT 1993]
0 i (a) Directly proportional to r
(a)
R
(b) Inversely proportional to I
0 i R (c) Directly proportional to I
(b) i /2
2R
O (d) Directly proportional to I 2
2 0 i 16. A current of 0.1 A circulates around a coil of 100 turns and having a
(c)
R radius equal to 5 cm. The magnetic field set up at the centre of the
coil is
3 0 i
(d)
8R (0  4  10 7 weber / ampere  metre) [MP PMT 1993]
9. A current i ampere flows along the inner conductor of a coaxial
(a) 4  10 5 tesla (b) 8  10 5 tesla
cable and returns along the outer conductor of the cable, then the
(c) 4  10 5 tesla (d) 2  10 5 tesla
17. The magnetic field B with in the solenoid having n turns per metre 0 i  r2  r1 
length and carrying a current of i ampere is given by (d)  
4  r1r2 

[MP PET 1993]
23. The magnetic moment of a current carrying loop is
0 ni 2.1  10 25 amp  m 2 . The magnetic field at a point on its axis at
(a) (b) 0 ni
e
a distance of 1 Å is
(c) 40 ni (d) ni
(a) 4.2  10 2 weber / m 2 (b) 4.2  10 3 weber / m 2
18. The magnetic induction at the centre O in the figure shown is [IIT 1988; KCET 2002]
0 i  1 1 
(c) 4.2  10 4 weber / m 2 (d) 4.2  10 5 weber / m 2
(a)   
4  R1 R2  24. Two straight horizontal parallel wires are carrying the same current
in the same direction, d is the distance between the wires. You are
provided with a small freely suspended magnetic needle. At which of
0 i  1 1  R2
(b)    the following positions will the orientation of the needle be
4  R1 R2 
 independent of the magnitude of the current in the wires
R1
0 i (a) At a distance d / 2 from any of the wires
(c) (R1  R2 ) O
4 (b) At a distance d / 2 from any of the wires in the horizontal
plane
0 i
(d) (R1  R2 ) (c) Anywhere on the circumference of a vertical circle of radius d
4 and centre halfway between the wires
19. Field inside a solenoid is [MP PMT 1993] (d) At points halfway between the wires in the horizontal plane
(a) Directly proportional to its length 25. 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 metre.
(b) Directly proportional to current The value of the magnetic field produced at the centre will be
(0  permeability for vacuum)
(c) Inversely proportional to total number of turns
[CPMT 1986; KCET 2001; BHU 2001]
(d) Inversely proportional to current 7
10
20. In the figure, shown the magnetic induction at the centre of there (a) (b) 10 17 0
0
arc due to the current in portion AB will be
(c) 10 6 0 (d) 10 7 0
0 i
(a) 26. A circular coil of radius R carries an electric current. The magnetic
r field due to the coil at a point on the axis of the coil located at a
0 i r distance r from the centre of the coil, such that r >> R, varies as [EAMCET 1987
(b) 1 1
2r (a) (b)
A B O C D r r3 / 2
0 i
(c) 1 1
4r (c) 2
(d) 3
r r
(d) Zero 27. In hydrogen atom, an electron is revolving in the orbit of radius
21. In the above question, the magnetic induction at O due to the whole 0 .53 Å with 6.6  1015 rotations/second. Magnetic field produced
length of the conductor is at the centre of the orbit is [MP PET 2003]
[MP PMT/PET 1998; RPET 2002]
(a) 0.125 wb / m 2 (b) 1.25 wb / m 2
0 i 0 i
(a) (b) (c) 12.5 wb / m 2 (d) 125 wb / m 2
r 2r
28. The magnetic induction due to an infinitely long straight wire
0 i carrying a current i at a distance r from wire is given by
(c) (d) Zero
4r [MP PET 1994]
22. In the figure shown there are two semicircles of radii r1 and r2 in
   2i   r
which a current i is flowing. The magnetic induction at the centre (a) | B |   0  (b) | B |   0 
O will be  4  r  4   2i
0 i  4   2i  4  r
(a) (r1  r2 ) (c) | B |    (d) | B |   
 
 0  r   0  2i
r
0 i
(b) (r1  r2 ) r1 29. Magnetic effect of current was discovered by [MP PET 1994]
4
(a) Faraday (b) Oersted
0 i  r1  r2  O
(c)   r2 (c) Ampere (d) Bohr
4  r1r2 
30. Two concentric circular coils of ten turns each are situated in the
same plane. Their radii are 20 and 40 cm and they carry respectively
0.2 and 0.3 ampere current in opposite direction. The magnetic field 0 i
(c) (d) Zero
in weber / m 2 at the centre is 2R
[MP PMT 1994]
37. A straight wire of length ( 2 ) metre is carrying a current of 2A and
35 0 the magnetic field due to it is measured at a point distant 1 cm from
(a) 0 (b)
4 80 it. If the wire is to be bent into a circle and is to carry the same
current as before, the ratio of the magnetic field at its centre to that
7 5 obtained in the first case would be
(c) 0 (d) 0 [
80 4 (a) 50 : 1 (b) 1 : 50
31. A long solenoid has a radius a and number of turns per unit length (c) 100 : 1 (d) 1 : 100
is n. If it carries a current i, then the magnetic field on its axis is
directly proportional to [MP PMT 1994] 38. The direction of magnetic lines of forces close to a straight
conductor carrying current will be
(a) ani (b) ni
[RPMT 2002; RPET 2003; MP PET 2003]
ni 2 (a) Along the length of the conductor
(c) (d) n i
a
(b) Radially outward
32. A cell is connected between two points of a uniformly thick circular
(c) Circular in a plane perpendicular to the conductor
conductor. The magnetic field at the centre of the loop will be [MP PMT 1994]
(d) Helical
0
(a) Zero (b) (i1  i2 ) 39. If the strength of the magnetic field produced 10cm away from a
2a
infinitely long straight conductor is 10 5 W eber / m 2 , the value of
0 0
(c) (i1  i2 ) (d) (i1  i2 ) the current flowing in the conductor will be
2a a
[MP PET 1996]
(Here i1 and i2 are the currents flowing in the two parts of the (a) 5 ampere (b) 10 ampere
circular conductor of radius ‘a’ and  0 has the usual meaning) (c) 500 ampere (d) 1000 ampere
33. A long solenoid is formed by winding 20 turns/cm. The current 40. Due to 10 ampere of current flowing in a circular coil of 10 cm
necessary to produce a magnetic field of 20 millitesla inside the radius, the magnetic field produced at its centre is
solenoid will be approximately 3.14  10 3 W eber / m 2 . The number of turns in the coil will be
0
(  10 7 tesla metre / ampere) [MP PMT 1994] (a) 5000 (b) 100
4 (c) 50 (d) 25
(a) 8.0 A (b) 4.0 A 41. There are 50 turns of a wire in every cm length of a long solenoid. If
(c) 2.0 A (d) 1.0 A 4 ampere current is flowing in the solenoid, the approximate value
34. A battery is connected between two points A and B on the of magnetic field along its axis at an internal point and at one end
circumference of a uniform conducting ring of radius r and will be respectively
resistance R. One of the arcs AB of the ring subtends an angle  at [MP PET 1996]
the centre. The value of the magnetic induction at the centre due to (a) 12.6  10 3 W eber / m 2 , 6.3  10 3 W eber / m 2
the current in the ring is [IIT 1995]
(a) Proportional to 2 (180   ) (b) 12.6  10 3 W eber / m 2 , 25.1  10 3 W eber / m 2

(b) Inversely proportional to r (c) 25.1  10 3 W eber / m 2 , 12.6  10 3 W eber / m 2
(c) Zero, only if   180
(d) 25.1  10 5 W eber / m 2 , 12.6  10 5 W eber / m 2
(d) Zero for all values of 
42. A solenoid is 1.0 metre long and it has 4250 turns. If a current of
35. A current of 1 ampere is passed through a straight wire of length 2.0 5.0 ampere is flowing through it, what is the magnetic field at its
metres. The magnetic field at a point in air at a distance of 3 metres
centre [0  4  10 7 weber / amp  m]
from either end of wire and lying on the axis of wire will be [MP PET 1995]
[MP PMT 1996]
0 0
(a) (b) (a) 5.4  10 2 weber / m 2 (b) 2.7  10 2 weber / m 2
2 4
0 (c) 1.35  10 2 weber / m 2 (d) 0.675  10 2 weber / m 2
(c) (d) Zero
8
43. A vertical wire kept in Z-X plane carries a current from Q to P (see
36. A long copper tube of inner radius R carries a current i. The figure). The magnetic field due to current will have the direction at
magnetic field B inside the tube is [MP PMT 1995] the origin O along Z P
0 i 0 i (a) OX Y
(a) (b)
2R 4 R (b) OX ' O i
X X
Y Q
Z'
(c) OY 0 N
(c) NLI (d)  0 I
(d) OY ' 4 L
51. In a current carrying long solenoid, the field produced does not
44. One metre length of wire carries a constant current. The wire is depend upon [MP PET 1999]
bent to form a circular loop. The magnetic field at the centre of this
(a) Number of turns per unit length
loop is B. The same is now bent to form a circular loop of smaller
radius to have four turns in the loop. The magnetic field at the (b) Current flowing
centre of this new loop is (c) Radius of the solenoid
(a) 4 B (b) 16 B (d) All of the above three
52. The earth's magnetic induction at a certain point is
(c) B/2 (d) B/4
7  10 5 W b / m 2 . This is to be annulled by the magnetic
45. In a hydrogen atom, an electron moves in a circular orbit of radius induction at the centre of a circular conducting loop of radius 5 cm.
5.2  10 11 m and produces a magnetic induction of 12.56 T at its The required current in the loop is
nucleus. The current produced by the motion of the electron will be [MP PET 1999; MP PMT 2002]
7 (a) 0.56 A (b) 5.6 A
(Given  0  4  10 W b / A  m)
[MP PET 1997]
(c) 0.28 A (d) 2.8 A
53. Magnetic field due to 0.1 A current flowing through a circular coil of
(a) 6.53  10 3 ampere (b) 13.25  10 10 ampere radius 0.1 m and 1000 turns at the centre of the coil is
(c) 9.6  10 6 ampere (d) 1.04  10 3 ampere (a) 2  10 1 T (b) 4.31  10 2 T
 (c) 6.28  10 4 T (d) 9.81  10 4 T

46. An arc of a circle of radius R subtends an angle at the centre. It
2 54. Magnetic field intensity at the centre of coil of 50 turns, radius 0.5
carries a current i. The magnetic field at the centre will be [MP PET 2003]
m and carrying a current of 2 A is
0 i 0 i [CBSE PMT 1999; BHU 2002]
(a) (b)
2R 8R
(a) 0.5  10 5 T (b) 1.25  10 4 T
0 i 2 0 i
(c) (d)
4R 5R (c) 3  10 5 T (d) 4  10 5 T
47. At a distance of 10 cm from a long straight wire carrying current,
the magnetic field is 0.04 T. At the distance of 40 cm, the magnetic 55. A circular coil ‘A’ has a radius R and the current flowing through it
field will be [MP PMT 1997] is I. Another circular coil ‘B’ has a radius 2R and if 2I is the current
flowing through it, then the magnetic fields at the centre of the
(a) 0.01 T (b) 0.02 T
circular coil are in the ratio of (i.e. B A to B B ) [
(c) 0.08 T (d) 0.16 T
48. A uniform wire is bent in the form of a circle of radius R. A current (a) 4 : 1 (b) 2 : 1
I enters at A and leaves at C as shown in the figure : (c) 3 : 1 (d) 1 : 1
If the length ABC is half of the length ADC, the magnetic field at the 56. The magnetic field at a distance r from a long wire carrying current
centre O will be [MP PMT 1997] i is 0.4 Tesla. The magnetic field at a distance 2r is
(a) Zero B [CBSE PMT 1992; DPMT 2004]
0 I C
(a) 0.2 Tesla (b) 0.8 Tesla
(b)
2R A
(c) 0.1 Tesla (d) 1.6 Tesla
0 I O 57. A current I flows along the length of an infinitely long, straight and
(c)
4R thin-walled pipe. Then [IIT-JEE 1993]
0 I D (a) The magnetic field at all points inside the pipe is the same but
(d) not zero
6R
49. The magnetic induction at any point due to a long straight wire (b) The magnetic field at any point inside the pipe is zero
carrying a current is [MP PMT/PET 1998] (c) The magnetic field is zero only on the axis of the pipe
(a) Proportional to the distance from the wire (d) The magnetic field is different at different points inside the
(b) Inversely proportional to the distance from wire pipe
(c) Inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the 58. The magnetic field at the centre of current carrying coil is
wire
[CPMT 1996; RPET 2002, 03]
(d) Does not depend on distance
50. The expression for magnetic induction inside a solenoid of length L 0 ni 0 ni
(a) (b)
carrying a current I and having N number of turns is 2r 1998]
[MP PMT/PET 2 r
0 N 0 ni
(a) (b)  0 NI (c) (d) 0 ni
4 LI 4r
59. A straight wire of diameter 0.5 mm carrying a current of 1 A is (c) 0i / n (d) None of these
replaced by another wire of 1 mm diameter carrying the same
current. The strength of magnetic field far away is 68. Magnetic field due to a ring having n turns at a distance x on its
[CBSE PMT 1997, 99] axis is proportional to (if r = radius of ring) [RPET 2000]
(a) Twice the earlier value r r2

(a) (b)
(b) Half of the earlier value (x  r 2 )
2
( x  r 2 )3 / 2
2
(c) Quarter of its earlier value

nr 2 n 2r 2
(d) Unchanged (c) (d)
(x 2  r 2 ) 3 / 2 (x 2  r 2 ) 3 / 2
60. A neutral point is obtained at the centre of a vertical circular coil
carrying current. The angle between the plane of the coil and the 69. A and B are two concentric circular conductors of centre O and
magnetic meridian is [SCRA 1998] carrying currents i1 and i2 as shown in the adjacent figure. If ratio
(a) 0 (b) 45° of their radii is 1 : 2 and ratio of the flux densities at O due to A and
(c) 60° (d) 90° B is 1 : 3, then the value of i1 / i2 is [KCET 2000]
61. One Tesla is equal to [AFMC 1998] 1

(a)
7 4 6 B
(a) 10 gauss (b) 10 gauss
1 A
(c) 10 4 gauss (d) 10 8 gauss (b) r2
4 r1
O
62. A current carrying wire in the neighborhood produces 1
(c) i1
[AFMC 1999] 3 i2
(a) No field 1
(d)
(b) Electric field only 2
(c) Magnetic field only 70. A long straight wire carries an electric current of 2 A. The magnetic
induction at a perpendicular distance of 5m from the wire is
(d) Electric and magnetic fields
(a) 4  10 8 T (b) 8  10 8 T
63. Tesla is the unit of [AIIMS 1999]
(a) Electric flux (b) Magnetic flux (c) 12  10 8 T (d) 16  10 8 T
(c) Electric field (d) Magnetic field 71. A straight wire carrying a current 10 A is bent into a semicircular
arc of radius 5 cm. The magnitude of magnetic field at the center is
64. The magnetic induction in air at a point 1cm away from a long wire
that carries a current of 1A, will be (a) 1.5  10 5 T (b) 3.14  10 5 T
[BHU 1999]
(c) 6.28  10 5 T (d) 19.6  10 5 T
5 5
(a) 1  10 T (b) 2  10 T
72. A long solenoid of length L has a mean diameter D. It has n layers of
(c) 3  10 5 T (d) 4  10 5 T windings of N turns each. If it carries a current ‘i’ the magnetic field
65. The magnetic field at the centre of coil of n turns, bent in the form at its centre will be [MP PMT 2000]
of a square of side 2l , carrying current i, is (a) Proportional to D
[AMU (Engg.) 1999] (b) Inversely proportional to D
2 0 ni 2 0 ni (c) Independent of D
(a) (b)
l 2l (d) Proportional to L
73. A circular loop of radius 0.0157m carries a current of 2.0 amp. The
2 0 ni 2 0 ni
(c) (d) magnetic field at the centre of the loop is
4l l
66. Which of the following gives the value of magnetic field according ( 0  4  10 7 weber / amp  m) [
to, Biot-Savart’s law’ [BHU 2000]
(a) 1.57  10 -5
weber / m 2 (b) 8.0  10 -5
weber / m 2
il sin  0 il sin
(a) (b) 2.5  10 -5
weber / m 2 (d) 3.14  10 -5
weber / m 2
r2 4 r (c)
 0 il sin 0 74. A long solenoid has 200 turns per cm and carries a current of 2.5 amps.
(c) (d) il sin
4 r2 4 The magnetic field at its centre is ( 0  4  10 7 weber / amp - m) [
67. A toroid has number of turns per unit length n, current i, then the (a) 3.14  10 2 weber / m 2
magnetic field is [RPET 2000]
(b) 6.28  10 2 weber / m 2
(a)  0 ni (b) 0 n 2i
(c) 9.42  10 2 weber / m 2 81. A current of 2 amp. flows in a long, straight wire of radius 2 mm.
The intensity of magnetic field on the axis of the wire is
(d) 12.56  10 2 weber / m 2  
 o 
    10 Tesla (b)  o   10 3 Tesla
3
(a)
75. Two concentric coplanar circular loops of radii r1 and r2 carry    2 
currents of respectively i1 and i2 in opposite directions (one  2o 
    10 Tesla
3
(c) (d) Zero
clockwise and the other anticlockwise.) The magnetic induction at  
the centre of the loops is half that due to i1 alone at the centre. If
82. The magnetic field at the centre of a circular coil of radius r
r2  2r1 . the value of i2 / i1 is carrying current I is B1 . The field at the centre of another coil of
[MP PET 2000] B1
radius 2 r carrying same current I is B 2 . The ratio is
(a) 2 (b) 1/2 B2
(c) 1/4 (d) 1 1
(a) (b) 1
76. PQRS is a square loop made of uniform conducting wire the current 2
enters the loop at P and leaves at S. Then the magnetic field will be (c) 2 (d) 4
83. 1A current flows through an infinitely long straight wire. The
[KCET 2000] magnetic field produced at a point 1 metres away from it is
[MP PMT 2001]
Q R
2
(a) 2  10 3 Tesla (b) Tesla
10
(c) 2  10 7 Tesla (d) 2  10 6 Tesla
P S
84. Two infinitely long parallel wires carry equal current in same
(a) Maximum at the centre of the loop direction. The magnetic field at a mid point in between the two
wires is [MP PMT 2001]
(b) Zero at the centre of loop
(a) Twice the magnetic field produced due to each of the wires
(c) Zero at all points inside the loop
(b) Half of the magnetic field produced due to each of the wires
(d) Zero at all points outside of the loop (c) Square of the magnetic field produced due to each of the wires
77. Magnetic fields at two points on the axis of a circular coil at a (d) Zero
distance of 0.05m and 0.2m from the centre are in the ratio 8 : 1.
The radius of the coil is 85. A wire in the form of a square of side ‘a’ carries a current i. Then
the magnetic induction at the centre of the square wire is (Magnetic
[KCET 2002] permeability of free space =  o ) [EAMCET 2001]
(a) 1.0 m (b) 0.1 m
0i 0i 2
(c) 0.15 m (d) 0.2 m (a) (b)
2a a
78. An electric current passes through a long straight wire. At a distance
5 cm from the wire, The magnetic field is B. The field at 20 cm 2 2o i 0i
(c) (d)
from the wire would be a 2 a
[CPMT 2001; Pb PET 2002] 86. What should be the current in a circular coil of radius 5cm to annul
B B B H  5  10 5 T [DCE 2001]
(a) (b)
6 4 (a) 0.4 A (b) 4 A
B B (c) 40 A (d) 1 A
(c) (d)
3 2 87. A current of 0.1 A circulates around a coil of 100 turns and having a
radius equal to 5cm. The magnetic field set up at the centre of the
79. A closely wound flat circular coil of 25 turns of wire has diameter of
coil is ( = 4  10 weber/amp-metre)
–7
10 cm and carries a current of 4 ampere. Determine the flux density 0
at the centre of a coil [DPMT 2002]
[AIIMS 2001] (a) 2  10 Tesla

–5
(b) 4  10 Tesla
–5
(a) 1.679  10 5 tesla (b) 2.028  10 4 tesla (c) 8  10 Tesla –5

(d) 4  10 Tesla –5
88. An electron moving in a circular orbit of radius r makes n rotation

(c) 1.257  10 3 tesla (d) 1.512  10 6 tesla per second. The magnetic field produced at the centre has a
magnitude of
80. The dimension of the magnetic field intensity B is
[KCET 2001; UPSEAT 2001, 02]
[MP PET 2001]
 0 ne 0 n 2e
(a) MLT 2 A 1 (b) MT 2 A 1 (a) (b)
2r 2r
(c) ML2 TA 2 (d) M 2 LT 2 A 1
 0 ne coil, the magnetic induction at the center of this coil for the same
(c) (d) Zero current will be
2r
[MP PMT 2002]
89. A long solenoid has n turns per meter and current I A is flowing (a) B1 (b) 9 B1
through it. The magnetic field at the ends of the solenoid is [MP PMT 2001; MP PET 2002]
(c) 3 B1 (d) 27 B1
 0 nI
(a) (b)  0 nI 96. Gauss is unit of which quantity [MP PET 2002]
2 (a) H (b) B
(c) Zero (d) 2  0 nI (c)  (d) I
97. On connecting a battery to the two corners of a diagonal of a square
90. A wire carrying current i is shaped as shown. Section AB is a conductor frame of side a the magnitude of the magnetic field at
quarter circle of radius r. The magnetic field is directed the centre will be [MP PET 2002]
[KCET 2002] o
(a) Zero (b)
a
2o 4 o i
(c) (d)
a a
B 98. The ratio of the magnetic field at the centre of a current carrying
coil of the radius a and at a distance ‘a’ from centre of the coil and
perpendicular to the axis of coil is
A C [MP PET 2002]
i
1
(a) At an angle  / 4 to the plane of the paper (a) (b) 2
2
(b) Perpendicular to the plane of the paper and directed in to the
1
paper (c) (d) 2 2
2 2
(c) Along the bisector of the angle ACB towards AB
99. A part of a long wire carrying a current i is bent into a circle of
(d) Along the bisector of the angle ACB away from AB radius r as shown in figure. The net magnetic field at the centre O
91. Two long straight wires are set parallel to each other. Each carries a of the circular loop is [UPSEAT 2002]
current i in the same direction and the separation between them is o i
2r. The intensity of the magnetic field midway between them is (a)
4r
[Kerala PET 2002; DCE 2002] o i i i
(b) r O
(a) o i / r 2r
o i i i
(b) 4 o i / r P (c) (  1) A B
2r
(c) Zero o i
(d) (  1)
(d) o i / 4 r 2r
100. The current in the windings on a toroid is 2.0A. There are 400 turns
92. A magnetic field can be produced by [AIEEE 2002] and the mean circumferential length is 40cm. If the inside magnetic
(a) A moving charge (b) A changing electric field field is 1.0T, the relative permeability is near to
(a) 100 (b) 200
(c) None of these (d) Both of these
(c) 300 (d) 400
93. Unit of magnetic permeability is [AFMC 2002] 101. ‚On flowing current in a conducting wire the magnetic field
produces around it.‛ It is a law of [RPET 2003]
(a) Amp/metre (b) Amp/ m 2
(a) Lenz (b) Ampere
(c) Henry (d) Henry/metre (c) Ohm (d) Maxwell
94. A long straight wire carries a current of  amp. The magnetic field 102. The magnetic field near a current carrying conductor is given by
5
due to it will be 5  10 weber/m 2
at what distance from the (a) Coulomb’s law (b) Lenz’ law
(c) Biot-savart’s law (d) Kirchoff’s law
wire [ o  permeability of air]
103. A current of 10A is passing through a long wire which has
[MP PMT 2002]
semicircular loop of the radius 20cm as shown in the figure.
10 4 Magnetic field produced at the centre of the loop is
(a) 10 4  o metre (b) metre
o [Orissa JEE 2003]
(a) 10 T
10 6
(c) 10 6  o metre (d) metre
o (b) 5 T
20 cm
10 A
95. When a certain length of wire is turned into one circular loop, the (c) 4 T
magnetic induction at the centre of coil due to some current flowing P
is B1 If the same wire is turned into three loops to make a circular (d) 2 T
104. A wire in the form of a circular loop of one turn carrying a current 112. A current flows in a conductor from east to west. The direction of
produces a magnetic field B at the centre. If the same wire is looped the magnetic field at a points above the conductor is .....
into a coil of two turns and carries the same current, the new value (a) Towards north (b) Towards south
of magnetic induction at the centre is [CBSE 2002; KCET 2003]
(c) Towards east (d) Towards west
(a) 5 B (b) 3 B
113. A long wire carries a steady current. It is bent into a circle of one
(c) 2 B (d) 4 B turn and the magnetic field at the centre of the coil is B. It is then
105. A long solenoid carrying a current produces a magnetic field B along bent into a circular loop of n turns. The magnetic field at the centre
its axis. If the current is doubled and the number of turns per cm is of the coil will be [AIEEE 2004]
halved, the new value of the magnetic field is
[CBSE PMT 2003] (a) nB (b) n B 2
(a) B (b) 2 B (c) 2nB (d) 2n B 2
(c) 4 B (d) B/2 114. The magnetic field due to a current carrying circular loop of radius
106. A long straight wire carrying current of 30A is placed in an external 3 cm at a point on the axis at a distance of 4 cm from the centre is
uniform magnetic field of induction 4  10 T. The magnetic field is
–4
54 T. What will be its value at the centre of the loop
acting parallel to the direction of current. The magnitude of the (a) 250  T (b) 150  T
resultant magnetic induction in tesla at a point 2.0 cm away from
the wire is [EAMCET 2003] (c) 125  T (d) 75  T
(a) 10 –4
(b) 3  10 –4
115. The magnetic induction at the centre of a current carrying circular
(c) 5  10 –4
(d) 6  10 –4 of coil radius r, is [J & K CET 2004]
107. The earth’s magnetic field at a given point is 0.5  10 5 W b - m 2 . (a) Directly proportional to r
This field is to be annulled by magnetic induction at the center of a (b) Inversely proportional r
circular conducting loop of radius 5.0cm. The current required to be
(c) Directly proportional to r 2
flown in the loop is nearly [AIIMS 2003]

(a) 0.2 A (b) 0.4A (d) Inversely proportional to r 2
(c) 4A (d) 40A 116. The current is flowing in south direction along a power line. The
108. A coil having N turns carry a current I as shown in the figure. The direction of magnetic field above the power line (neglecting earth's
magnetic field intensity at point P is field) is
[BHU 2003; CPMT 2004] [Pb. PMT 2004; Kerala PMT 2004]
 0 NIR 2 (a) South (b) East

(a) (c) North (d) West
2(R 2  x 2 )3 / 2
R 117. Two wires of same length are shaped into a square and a circle. If
 0 NI P
(b) I they carry same current, ratio of the magnetic moment is
2R
(a) 2 :  (b)  : 2
 0 NIR 2
(c) (c)  : 4 (d) 4 : 
(R  x ) 2
x 118. When the current flowing in a circular coil is doubled and the
(d) Zero
number of turns of the coil in it is halved, the magnetic field at its
109. Two similar coils are kept mutually perpendicular such that their
centres coincide. At the centre, find the ratio of the magnetic field centre will become [DPMT 2003]
due to one coil and the resultant magnetic field by both coils, if the (a) Four times (b) Same
same current is flown
(c) Half (d) Double
[BHU 2003; CPMT 2004]
119. An electron is revolving round a proton, producing a magnetic field
(a) 1: 2 (b) 1 : 2 of 16 weber/m in a circular orbit of radius 1Å. It’s angular velocity
2
(c) 2 : 1 (d) 3 :1 will be [RPMT 2002]
110. In the figure, what is the magnetic field at the point O (a) 10 rad/sec
17
(b) 1/2  10 rad/sec 12
[MP PMT 2004] (c) 2   10 rad/sec 12

(d) 4   10 rad/sec 12
0 I 120. 20 ampere current is flowing in a long straight wire. The intensity of

(a)
4 r I magnetic field at a distance 10 cm from the wire will be
0 I 0 I (a) 4  10 Wb/m (b) 9  10 Wb/m

–5 2 –5 2
(b)
4r 2r (c) 8  10 Wb/m –5 2
(d) 6  10 Wb/m –5 2
0 I  I r 121. The field due to a long straight wire carrying a current I is

(c)  0 O
4 r 4r proportional to [MP PMT 1993]
0 I  I I3
(d)  0 (a) I (b)
4 r 4r
111. The magnetic moment of a current (i) carrying circular coil of (c) I (d) 1 / I
radius (r) and number of turns (n) varies as [AIIMS 2004]
122. Two concentric coils each of radius equal to 2 cm are placed at
(a) 1/ r 2
(b) 1/ r right angles to each other. 3 ampere and 4 ampere are the currents
(c) r (d) r 2
flowing in each coil respectively. The magnetic induction in
W eber / m 2 at the centre of the coils will be magnetic field and describes circular path of radius R1 and R 2
7 respectively. The ratio of mass of X to that of Y is[IIT-JEE 1988; CBSE PMT1995; M
( 0  4  10 W b / A.m) [AIEEE 2005]
1/2
5  10 5
(b) 7  10 5  R1  R2
(a) (a)   (b)
R 
(c) 12  10 5 (d) 10 5  2  R1
2
123. A wire carrying current I and other carrying 2I in the same direction  R1  R1
produces a magnetic field B at the mid point. What will be the field (c)   (d)
R 
when 2I wire is switched off [AFMC 2005]  2  R2
(a) B / 2 (b) 2B 4. A beam of ions with velocity 2  10 5 m / s enters normally into a
(c) B (d) 4B
uniform magnetic field of 4  10 2 tesla . If the specific charge of
124. Two long parallel wires P and Q are both perpendicular to the plane
of the paper with distance 5 m between them. If P and Q carry the ion is 5  107 C / kg , then the radius of the circular path
current of 2.5 amp and 5 amp respectively in the same direction, described will be [NCERT 1983; BVP 2003]
then the magnetic field at a point half way between the wires is [Kerala
(a) 0.10 m PMT 2005] (b) 0.16 m
3 0 0 (c) 0.20 m (d) 0.25 m
(a) (b) 5. The radius of curvature of the path of the charged particle in a
2 
uniform magnetic field is directly proportional to
3 0 0 [MNR 1995; UPSEAT 1999, 2000]
(c) (d)
2 2 (a) The charge on the particle
(b) The momentum of the particle
3 0
(e) (c) The energy of the particle
 (d) The intensity of the field
125. The direction of magnetic lines of force produced by passing a direct
current in a conductor is given by [J & K CET 2005]
6. An electron has mass 9  10 31 kg and charge 1.6  10 19 C is
(a) Lenz’s law (b) Fleming’s left hand rule moving with a velocity of 10 6 m / s , enters a region where
magnetic field exists. If it describes a circle of radius 0.10 m, the
(c) Right hand palm rule (d) Maxwell’s law intensity of magnetic field must be
126. For the magnetic field to be maximum due to a small element of [NCERT 1982; CPMT 1989; DCE 2005]
current carrying conductor at a point, the angle between the 4
element and the line joining the element to the given point must be (a) 1.[J8 & 10
K CETT2005] (b) 5.6  10 5 T
(a) 0° (b) 90° (c) 14.4  10 5 T (d) 1.3  10 6 T
(c) 180° (d) 45° 7. A proton (mass m and charge +e) and an   particle (mass 4m
and charge +2e) are projected with the same kinetic energy at right
angles to the uniform magnetic field. Which one of the following
Motion of Charged Particle In Magnetic Field statements will be true [NCERT 1983]
(a) The   particle will be bent in a circular path with a small
1. A proton moving with a constant velocity passes through a region of radius that for the proton
space without any change in its velocity. If E and B represent the (b) The radius of the path of the   particle will be greater than
electric and magnetic fields respectively, then this region of space that of the proton
may have (c) The   particle and the proton will be bent in a circular path
with the same radius
[IIT-JEE 1985; AMU 1995; AFMC 2001;
(d) The   particle and the proton will go through the field in a
Roorkee 2000; AMU (Med.) 2000] straight line
(a) E  0, B  0 (b) E  0, B  0 8. A charged particle moving in a magnetic field experiences a resultant
force [MP PMT 1994]
(c) E  0, B  0 (d) E  0, B  0 (a) In the direction of field
2. A uniform electric field and a uniform magnetic field are produced, (b) In the direction opposite to that field
pointed in the same direction. An electron is projected with its (c) In the direction perpendicular to both the field and its velocity
velocity pointing in the same direction (d) None of the above
[NCERT 1980; CBSE PMT 1993; JIPMER 1997; 9. If the direction of the initial velocity of the charged particle is
perpendicular to the magnetic field, then the orbit will be
AIEEE 2005]
or
(a) The electron will turn to its right
The path executed by a charged particle whose motion is
(b) The electron will turn to its left perpendicular to magnetic field is
(c) The electron velocity will increase in magnitude [MP PMT 1993; CPMT 1996]
(a) A straight line (b) An ellipse
(d) The electron velocity will decrease in magnitude
(c) A circle (d) A helix
3. Two particles X and Y having equal charges, after being accelerated
through the same potential difference, enter a region of uniform
10. If the direction of the initial velocity of the charged particle is (a) 1.1  10 5 sec (b) 1.1  10 6 sec
neither along nor perpendicular to that of the magnetic field, then
the orbit will be [MP PET 1993] (c) 1.1  10 7 sec (d) 1.1  10 8 sec
(a) A straight line (b) An ellipse
20. A uniform magnetic field B is acting from south to north and is of
(c) A circle (d) A helix
11. Particles having positive charges occasionally come with high velocity magnitude 1.5 W b / m 2 . If a proton having mass  1.7  10 27 kg
from the sky towards the earth. On account of the magnetic field of and charge  1.6  10 19 C moves in this field vertically
earth, they would be deflected towards the [NCERT5 1977]
downwards with energy MeV, then the force acting on it will be
(a) North (b) South
(a) 7.4  1012 N (b) 7.4  10 12 N
(c) East (d) West
12. A 2 MeV proton is moving perpendicular to a uniform magnetic (c) 7.4  1019 N (d) 7.4  10 19 N
field of 2.5 tesla. The force on the proton is
21. A strong magnetic field is applied on a stationary electron, then [BIT 1989; MP P
[CPMT 1989]
(a) The electron moves in the direction of the field
(a) 2.5  10 10 N (b) 7.6  10 11 N
(b) The electron moves in an opposite direction
(c) 2.5  10 11 N (d) 7.6  10 12 N (c) The electron remains stationary
13. A charged particle moves with velocity v in a uniform magnetic field (d) The electron starts spinning
B . The magnetic force experienced by the particle is 22. A uniform
[CBSEmagnetic
PMT 1990]field acts at right angles to the direction of
(a) Always zero motion of electrons. As a result, the electron moves in a circular
(b) Never zero path of radius 2 cm. If the speed of the electrons is doubled, then
the radius of the circular path will be
(c) Zero, if B and v are perpendicular [CBSE PMT 1991]
(d) Zero, if B and v are parallel (a) 2.0 cm (b) 0.5 cm

(c) 4.0 cm (d) 1.0 cm
14. A proton is moving along Z-axis in a magnetic field. The magnetic
field is along X-axis. The proton will experience a force along 23. A deutron of kinetic energy 50 keV is describing a circular orbit of
(a) X-axis (b) Y-axis radius 0.5 metre in a plane perpendicular to magnetic field B . The
(c) Z-axis (d) Negative Z-axis kinetic energy of the proton that describes a circular orbit of radius
15. A proton of mass m and charge +e is moving in a circular orbit in a 0.5 metre in the same plane with the same B is
magnetic field with energy 1 MeV. What should be the energy of
  particle (mass = 4m and charge = + 2e), so that it can revolve in (a) 25 keV (b) 50 keV
the path of same radius [BHU 1997] (c) 200 keV (d) 100 keV
(a) 1 MeV (b) 4 MeV 24. If a proton is projected in a direction perpendicular to a uniform
(c) 2 MeV (d) 0.5 MeV magnetic field with velocity v and an electron is projected along the
lines of force, what will happen to proton and electron
16. An electron is moving with a speed of 10 8 m / sec perpendicular
(a) The electron will travel along a circle with constant speed and
to a uniform magnetic field of intensity B. Suddenly intensity of the
the proton will move along a straight line
magnetic field is reduced to B/2. The radius of the path becomes
from the original value of r (b) Proton will move in a circle with constant speed and there will
[MP PET 1993] be no effect on the motion of electron
(a) No change (b) Reduces to r / 2 (c) There will not be any effect on the motion of electron and
proton
(c) Increases to 2r (d) Stops moving
17. A proton and an   particle enter a uniform magnetic field (d) The electron and proton both will follow the path of a parabola
perpendicularly with the same speed. If proton takes 25  sec to 25. An electron is travelling horizontally towards east. A magnetic field
make 5 revolutions, then the periodic time for the   particle in vertically downward direction exerts a force on the electron along
would be [MP PET 1993] (a) East (b) West
(a) 50  sec (b) 25  sec (c) North (d) South
(c) 10  sec (d) 5  sec 26. Lorentz force can be calculated by using the formula
18. A proton (mass  1.67  10 27 kg and charge  1.6  10 19 C) [MP PET 1994, 2002, 03; CBSE PMT 2002]
enters perpendicular to a magnetic field of intensity 2 weber / m 2 (a) F  q (E  v  B) (b) F  q (E  v  B)

with a velocity 3.4  107 m / sec . The acceleration of the proton
should be [DPMT 1999] (c) F  q (E  v  B) (d) F  q ( E  B  v)
(a) 6.5  10 m / sec
15 2
(b) 6.5  10 m / sec
13 2
27. A magnetic field [MP PET 1994; Pb PMT 2003]
(a) Always exerts a force on a charged particle
(c) 6.5  1011 m / sec 2 (d) 6.5  10 9 m / sec 2
(b) Never exerts a force on a charged particle
19. An   particle travels in a circular path of radius 0.45 m in a (c) Exerts a force, if the charged particle is moving across the
magnetic field B  1.2 W b / m 2 with a speed of magnetic field lines
2.6  10 m / sec . The period of revolution of the   particle is
7 (d) Exerts a force, if the charged particle is moving along the
magnetic field lines
28. A proton enters a magnetic field of flux density 1.5 weber / m 2 34. A proton and a deutron both having the same kinetic energy, enter
perpendicularly into a uniform magnetic field B. For motion of
with a velocity of 2  107 m / sec at an angle of 30 with the proton and deutron on circular path of radius R p and Rd
field. The force on the proton will be
respectively, the correct statement is
[MP PET 1994 ; Pb. PMT 2004]
[MP PET 1995]
(a) 2.4  10 12 N (b) 0.24  10 12 N
(a) Rd  2 R p (b) Rd  R p / 2
(c) 24  10 12 N (d) 0.024  10 12 N
(c) Rd  R p (d) Rd  2 R p
29. If a particle of charge 10 12 coulomb moving along the
35. A proton (or charged particle) moving with velocity v is acted upon
x̂  direction with a velocity 10 5 m / s experiences a force of by electric field E and magnetic field B. The proton will move
10 10 newton in ŷ  direction due to magnetic field, then the undeflected if
minimum magnetic field is [MP PMT 1994] [MP PMT 1995, 2003; UPSEAT 2002; DPMT 2003]
(a) 6.25  10 3 tesla in ẑ  direction (a) E is perpendicular to B

(b) E is parallel to v and perpendicular to B
(b) 10 15 tesla in ẑ  direction
E
(c) 6.25  10 3 tesla in ẑ  direction (c) E, B and v are mutually perpendicular and v 
B
(d) 10 3 tesla in ẑ  direction (d) E and B both are parallel to v
30. If a proton, deutron and   particle on being accelerated by the 36. A proton and an electron both moving with the same velocity v
same potential difference enters perpendicular to the magnetic field, enter into a region of magnetic field directed perpendicular to the
then the ratio of their kinetic energies is velocity of the particles. They will now move in circular orbits such
[MP PMT 2003; J & K CET 2005] that [MP PMT 1995]
(a) 1 : 2 : 2 (b) 2 : 2 : 1 (a) Their time periods will be same
(c) 1 : 2 : 1 (d) 1 : 1 : 2 (b) The time period for proton will be higher
31. Which of the following statement is true (c) The time period for electron will be higher
[Manipal MEE 1995]
(d) Their orbital radii will be same
(a) The presence of a large magnetic flux through a coil maintains
a current in the coil if the circuit is continuous 37. A charge + Q is moving upwards vertically. It enters a magnetic field
(b) A coil of a metal wire kept stationary in a non-uniform directed to the north. The force on the charge will be towards[MP PMT 1995; AM
magnetic field has an e.m.f. induced in it (a) North (b) South
(c) A charged particle enters a region of uniform magnetic field at
an angle of 85 to the magnetic lines of force; the path of the (c) East (d) West
particle is a circle 38. An electron is moving on a circular path of radius r with speed v in
(d) There is no change in the energy of a charged particle moving a transverse magnetic field B. e/m for it will be
in a magnetic field although a magnetic force is acting on it [MP PMT 2003]
32. An electron and a proton enter region of uniform magnetic field in a
direction at right angles to the field with the same kinetic energy. v B
(a) (b)
They describe circular paths of radius re and rp respectively. Then Br
[Manipal MEE 1995] rv
vr
(a) re  rp (c) Bvr (d)
B
(b) re  rp 39. A beam of well collimated cathode rays travelling with a speed of
(c) re  rp 5  10 6 ms 1 enter a region of mutually perpendicular electric and
magnetic fields and emerge undeviated from this region. If
(d) re may be less than or greater than rp depending on the
| B |  0.02 T , the magnitude of the electric field is
direction of the magnetic field
(a) 10 5 Vm1 (b) 2.5  10 8 Vm1
33. A proton of mass 1.67  10 27 kg and charge 1.6  10 19 C is
projected with a speed of 2  10 6 m / s at an angle of 60 to the (c) 1.25  1010 Vm1 (d) 2  10 3 Vm1
X  axis. If a uniform magnetic field of 0.104 Tesla is applied along 40. An electron having charge 1.6  10 19 C and mass 9  10 31 kg
Y  axis, the path of proton is [IIT-JEE 1995]
is moving with 4  10 6 ms 1 speed in a magnetic field
7
(a) A circle of radius = 0.2 m and time period   10 s 1
2  10 tesla in a circular orbit. The force acting on electron and
(b) A circle of radius = 0.1 m and time period 2  10 s 7 the radius of the circular orbit will be
[MP PET 1996; JIPMER 2000; BVP 2003]
(c) A helix of radius = 0.1 m and time period 2  10 7 s 13 4
(a) 12.8  10 N , 1.1  10 m
(d) A helix of radius = 0.2 m and time period 4  10 7 s
(b) 1.28  10 14 N , 1.1  10 3 m 47. A particle with 10 11 coulomb of charge and 10 7 kg mass is
(c) 1.28  10 13 N , 1.1  10 3 m moving with a velocity of 10 8 m / s along the y-axis. A uniform
static magnetic field B  0.5 Tesla is acting along the x-direction.
(d) 1.28  10 13 N , 1.1  10 4 m
The force on the particle is [MP PMT 1997]
41. An electron enters a magnetic field whose direction is perpendicular
to the velocity of the electron. Then (a) 5  10 11 N along î (b) 5  10 3 N along kˆ
[MP PMT 1996; CBSE PMT 2003]
(c) 5  10 11 N along  ˆj (d) 5  10 4 N along  kˆ
(a) The speed of the electron will increase
(b) The speed of the electron will decrease 48. A particle of charge q and mass m moving with a velocity v along
the x-axis enters the region x > 0 with uniform magnetic field B
(c) The speed of the electron will remain the same
along the kˆ direction. The particle will penetrate in this region in
(d) The velocity of the electron will remain the same the x-direction upto a distance d equal to
42. An electron is moving in the north direction. It experiences a force
in vertically upward direction. The magnetic field at the position of mv
(a) Zero (b)
the electron is in the direction of qB
[MP PET 2003] 2mv
(c) (d) Infinity
(a) East (b) West qB
(c) North (d) South 49. A charged particle is moving with velocity v in a magnetic field of
43. A current carrying long solenoid is placed on the ground with its induction B. The force on the particle will be maximum when
axis vertical. A proton is falling along the axis of the solenoid with a (a) v and B are in the same direction
velocity v. When the proton enters into the solenoid, it will
(b) v and B are in opposite directions
(a) Be deflected from its path (c) v and B are perpendicular
(b) Be accelerated along the same path (d) v and B are at an angle of 45
(c) Be decelerated along the same path 50. A charged particle enters a magnetic field H with its initial velocity
(d) Move along the same path with no change in velocity making an angle of 45 with H. The path of the particle will be [MP PET 1999;
(a) A straight line (b) A circle
44. A charged particle of mass m and charge q describes circular motion
of radius r in a uniform magnetic field of strength B. The frequency (c) An ellipse (d) A helix
of revolution is [MP PET 1997; RPET 2001] 51. An electron and a proton enter a magnetic field perpendicularly.
Both have same kinetic energy. Which of the following is true
Bq Bq
(a) (b) (a) Trajectory of electron is less curved
2m 2rm
(b) Trajectory of proton is less curved
2m Bm (c) Both trajectories are equally curved
(c) (d)
Bq 2q (d) Both move on straight-line path
45. An electron is accelerated by a potential difference of 12000 volts. It 52. A charged particle moves in a uniform magnetic field. The velocity
3 of the particle at some instant makes an acute angle with the
then enters a uniform magnetic field of 10 T applied
magnetic field. The path of the particle will be
perpendicular to the path of electron. Find the radius of path. Given [MP PMT 1999]
mass of electron  9  10 31 kg and charge on electron (a) A straight line
 1.6  10 19 C [MP PET 1997] (b) A circle
(a) 36.7 m (b) 36.7 cm (c) A helix with uniform pitch
(d) A helix with non-uniform pitch
(c) 3.67 m (d) 3.67 cm
53. An electron is moving along positive x-axis. To get it moving on an
46. The charge on a particle Y is double the charge on particle X. These anticlockwise circular path in x-y plane, a magnetic filed is applied
two particles X and Y after being accelerated through the same
potential difference enter a region of uniform magnetic field and (a) Along positive y-axis (b) Along positive z-axis
describe circular paths of radii R1 and R 2 respectively. The ratio (c) Along negative y-axis (d) Along negative z-axis
of the mass of X to that of Y is [MP PET 1997] 54. A moving charge will gain energy due to the application of
[CPMT 1999]
2 2
 2 R1   R  (a) Electric field (b) Magnetic field
(a)   (b)  1 
 R  
 2   2 R2  (c) Both of these (d) None of these
55. A proton, a deuteron and an   particle having the same kinetic
R12 2 R1 energy are moving in circular trajectories in a constant magnetic
(c) (d)
2R 22 R2 field. If rp , rd and r denote respectively the radii of the
trajectories of these particles, then
[IIT 1997 Re-Exam] 64. A particle is moving in a uniform magnetic field, then
(a) r  rp  rd (b) r  rd  rp [BHU 1998]
(a) Its momentum changes but total energy remains the same
(c) r  rd  rp (d) rp  rd  r
(b) Both momentum and total energy remain the same
56. When a magnetic field is applied in a direction perpendicular to the (c) Both will change
direction of cathode rays, then their (d) Total energy changes but momentum remains the same
[EAMCET 1994; BHU 2005]
(a) Energy decreases 65. If an electron is going in the direction of magnetic field B with the
(b) Energy increases velocity of v then the force on electron is
(c) Momentum increases [RPMT 1999]
(d) Momentum and energy remain unchanged
(a) Zero (b) e (v  B)
57. A charge moves in a circle perpendicular to a magnetic field. The
time period of revolution is independent of
(c) e (v  B) (d) None of these
[RPET 1997; AIEEE 2002]
(a) Magnetic field (b) Charge 66. One proton beam enters a magnetic field of 10 4 T normally,
(c) Mass of the particle (d) Velocity of the particle Specific charge = 1011 C/kg . velocity = 10 7 m/s . What is the
58. A proton of energy 200 MeV enters the magnetic field of 5 T. If radius of the circle described by it [DCE 1999]
direction of field is from south to north and motion is upward, the (a) 0.1 m (b) 1 m
force acting on it will be [RPET 1997] (c) 10 m (d) None of these
(a) Zero (b) 1.6  10 10 N 67. In a cyclotron, the angular frequency of a charged particle is
independent of [CPMT 1999]
8 6
(c) 3.2  10 N (d) 1.6  10 N (a) Mass (b) Speed
59. An electron enters a region where magnetic (B) and electric (E) (c) Charge (d) Magnetic field
fields are mutually perpendicular to one another, then
68. A charged particle is moving in a uniform magnetic field in a
[CBSE PMT1993] circular path. Radius of circular path is R. When energy of particle is
(a) It will always move in the direction of B doubled, then new radius will be
[CPMT 1999; Pb. PET 2002]
(b) It will always move in the direction of E
(c) It always possess circular motion (a) R 2 (b) R 3
(d) It can go undeflected also (c) 2 R (d) 3 R
69. The radius of curvature of the path of a charged particle moving in
60. A charge moving with velocity v in X-direction is subjected to a field a static uniform magnetic field is [Roorkee 1999]
of magnetic induction in the negative X-direction. As a result, the (a) Directly proportional to the magnitude of the charge on the
charge will [CBSE PMT1993] particle
(a) Remain unaffected (b) Directly proportional to the magnitude of the linear
momentum of the particle
(b) Start moving in a circular path Y-Z plane
(c) Directly proportional to the kinetic energy of the particle
(c) Retard along X-axis (d) Inversely proportional to the magnitude of the magnetic field
(d) Move along a helical path around X-axis 70. A proton moving with a velocity, 2.5  10 7 m / s , enters a
61. An electron and a proton with equal momentum enter magnetic field of intensity 2.5T making an angle 30 o with the
perpendicularly into a uniform magnetic field, then magnetic field. The force on the proton is
[BHU 1997; AIEEE 2002; MH CET (Med.) 2000] [AFMC 2000; CBSE PMT 2000]
(a) The path of proton shall be more curved than that of electron (a) 3  10 12
N (b) 5  10 12 N
(b) The path of proton shall be less curved than that of electron
(c) 6  10 12 N (d) 9  10 12 N
(c) Both are equally curved
(d) Path of both will be straight line 71. Maximum kinetic energy of the positive ion in the cyclotron is
62. A positively charged particle moving due east enters a region of q 2 Br0 qB 2 ro
(a) (b)
uniform magnetic field directed vertically upwards. The particle will [CBSE
2m PMT 1997] 2m
(a) Get deflected vertically upwards
q 2 B 2 r02 qBr0
(b) Move in a circular orbit with its speed increased (c) (d)
2m 2m 2
(c) Move in a circular orbit with its speed unchanged 72. A charge q is moving in a magnetic field then the magnetic force
(d) Continue to move due east does not depend upon [RPET 2000]
63. A particle moving in a magnetic field increases its velocity, then its (a) Charge (b) Mass
radius of the circle [BHU 1998] (c) Velocity (d) Magnetic field
(a) Decreases (b) Increases 73. An electron is travelling in east direction and a magnetic field is
(c) Remains the same (d) Becomes half applied in upward direction then electron will deflect in
(a) South (b) North mv me

(a) (b)
(c) West (d) East Be Be
74. A charge of 1C is moving in a magnetic field of 0.5Tesla with a mE Be
velocity of 10m/sec Perpendicular to the field. Force experienced is (c) [RPMT 2000] (d)
Be mv
(a) 5 N (b) 10 N 83. Cyclotron is used to accelerate [AIIMS 2001; BCECE 2004]
(c) 0.5 N (d) 0 N (a) Electrons (b) Neutrons
75. An electron of mass m and charge q is travelling with a speed v (c) Positive ions (d) Negative ions
along a circular path of radius r at right angles to a uniform of
84. Two particles A and B of masses m A and m B respectively and
magnetic field B. If speed of the electron is doubled and the
magnetic field is halved, then resulting path would have a radius of having the same charge are moving in a plane. A uniform magnetic
[Kerala PMT 2004; KCET 2000, 05]
field exists perpendicular to this plane. The speeds of the particles
are v A and v B respectively, and the trajectories are as shown in the
r r
(a) (b) figure. Then
4 2
[IIT-JEE (Screening) 2001]
(c) 2r (d) 4 r (a) m Av A  m Bv B        
76. If an electron enters a magnetic field with its velocity pointing in the   A     
same direction as the magnetic field, then (b) m A v A  m B v B
       
[MP PMT 2000] (c) m A  m B and v A  v B B
       
(a) The electron will turn to its right
(d) m A  m B and v A  v B        
(b) The electron will turn to its left
85. A proton and an alpha particle are separately projected in a region
(c) The velocity of the electron will increase
where a uniform magnetic field exists. Their initial velocities are
(d) The velocity of the electron will remain unchanged perpendicular to direction of magnetic field. If both the particles
77. A particle of mass m and charge q enters a magnetic field B move around magnetic field in circles of equal radii, the ratio of
perpendicularly with a velocity v, The radius of the circular path
 Pp 
described by it will be [MP PMT 2000] momentum of proton to alpha particle   is

(a) Bq / mv (b) mq / Bv  P 
1
(c) mB / qv (d) mv / Bq (a) 1 (b)
2
78. An electron moving towards the east enters a magnetic field directed
towards the north. The force on the electron will be directed 1
(c) 2 [MP PET 2000] (d)
(a) Vertically upward (b) Vertically downward 4
(c) Towards the west (d) Towards the south 86. A particle of mass 0.6 g and having charge of 25 nC is moving
79. An electron (mass = 9.0× 10 31 kg and charge horizontally with a uniform velocity 1.2  10 4 ms 1 in a uniform
magnetic field, then the value of the magnetic induction is
= 1.6  10 19 coulomb) is moving in a circular orbit in a magnetic
(g  10 ms 2 ) [EAMCET 2001]
field of 1.0  10 4 weber / m 2 . Its period of revolution is [MP PET 2000; Pb PET 2003]
(a) Zero (b) 10 T
(a) 3.5  10 7 sec (b) 7.0  10 7 sec (c) 20 T (d) 200 T
87. An  particle and a proton travel with same velocity in a magnetic
(c) 1.05  10 6 sec (d) 2.1  10 6 sec
field perpendicular to the direction of their velocities, find the ratio
80. An electron (charge q coulomb) enters a magnetic field of H of the radii of their circular path
weber / m 2 with a velocity of v m / s in the same direction as that [AIIMS 2004; DCE 2001, 03; Kerala PMT 2005]
of the field the force on the electron is [MP PET 2000] (a) 4 : 1 (b) 1 : 4
(a) Hqv Newton’s in the direction of the magnetic field (c) 2 : 1 (d) 1 : 2
(b) Hqv dynes in the direction of the magnetic field 88. Motion of a moving electron is not affected by
[AMU (Engg.) 2001]
(c) Hqv Newton’s at right angles to the direction of the magnetic
field (a) An electric field applied in the direction of motion
(b) Magnetic field applied in the direction of motion
(d) Zero
(c) Electric field applied perpendicular to the direction of motion

81. A homogeneous electric field E and a uniform magnetic field B are (d) Magnetic field applied perpendicular to the direction of motion
pointing in the same direction. A proton is projected with its 89. When a charged particle enters a uniform magnetic field its kinetic
 energy [MP PMT 2001; MP PET 2002]
velocity parallel to E . It will [Roorkee 2000]
(a) Remains constant (b) Increases
(a) Go on moving in the same direction with increasing velocity
(c) Decreases (d) Becomes zero
(b) Go on moving in the same direction with constant velocity
90. If cathode rays are projected at right angles to a magnetic field, their
(c) Turn to its right
trajectory is [JIPMER 2002]
(d) Turn to its left
(a) Ellipse (b) Circle
82. The radius of circular path of an electron when subjected to a
perpendicular magnetic field is (c) Parabola (d) None of these
[Pb. PMT 1999; DCE 2000; MH CET (Med.) 2000]
91. At a specific instant emission of radioactive compound is deflected (c) 10 5 W b / m 2 (d) 10 16 W b / m 2

in a magnetic field. The compound can emit
99. Two ions having masses in the ratio 1 : 1 and charges 1 : 2 are
(i) Electrons (ii) Protons
projected into uniform magnetic field perpendicular to the field with
(iii) He 2  (iv) Neutrons speeds in the ratio 2 : 3. The ratio of the radii of circular paths
along which the two particles move is
The emission at the instant can be [AIEEE 2002]
[EAMCET 2003]
(a) i, ii, iii (b) i, ii, iii, iv
(a) 4 : 3 (b) 2 : 3
(c) iv (d) ii, iii
(c) 3 : 1 (d) 1 : 4
92. Which particles will have minimum frequency of revolution when
projected with the same velocity perpendicular to a magnetic field 100. An electron is travelling
[Orissa JEE 2002] along the x-direction. It encounters a
magnetic field in the y-direction. Its subsequent motion will be
(a) Li +
(b) Electron
(a) Straight line along the x-direction
(c) Proton (d) He  (b) A circle in the xz-plane
93. Mixed He  and O 2  ions (mass of He   4 amu and that of (c) A circle in the yz-plane
O 2  16 amu) beam passes a region of constant perpendicular (d) A circle in the xy-plane
magnetic field. If kinetic energy of all the ions is same then 101. An electron and a proton have equal kinetic energies. They enter in
[Orissa JEE 2002]
a magnetic field perpendicularly, Then
(a) He  ions will be deflected more than those of O 2 [UPSEAT 2003]
(b) He  ions will be deflected less than those of O 2  (a) Both will follow a circular path with same radius
(b) Both will follow a helical path
(c) All the ions will be deflected equally
(c) Both will follow a parabolic path
(d) No ions will be deflected
(d) All the statements are false
94. An electron (mass = 9 10 kg. Charge = 1.6  10 C) whose kinetic
–31 –19
102. Electrons move at right angles to a magnetic field of

energy is 7.2  10 joule is moving in a circular orbit in a magnetic
–18
1.5  10 2 Tesla with a speed of 6  10 7 m / s. If the specific

field of 9  10 weber/m . The radius of the orbit is
–5 2
[MP PMT 2002]
charge of the electron is 1.7  10 11 C/kg. The radius of the circular
(a) 1.25 cm (b) 2.5 cm
path will be [BHU 2003]
(c) 12.5 cm (d) 25.0 cm
(a) 2.9 cm (b) 3.9 cm
95. An electron enters a region where electrostatic field is 20N/C and (c) 2.35 cm (d) 3 cm
magnetic field is 5T. If electron passes undeflected through the
region, then velocity of electron will be 103. The cyclotron frequency of an electron grating in a magnetic field of
1 T is approximately [AIIMS 2004]
[DPMT 2002]
(a) 28 MHz (b) 280 MHz
(a) 0.25ms 1 (b) 2ms 1 (c) 2.8 GHz (d) 28 GHz
(c) 4 ms 1 (d) 8 ms 1 104. In the given figure, the electron enters into the magnetic field. It
deflects in ...... direction [Orissa PMT 2004]
96. A charged particle is released from rest in a region of steady
uniform electric and magnetic fields which are parallel to each other (a) + ve X direction
Y × × ×
the particle will move in a (b) – ve X direction
× e × ×
[IIT-JEE 1999; DPMT 2000; UPSEAT 2003] (c) + ve Y direction
× × ×
(a) Straight line (b) Circle (d) – ve Y direction
× × ×
(c) Helix (d) Cycloid 105. A proton of energy 8 eV is moving in a circular pathXin a uniform
magnetic field. The energy of an alpha particle moving in the same
97. A particle of mass M and charge Q moving with velocity magnetic field and along the same path will be

v describes a circular path of radius R when subjected to a uniform (a) 4 eV (b) 2 eV
transverse magnetic field of induction B. The work done by the field (c) 8 eV (d) 6 eV
when the particle completes one full circle is 106. [AIEEE 2003]
An electron, a proton, a deuteron and an alpha particle, each having
 Mv 2  the same speed are in a region of constant magnetic field
(a) B Qv 2 R (b)   2R
 perpendicular to the direction of the velocities of the particles. The
 R  radius of the circular orbits of these particles are respectively R , R ,
e p
(c) Zero (d) BQ 2R R and R. It follows that

d
[
(a) Re  R p (b) R p  Rd
98. A particle of charge  16  10 18 coulomb moving with velocity
10 ms 1 along the x-axis enters a region where a magnetic field of (c) Rd  R (d) R p  R
induction B is along the y-axis, and an electric field of magnitude 107. An electron moving with a uniform velocity along the positive x-
10 4 V/m is along the negative z-axis. If the charged particle direction enters a magnetic field directed along the positive y-
direction. The force on the electron is directed along
continues moving along the x-axis, the magnitude of B is [AIEEE 2003]
(a) Positive y-direction (b) Negative y-direction
(a) 10 3 W b / m 2 (b) 10 3 W b / m 2
(c) Positive z-direction (d) Negative z-direction 116. An electric field of 1500 V / m and a magnetic field of 0.40 weber
108. An electron is projected along the axis of a circular conductor / meter act on a moving electron. The minimum uniform speed
2
carrying some current. Electron will experience force along a[DCE

straight line the electron could have is
2002]
(a) Along the axis (a) 1.6  10 m / s
15
(b) 6  10 m / s-16
(b) Perpendicular to the axis (c) 3.75  10 m / s

3
(d) 3.75  10 m / s 2
(c) At an angle of 4 with axis

o
117. An electron (mass = 9.1  10 31 kg; charge = 1.6  10 19 C)
(d) No force experienced experiences no deflection if subjected to an electric field of
109. A very high magnetic field is applied to a stationary charge. Then 3.2  10 5 V/m, and a magnetic fields of 2.0  10 3 Wb/m . Both 2
the charge experiences [DCE 2004] the fields are normal to the path of electron and to each other. If the
(a) A force in the direction of magnetic field electric field is removed, then the electron will revolve in an orbit of
radius [BCECE 2005]
(b) A force perpendicular to the magnetic field
(a) 45 m (b) 4.5 m
(c) A force in an arbitrary direction (c) 0.45 m (d) 0.045 m
(d) No force 118. An electron, moving in a uniform magnetic field of induction of

110. A electron (q = 1.6  10 C) is moving at right angle to the uniform
–19
intensity B, has its radius directly proportional to

magnetic field 3.534  10 T. The time taken by the electron to
–5
[DPMT 2005]
complete a circular orbit is [MH CET 2004] (a) Its charge (b) Magnetic field
(a) 2 s (b) 4 s (c) Speed (d) None of these
(c) 3 s (d) 1 s
Force and Torque on a Current Carrying Conductor
111. In case Hall effect for a strip having charge Q and area of cross-
section A, the Lorentz force is [DCE 2004] 1. Two free parallel wires carrying currents in opposite direction
(a) Directly proportional to Q [CPMT 1977; MP PMT 1993; AFMC 2002; CPMT 2003]
(b) Inversely proportional to Q (a) Attract each other
(c) Inversely proportional to A (b) Repel each other
(d) Directly proportional to A (c) Neither attract nor repel
112. A charged particle of mass m and charge q travels on a circular path (d) Get rotated to be perpendicular to each other
of radius r that is perpendicular to a magnetic field B. The time
taken by the particle to complete one revolution is 2. A rectangular loop carrying a current i is situated near a long straight
[AIEEE 2005]
wire such that the wire is parallel to the one of the sides of the loop
2qB 2 m and is in the plane of the loop. If a steady current I is established in
(a) (b)
m qB wire as shown in figure, the loop will
[IIT 1985; MP PET 1995; MP PMT 1995, 99; AIIMS 2003]
2 m q 2 q 2 B
(c) (d)
B m i
113. A very long straight wire carries a current I . At the instant when a
i
charge Q at point P has velocity V , as shown, the force on the
charge is [CBSE PMT 2005]
(a) Rotate about an axis parallel to the wire

Y
(b) Move away from the wire or towards right
Q (c) Move towards the wire
 O X (d) Remain stationary
I P
V 3. 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
(a) Opposite to OX (b) Along OX
weber / m 2 . The magnetic dipole moment of the coil is
(c) Opposite to OY (d) Along OY
114. The electron in the beam of a television tube move horizontally from (a) 0.15 ampere  m 2 (b) 0.3 ampere  m 2
south to north. The vertical component of the earth's magnetic field
2005]  m (d) 0.6 ampere  m 2
2
points down. The electron is deflected towards (c) 0.45 ampere
[KCET
(a) West (b) No deflection 4. A conducting circular loop of radius r carries a constant current i. It
(c) East (d) North to south
115. An electron moves in a circular orbit with a uniform speed v. It is placed in a uniform magnetic field B , such that B is
produces a magnetic field B at the centre of the circle. The radius of perpendicular to the plane of the loop. The magnetic force acting on
the circle is proportional to [CBSE PMT 2005] the loop is
[BIT 1992; MP PET 1994; IIT 1983;
B v
(a) (b) MP PMT 1999; AMU (Engg.) 2000]
v R
v B (a) irB (b) 2riB
(c) (d)
B v
12. A circular coil of radius 4 cm has 50 turns. In this coil a current of

(c) Zero (d) riB
2 A is flowing. It is placed in a magnetic field of 0.1 weber / m 2 .
5. Two thin long parallel wires separated by a distance b are carrying a
current i amp each. The magnitude of the force per unit length The amount of work done in rotating it through 180 from its
exerted by one wire on the other is equilibrium position will be
[CPMT 1991; IIT 1986; Bihar MEE 1995; RPMT 1997; [CPMT 1977]
MP PET 1996; MP PMT 1994, 96, 99; UPSEAT 2001, 03] (a) 0.1 J (b) 0.2 J
 0 i2  0 i2 (c) 0.4 J (d) 0.8 J
(a) (b) 13. 3 A of current is flowing in a linear conductor having a length of 40
b2 2b
cm. The conductor is placed in a magnetic field of strength 500
0 i 0 i gauss and makes an angle of 30 with the direction of the field. It
(c) (d)
2b 2b 2 experiences a force of magnitude
6. Through two parallel wires A and B, 10 and 2 ampere of currents are [MP PET 1993]
passed respectively in opposite direction. If the wire A is infinitely (a) 3  10 newton
4
(b) 3  10 newton
2
long and the length of the wire B is 2 m, the force on the conductor
2
B, which is situated at 10 cm distance from A will be [CPMT 1988; MP PMT 1994] (c) 3  10 newton (d) 3  10 4 newton
(a) 8  10 5 N (b) 4  10 7 N 14. The radius of a circular loop is r and a current i is flowing in it.
The equivalent magnetic moment will be [CPMT 1990]
(c) 4  10 5 N (d) 4  10 7 N (a) ir (b) 2ir
7. If two streams of protons move parallel to each other in the same 1
direction, then they [MP PET 1999; AIIMS 2004] (c) ir 2 (d)
r2
(a) Do not exert any force on each other
15. A current carrying loop is placed in a uniform magnetic field. The
(b) Repel each other torque acting on it does not depend upon
(c) Attract each other [CPMT 1985; RPMT 1997; Kerala PMT 2002]
(d) Get rotated to be perpendicular to each other (a) Shape of the loop (b) Area of the loop
(c) Value of the current (d) Magnetic field
8. A straight wire carrying a current i1 amp runs along the axis of a 16. To make the field radial in a moving coil galvanometer
circular current i2 amp . Then the force of interaction between the [MP PET 1993]
two current carrying conductors is (a) The number of turns in the coil is increased
(a)  (b) Zero (b) Magnet is taken in the form of horse-shoe
(c) Poles are cylindrically cut
0 2i1i2 2i1i2
(c) N /m (d) N /m (d) Coil is wounded on aluminium frame
4 r r 17. The deflection in a moving coil galvanometer is
9. Two parallel wires are carrying electric currents of equal magnitude [MP PMT 1993]
and in the same direction. They exert (a) Directly proportional to the torsional constant
[CPMT 1990; MP PET/PMT 1988; (b) Directly proportional to the number of turns in the coil
Orissa JEE 2003; AFMC 2003] (c) Inversely proportional to the area of the coil
(a) An attractive force on each other (d) Inversely proportional to the current flowing
(b) A repulsive force on each other 18. A moving coil sensitive galvanometer gives at once much more
deflection. To control its speed of deflection
(c) No force on each other [MP PET 1985]
(d) A rotational torque on each other (a) A high resistance is to be connected across its terminals
10. Two long and parallel wires are at a distance of 0.1 m and a current (b) A magnet should be placed near the coil
of 5 A is flowing in each of these wires. The force per unit length (c) A small copper wire should be connected across its terminals
due to these wires will be [CPMT 1977] (d) The body of galvanometer should be earthed
(a) 5  10 5 N / m (b) 5  10 3 N / m 19. In a moving coil galvanometer, the deflection of the coil  is related
to the electrical current i by the relation
(c) 2.5  10 5 N / m (d) 2.5  10 4 N / m [MP PMT 1996, 2000, 03; RPMT 1997;
CPMT 1975; MP PET 1999]
11. Two straight parallel wires, both carrying 10 ampere in the same
(a) i  tan  (b) i  
direction attract each other with a force of 1  10 3 N . If both
currents are doubled, the force of attraction will be (c) i   2
(d) i  
[MP PET 1994] 20. The unit of electric current ‚ampere‛ is the current which when
3 3 flowing through each of two parallel wires spaced 1 m apart in
(a) 1  10 N (b) 2  10 N
vacuum and of infinite length will give rise to a force between them
equal to
(c) 4  10 3 N (d) 0.25  10 3 N
[BIT 1987; CBSE PMT1998; MP PET 1999; MP PMT 2002]
(a) 1 N / m (b) 2  10 7 N / m
(c) 1  10 2 N / m (d) 4  10 7 N / m (d) Always in any orientation

29. A current carrying circular loop is freely suspended by a long
21. A moving coil galvanometer has N number of turns in a coil of
thread. The plane of the loop will point in the direction
effective area A, it carries a current I. The magnetic field B is radial.
The torque acting on the coil is [MP PMT 1994] [MP PMT 1995]
(a) Wherever left free
(a) NA 2 B 2 I (b) NABI 2
(b) North-south
(c) N 2 ABI (d) NABI
(c) East-west
22. A small coil of N turns has an effective area A and carries a current
(d) At 45 with the east-west direction
I. It is suspended in a horizontal magnetic field B such that its 30. A current carrying loop is free to turn in a uniform magnetic field.
plane is perpendicular to B . The work done in rotating it by 180 The loop will then come into equilibrium when its plane is inclined
about the vertical axis is [MP PMT 1994] at [CBSE PMT 1992; Haryana CEE 1996]
(a) NAIB (b) 2NAIB (a) 0  to the direction of the field
(c) 2NAIB (d) 4NAIB (b) 45 to the direction of the field
23. A small coil of N turns has area A and a current I flows through it. (c) 90 to the direction of the field
The magnetic dipole moment of this coil will be
[MP PMT 1994] (d) 135 to the direction of the field
2 31. The expression for the torque acting on a coil having area of cross-
(a) NI / A (b) NI A
section A, number of turns n, placed in a magnetic field of strength
(c) N 2 AI (d) NIA B, making an angle  with the normal to the plane of the coil,
24. A current of 10 ampere is flowing in a wire of length 1.5 m. A force when a current i is flowing in it, will be
of 15 N acts on it when it is placed in a uniform magnetic field of 2 [MP PET 1996]
tesla. The angle between the magnetic field and the direction of the
current is [MP PMT 1994]
(a) ni AB tan  (b) ni AB cos 
(a) 30 (b) 45 (c) ni AB sin (d) ni AB

(c) 60 (d) 90 32. The pole pieces of the magnet used in a pivoted coil galvanometer
25. A rectangular loop carrying a current i is placed in a uniform are [MP PET 1996]
magnetic field B. The area enclosed by the loop is A. If there are n (a) Plane surfaces of a bar magnet
turns in the loop, the torque acting on the loop is given by [MP PMT 1994]
(b) Plane surfaces of a horse-shoe magnet
(a) ni A  B (b) ni A  B (c) Cylindrical surfaces of a bar magnet
1 1 (d) Cylindrical surfaces of a horse-shoe magnet
(c) (i A  B) (d) (i A  B)
n n 33. The sensitiveness of a moving coil galvanometer can be increased by
decreasing [MP PMT 1996]
26. An electron moves with a constant speed v along a circle of radius r.
Its magnetic moment will be (e is the electron's charge) (a) The number
[MP of ]turns in the coil
PMT 1994
1 (b) The area of the coil
(a) evr (b) evr
2 (c) The magnetic field
(c) r ev 2
(d) 2rev (d) The couple per unit twist of the suspension
27. Four wires each of length 2.0 metres are bent into four loops P, Q, 34. A metallic loop is placed in a magnetic field. If a current is passed
R and S and then suspended into uniform magnetic field. Same through it, then [UPSEAT 2003]
current is passed in each loop. Which statement is correct [MP(a)
PET The
1995; ring
DPMTwill1999]
feel a force of attraction
(b) The ring will feel a force of repulsion
(c) It will move to and fro about its centre of gravity
(d) None of these
Q P
P S 35. Two parallel conductors A and B of equal lengths carry currents I
and 10 I, respectively, in the same direction. Then
(a) Couple on loop P will be the highest [MP PET 2003]
(b) Couple on loop Q will be the highest (a) A and B will repel each other with same force
(c) Couple on loop R will be the highest (b) A and B will attract each other with same force
(d) Couple on loop S will be the highest (c) A will attract B, but B will repel A
28. A current carrying rectangular coil is placed in a uniform magnetic (d) A and B will attract each other with different forces
field. In which orientation, the coil will not tend to rotate 36. Three [MP
long,PMT 1995] and parallel wires carrying currents are
straight
(a) The magnetic field is parallel to the plane of the coil arranged as shown in figure. The force experienced by 10 cm length
(b) The magnetic field is perpendicular to the plane of the coil of wire Q is [MP PET 1997]
(c) The magnetic field is at 45 with the plane of the coil

o
P
R Q
2cm 10cm
20 A 10 A 30 A
43. A current carrying small loop behaves like a small magnet. If A be

its area and M its magnetic moment, the current in the loop will be
[MP PMT/PET 1998; RPET 2001; MP PMT 2003]
(a) M/A (b) A/M
(a) 1.4  10 4 N towards the right
(c) MA (d) A2M
4
(b) 1.4  10 N towards the left
44. In hydrogen atom, the electron is making 6.6  10 15 rev / sec
(c) 2.6  10 4 N to the right around the nucleus in an orbit of radius 0.528 Å. The magnetic
(d) 2.6  10 4 N to the left moment ( A  m 2 ) will be
37. A 100 turns coil shown in figure carries a current of 2 amp in a [MP PET 1999]
magnetic field B  0.2 W b / m 2 . The torque acting on the coil is [MP PET
15 1997] 10
(a) 1  10 (b) 1  10
A B 23
(c) 1  10 (d) 1  10 27
45. A triangular loop of side l carries a current I. It is placed in a
10 cm
N S
magnetic field B such that the plane of the loop is in the direction of
B. The torque on the loop is [MP PET 2003]
D C
8 cm (a) Zero (b) IBl
(a) 0.32 Nm tending to rotate the side AD out of the page
(b) 0.32 Nm tending to rotate the side AD into the page 3 2 2 3
(c) Il B (d) IBl 2
(c) 0.0032 Nm tending to rotate the side AD out of the page 2 4
(d) 0.0032 Nm tending to rotate the side AD into the page 46. Three long, straight and parallel wires carrying currents are
arranged as shown in the figure. The wire C which carries a current
38. A current of 5 ampere is flowing in a wire of length 1.5 metres. A of 5.0 amp is so placed that it experiences no force. The distance of
force of 7.5 N acts on it when it is placed in a uniform magnetic wire C from wire D is then [AMU 1995]
field of 2 Tesla. The angle between the magnetic field and the
direction of the current is D C B
[MP PET 1997; Pb. PET 2003] (a) 9 cm
(b) 7 cm 15A 5A 10A
(a) 30 (b) 45°
(c) 5 cm
(c) 60° (d) 90°
(d) 3 cm x (15–x)
39. A conductor in the form of a right angle ABC with AB = 3 cm and
BC = 4 cm carries a current of 10 A. There is a uniform magnetic 15cm
field of 5 T perpendicular to the plane of the conductor. The force 47. A vertical wire carrying a current in the upward direction is placed
on the conductor will be in horizontal magnetic field directed towards north. The wire will
experience a force directed towards
[MP PMT 1997]
[SCRA 1994]
(a) 1.5 N (b) 2.0 N
(a) North (b) South
(c) 2.5 N (d) 3.5 N
(c) East (d) West
40. The coil of a galvanometer consists of 100 turns and effective area of
48. A coil carrying electric current is placed in uniform magnetic field,
1 square cm. The restoring couple is 10 8 N  m / radian. The then [CBSE PMT 1993]
magnetic field between the pole pieces is 5 T. The current sensitivity (a) Torque is formed
of this galvanometer will be [MP PMT 1997]
(b) E.M.f. is induced
(a) 5  10 4 rad /  amp (b) 5  10 6 per amp (c) Both (a) and (b) are correct
(d) None of these
(c) 2  10 7 per amp (d) 5 rad /  amp
49. A circular loop carrying a current is replaced by an equivalent
41. A rectangular coil 20 cm  20 cm has 100 turns and carries a magnetic dipole. A point on the axis of the loop is
current of 1 A. It is placed in a uniform magnetic field B =0.5 T (a) An end-on position (b) A broad side-on position
with the direction of magnetic field parallel to the plane of the coil. (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Neither (a) nor (b)
The magnitude of the torque required to hold this coil in this 50. A power line lies along the east-west direction and carries a current
position is [MP PMT 1997]
of 10 ampere. The force per metre due to the earth's magnetic field
(a) Zero (b) 200 N-m
of 10 4 tesla is [Roorkee 1992]
(c) 2 N-m (d) 10 N-m
42. If a current is passed in a spring, it (a) 10 5 N (b) 10 4 N
[MP PMT/PET 1998; AIEEE 2002] (c) 10 3 N (d) 10 2 N
(a) Gets compressed (b) Gets expanded 51. A straight wire of length 0.5 metre and carrying a current of 1.2
(c) Oscillates (d) Remains unchanged ampere placed in a uniform magnetic field of induction 2 Tesla. The
magnetic field is perpendicular to the length of the wire. The force 60. What is the net force on the square coil
on the wire is [DCE 2000; RPMT 2000]
10 cm
[CBSE PMT 1992; BHU 1998; DPMT 2001; RPET 2003]
(a) 2.4 N (b) 1.2 N 2A
1A 15 cm
(c) 3.0 N (d) 2.0 N
52. Two parallel wires in free space are 10 cm apart and each carries a
current of 10 A in the same direction. The force one wire exerts on 2 cm
the other per metre of length is (a) 25  10 7 N moving towards wire
[CBSE PMT 1997; AFMC 1999]
(b) 25  10 7 N moving away from wire
4 4
(a) 2  10 N , attractive (b) 2  10 N , repulsive
(c) 35  10 7 N moving towards wire
7 7
(c) 2  10 N , attractive (d) 2  10 N , repulsive
(d) 35  10 7 N moving away from wire
53. The current sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer can be 61. Two long parallel copper wires carry currents of 5A each in opposite
increased by [Roorkee 1999] directions. If the wires are separated by a distance of 0.5 m, then the
(a) Increasing the magnetic field of the permanent magnet force between the two wires is
(b) Increasing the area of the deflecting coil [EAMCET (Engg.) 2000]
5 5
(c) Increasing the number of turns in the coil (a) 10 N , attractive (b) 10 N , repulsive
(d) Increasing the restoring couple of the coil
(c) 2  10 5 N , attractive (d) 2  10 5 N , repulsive
54. A circular coil of diameter 7cm has 24 turns of wire carrying
current of 0.75A. The magnetic moment of the coil is 62. In order to increase the sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer,
one should decrease [MP PMT 2000]
[AMU (Med.) 1999]
(a) The strength of its magnet
(a) 6.9  10 2 amp  m 2 (b) 2.3  10 2 amp- m 2 (b) The torsional constant of its suspension
(c) The number of turns in its coil
(c) 10 2 amp  m 2 (d) 10 3 amp  m 2
(d) The area of its coil
55. Two long parallel wires carrying equal current separated by 1m,
63. A circular loop has a radius of 5 cm and it is carrying a current of
exert a force of 2  10 7 N / m on one another. The current 0.1 amp. Its magnetic moment is [MP PMT 2000]
flowing through them is [AMU (Engg.) 1999]
(a) 1.32  10 4 amp  m 2
(a) 2.0 A (b) 2.0  10 7 A
(b) 2.62  10 4 amp - m 2
(c) 1.0 A (d) 1.0  10 7 A
56. Two parallel beams of electrons moving in the same direction produce (c) 5.25  10 4 amp - m 2
a mutual force [MP PET 1996; DCE 1999]
(d) 7.85  10 4 amp - m 2
(a) Of attraction in plane of paper
(b) Of repulsion in plane of paper 64. Due to the flow of current in a circular loop of radius R, the
(c) Upwards perpendicular to plane of paper magnetic induction produced at the centre of the loop is B. The
magnetic moment of the loop is
(d) Downwards perpendicular to plane of paper
( 0  permeabili ty constant) [MP PET 2000]
57. A circular loop of area 0.01m 2 carrying a current of 10 A, is held
perpendicular to a magnetic field of intensity 0.1T. The torque acting (a) BR 3 / 2 0 (b) 2BR 3 /  0
on the loop is [Pb. PMT 2000]
(a) Zero (b) 0.01 N-m (c) BR 2 / 2 0 (d) 2BR 2 /  0
(c) 0.001 N-m (d) 0.8 N-m 65. The magnetic moment of a circular coil carrying current is
58. Magnetic dipole moment of a rectangular loop is [MP PET 2000]
[RPET 2000]
(a) Directly proportional to the length of the wire in the coil
(a) Inversely proportional to current in loop
(b) Inversely proportional to the length of the wire in the coil
(b) Inversely proportional to area of loop
(c) Directly proportional to the square of the length of the wire in
(c) Parallel to plane of loop and proportional to area of loop
the coil
(d) Perpendicular to plane of loop and proportional to area of loop
(d) Inversely proportional to the square of the length of the wire in
59. If m is magnetic moment and B is the magnetic field, then the
the coil
torque is given by [DCE 2000]

66. A long wire A carries a current of 10 amp. Another long wire B,

| m| Which is parallel to A and separated by 0.1m from A, carries a
(a) m. B (b)  current of 5 amp, in the opposite direction to that in A. what is the
| B| magnitude and nature of the force experienced per unit length of B
   
( 0  4  10 7 weber / amp - m) [MP PET 2000]
(c) mB (d) | m | .| B |
(a) Repulsive force of 10 4 N / m between B and C is also x. F1 is the force exerted by B on A and F 2
4 is the force exerted by B on A choose the correct answer

(b) Attractive force of 10 N /m
(a) F1  2F2 A B C
(c) Repulsive force of 2  10 5 N / m (b) F2  2F1
I I 2I
(d) Attractive force of 2  10 5 N / m (c) F1  F2
67. A stream of electrons is projected horizontally to the right. A straight (d) F1   F2
conductor carrying a current is supported parallel to electron stream x x
and above it. If the current in the conductor is from left to right then 76. A straight conductor carries a current of 5 A. An electron travelling
what will be the effect on electron stream with a [Roorkee 5  10 6 ms 1 parallel to the wire at a distance of
speed of2000]
(a) The electron stream will be pulled upward 0.1m from the conductor, experiences a force of
(b) The electron stream will be pulled downward (a) 8  10 20 N (b) 3.2  10 19 N
(c) The electron stream will be retarted
(c) 8  10 18 N (d) 1.6  10 19 N
(d) The electron beam will be speeded up towards the right
77. Two galvanometers A and B require 3mA and 5mA respectively to
68. The relation between voltage sensitivity (  V ) and current produce the same deflection of 10 divisions. Then
sensitivity ( i ) of a moving coil galvanometer is (Resistance of (a) A is more sensitive than B
Galvanometer = G) [CPMT 2001] (b) B is more sensitive than A
i V (c) A and B are equally sensitive
(a) V (b)  i
G G (d) Sensitiveness of B is 5/3 times that of A
G G 78. Two long straight parallel conductors separated by a distance of
(c)  i (d) V 0.5m carry currents of 5A and 8A in the same direction. The force
V i
per unit length experienced by each other is
69. What is shape of magnet in moving coil galvanometer to make the
radial magnetic field [RPET 2001] (a) 1.6  10 5 N (attractive) (b) 1.6  10 5 N (repulsive)
(a) Concave (b) Horse shoe magnet
(c) 16  10 5 N (attractive) (d) 16  10 5 N (repulsive)
(c) Convex (d) None of these
70. If a wire of length 1 meter placed in uniform magnetic field 1.5 Tesla 79. If the current is doubled, the deflection is also doubled in
[Orissa JEE 2002]
at angle 30 o with magnetic field. The current in a wire 10 amp.
Then force on a wire will be [RPET 2001]
(a) A tangent galvanometer
(a) 7.5 N (b) 1.5 N (b) A moving coil galvanometer
(c) 0.5 N (d) 2.5 N (c) Both (a) and (b)
71. A current i flows in a circular coil of radius r. If the coil is placed in (d) None of these
a uniform magnetic field B with its plane parallel to the field,
80. Which is a vector quantity [AFMC 2003]
magnitude of the torque that acts on the coil is
[MP PET 2001] (a) Density (b) Magnetic flux
(a) Zero (b) 2 r i B (c) Intensity of magnetic field (d) Magnetic potential
81. There long straight wires A, B and C are carrying current as shown
(c)  r 2 i B (d) 2 r 2 i B figure. Then the resultant force on B is directed .....
72. An arbitrary shaped closed coil is made of a wire of length L and a [KCET 2004]
A B C
current I ampere is flowing in it. If the plane of the coil is

perpendicular to magnetic field B , the force on the coil is
[MP PMT 2001] 1A 2A 3A
(a) Zero (b) IBL (a) Towards A
(b) Towards C d d
1
(c) 2IBL (d) IBL (c) Perpendicular to the plane of paper and outward
2
73. A circular coil having N turns is made from a wire of length L (d) Perpendicular to the plane of paper and inward
meter. If a current I ampere is passed through it and is placed in a 82. Two long conductors, separated by a distance d carry current I and 1
magnetic field of B Tesla, the maximum torque on it is I in the[MP

2
same 2001] They exert a force F on each other. Now the
direction.
PMT
(a) Directly proportional to N current in one of them is increased to two times and its directions is
(b) Inversely proportional to N reversed. The distance is also increased to 3d. The new value of the
(c) Inversely proportional to N 2 force between them is [AIEEE 2004]
(d) Independent of N (a) – 2F (b) F/3
74. A small cylindrical soft iron piece is kept in a galvanometer so that (c) 2F[MP
/3 PMT 2001] (d) – F/3
(a) A radial uniform magnetic field is produced 83. The resultant magnetic moment of neon atom will be
(b) A uniform magnetic field is produced [J & K CET 2004]
(c) There is a steady deflection of the coil
(d) All of these (a) Infinity (b)  B
75. A, B and C are parallel conductors of equal length carrying currents (c) Zero (d)  /2 B
I, I and 2I respectively. Distance between A and B is x. Distance

84. A one metre long wire is lying at right angles to the magnetic field.
A force of 1 kg wt. is acting on it in a magnetic field of 0.98 Tesla.
The current flowing in it will be [J & K CET 2004]
(a) 100 A (b) 10 A
(c) 1 A (d) Zero
85. A beam of electrons and protons move parallel to each other in the
same direction, then they [DCE 2004]
(a) Attract each other (b) Repel each other
(c) No relation (d) Neither attract nor repel
86. Two parallel wires of length 9 m each are separated by a distance
0.15 m. If they carry equal currents in the same direction and exerts
a total force of 30  10 N on each other, then the value of current
–7
must be [MH CET 2003]

(a) 2.5 amp (b) 3.5 amp
(c) 1.5 amp (d) 0.5 amp
87. Current i is carried in a wire of length L. If the wire is turned into a
circular coil, the maximum magnitude of torque in a given magnetic
field B will be [Pb. PET 2004]
LiB 2 Li 2 B
(a) (b)
2 2
L2 iB Li 2 B
(c) (d)
4 4
88. In ballistic galvanometer, the frame on which the coil is wound is
non-metallic to [MH CET 2004]
(a) Avoid the production of induced e.m.f.
(b) Avoid the production of eddy currents
(c) Increase the production of eddy currents
(d) Increase the production of induced e.m.f.
89. Two thin, long, parallel wires, separated by a distance ‘d’ carry a
current of ‘i’ A in the same direction. They will
[AIEEE 2005]
(a) Attract each other with a force of  0 i /(2d )
2 2
(b) Repel each other with a force of  0 i 2 /(2d 2 )
(c) Attract each other with a force of  0 i 2 /(2d )
(d) Repel each other with a force of  0 i 2 /(2d )

90. Three long, straight parallel wires carrying current, are arranged as
shown in figure. The force experienced by a 25 cm length of wire C
is [KCET 2005]
D C G
(a) 10 N
-3
(b) 2.5  10 N -3
(c) Zero 3 cm 2 cm
(d) 1.5  10 N-3
30 A 10 A 20 A
91. A circular coil of 20 turns and radius 10 cm is placed in uniform
magnetic field of 0.10 T normal to the plane of the coil. If the
current in coil is 5 A, then the torque acting on the coil will be [J & K CET 2005]
(a) 31.4 Nm (b) 3.14 Nm
(c) 0.314 Nm (d) Zero
B 2 are the magnitudes of the magnetic fields at O due to the

B1
currents in ABC and ADC respectively, the ratio is
B2
1. A circular current carrying coil has a radius R. The distance from i1

(a) 0.2 B
the centre of the coil on the axis where the magnetic induction will 300o
O
1 (b) 6
be th to its value at the centre of the coil, is
8 60o
(c) 1 A C
[MP PMT 1997]
(d) 5 1A i2 D
R
(a) (b) R 3
3 6. An infinitely long conductor PQR is bent to form a right angle as
2 shown. A current I flows through PQR The magnetic field due to
(c) 2 3R (d) R this current at the point M is H . Now another infinitely long straight
3 1
conductor QS is connected at Q so that the current is I/2 in QR as

2. The field normal to the plane of a wire of n turns and radius r well as in QS, The current in PQ remaining unchanged. The
which carries a current i is measured on the axis of the coil at a
small distance h from the centre of the coil. This is smaller than the magnetic field at M is now H 2. The ratio H 1 / H 2 is given by
field at the centre by the fraction
3 h2 2 h2
(a) (b) M
2 r2 3 r2 1
(a)
2
3 r2 2 r2
(c) (d) I 90o
2 h2 3 h2 (b) 1
– +
3. The magnetic field at the centre of a circular coil of radius r is  P Q 90o S
2
times that due to a long straight wire at a distance r from it, for (c)
equal currents. Figure here shows three cases : in all cases the 3
R
circular part has radius r and straight ones are infinitely long. For
(d) 2 –
same current the B field at the centre P in cases 1, 2, 3 have the
ratio [CPMT 1989] 7. Two coaxial solenoids 1 and 2 of the same length are set so that one
is inside the other. The number of turns per unit length are n1 and
n 2 . The currents i1 and i2 are flowing in opposite directions. The
P P magnetic field inside the inner coil is zero. This is possible when
P (a) i1  i2 and n1  n 2
(1) (2) (3) (b) i1  i2 and n1  n 2

       3 1 
(a)   :   :    (c) i1  i2 and n1  n 2
 2 2  4 2
      3 1  (d) i1n1  i2 n 2
(b)    1  :   1  :   
 2  2   4 2 8. A coil having N turns is wound tightly in the form of a spiral with
   inner and outer radii a and b respectively. When a current I passes
(c)  : :3 through the coil, the magnetic field at the centre is
2 2 4
     1   3 1   0 NI 2  0 NI
(d)    1  :    :    (a) (b)
 2  2 4  4 2 b a
4. Two straight long conductors AOB and COD are perpendicular to
 0 NI b 0 I N b
each other and carry currents i1 and i2 . The magnitude of the (c) ln (d) ln
2(b  a) a 2(b  a) a
magnetic induction at a point P at a distance a from the point O in
a direction perpendicular to the plane ACBD is 9. [MP PMT
A non-planar of conducting wire carrying a current I is placed
1994]
loop
0 0 as shown in the figure. Each of the straight sections of the loop is of
(a) (i1  i2 ) (b) (i1  i2 ) length 2a. The magnetic field due to this loop at the point P (a,0,a)
2a 2a points in the direction
0 2 2 1 / 2 0 i1i2 [IIT-JEE (Screening) 2001]
(c) (i1  i2 ) (d)
2a 2a (i1  i2 )
1
5. A cell is connected between the points A and C of a circular (a) ( ˆj  kˆ )
2 y
z
conductor ABCD of centre O with angle A OC  60 o If B1 and
.
1
(b) (ˆj  kˆ  î )
3
x
i
2a
(c)
1 ˆ ˆ ˆ
(i  j  k ) B  î  4 ˆj  3kˆ (in Tesla.) The magnitude of the force experienced
3 by the electron in Newton's is (charge on the electron
1 ˆ ˆ = 1.6  10 19 C) [EAMCET 2001]
(d) (i  k )
2 (a) 1.18  10 13 (b) 1.28  10 13
10. A long straight wire along the z-axis carries a current I in the
 (c) 1.6  10 13 (d) 1.72  10 13
negative z direction. The magnetic vector field B at a point having
coordinates (x, y) in the z = 0 plane is 15. A particle of mass m and charge q moves with a constant velocity v
[IIT-JEE (Screening) 2002] along the positive x direction. It enters a region containing a
uniform magnetic field B directed along the negative z direction,
 o I (yî  xˆj)  o I (xî  yˆj) extending from x = a to x = b. The minimum value of v required so
(a) (b)
2 (x  y ) 2 2
2 (x 2  y 2 ) that the particle can just enter the region x  b is [
 o I (xˆj  yî )  o I (xî  yˆj) (a) qb B / m (b) q(b  a)B / m

(c) (d)
2 (x 2  y 2 ) 2 (x 2  y 2 ) (c) (d) q(b  a)B / 2m
qa B / m
11. A particle of charge +q and mass m moving under the influence of a
16. For a positively charged particle moving in a x-y plane initially along
uniform electric field Eî and a uniform magnetic field B kˆ follows the x-axis, there is a sudden change in its path due to the presence
trajectory from P to Q as shown in figure. The velocities at P and Q of electric and/or magnetic fields beyond P. The curved path is
are vî and  2vˆj respectively. Which of the following statement(s) shown in the x-y plane and is found to be non-circular. Which one
is/are correct [IIT 1991; BVP 2003] of the following combinations is possible [
Y   y
v
E
P
P
a x
Q
O X (a) E  0; B  bî  ckˆ (b) E  ai; B  ckˆ  aî
2
2a 2v
3 mv
(a) E (c) E  0; B  cˆj  bkˆ (d) E  ai; B  ckˆ  bˆj
4 qa
17. A horizontal rod of mass 10 gm and length 10 cm is placed on a
3 mv 3
(b) Rate of work done by electric field at P is smooth plane inclined at an angle of 60 with the horizontal, with
4 a the length of the rod parallel to the edge of the inclined plane. A
(c) Rate of work done by electric field at P is zero uniform magnetic field of induction B is applied vertically
(d) Rate of work done by both the fields at Q is zero downwards. If the current through the rod is 1.73 ampere, then the
value of B for which the rod remains stationary on the inclined
12. H  , He  and O   ions having same kinetic energy pass through plane is
a region of space filled with uniform magnetic field B directed
perpendicular to the velocity of ions. The masses of the ions 1
(a) 1.73 Tesla (b) Tesla
H  , He  and O   are respectively in the ratio 1 : 4 : 16 . As a 1 . 73
result (c) 1 Tesla (d) None of the above
 18. Two long wires are hanging freely. They are joined first in parallel
(a) H ions will be deflected most
 and then in series and then are connected with a battery. In both
(b) O ions will be deflected least cases, which type of force acts between the two wires
(c) He and O   ions will suffer same deflection

(a) Attraction force when in parallel and repulsion force when in
(d) All ions will suffer the same deflection series
13. An ionized gas contains both positive and negative ions. If it is (b) Repulsion force when in parallel and attraction force when in
subjected simultaneously to an electric field along the + x direction
and a magnetic field along the +z direction, then series
[IIT-JEE (Screening) 2000] (c) Repulsion force in both cases
(a) Positive ions deflect towards +y direction and negative ions (d) Attraction force in both cases
towards –y direction
19. A wire of length L metre carrying a current of I ampere is bent in
(b) All ions deflect towards +y direction the form of a circle. Its magnitude of magnetic moment will be[MP PET 1995; MH
(c) All ions deflect towards –y direction
IL IL2
(d) Positive ions deflect towards –y direction and negative ions (a) (b)
towards +y direction 4 4
14. An electron moves with speed 2  10 5 m/s along the positive x- I 2 L2 I2 L

(c) (d)
direction in the presence of a magnetic induction 4 4
20. A thin circular wire carrying a current I has a magnetic moment M. 25. A conducting loop carrying a current I is placed in a uniform
The shape of the wire is changed to a square and it carries the same magnetic field pointing into the plane of the paper as shown. The
current. It will have a magnetic moment [MP PET 2003; MP PMT 2004] loop will have a tendency to
4 B
(a) M (b) M Y
2 (a) Contract 
4  (b) Expand
(c) M (d) M X
 4 (c) Move towards +ve x -axis
21. A particle of charge q and mass m moves in a circular orbit of (d) Move towards –ve x-axis i
radius r with angular speed  . The ratio of the magnitude of its 26. A current carrying loop is placed in a uniform magnetic field in four
magnetic moment to that of its angular momentum depends on different
[IIT-JEE orientations,
(Screening) 2000] I,II, III & IV arrange them in the decreasing
order of potential Energy
(a)  and q (b)  q and m
(c) q and m (d)  and m
n̂
I. B II. B
22. An elastic circular wire of length l carries a current I. It is placed in

a uniform magnetic field B (Out of paper) such that its plane is n̂

n̂
perpendicular to the direction of B . The wire will experience [MP PET 2000]
III. B IV. B
 n̂
B
(a) I > III > II > IV (b) I > II >III > IV
 (c) I > IV > II > III (d) III > IV > I > II
B

B  27. A metallic block carrying current I is subjected to a uniform
B
magnetic induction B as shown in the figure. The moving charges
experience a force F given by ........... which results in the lowering
(a) No force (b)
 A stretching force of the potential of the face ........ Assume the speed of the carriers to
B be v [IIT 1996]
(c) A compressive force (d) A torque
23. A and B are two conductors carrying a current i in the same  Y
B
direction. x and y are two electron beams moving in the same (a) eVBkˆ , ABCD
direction [Karnataka CET (Engg./Med.) 2002] E G
(b) eVBkˆ , EFGH F
A A H
B X
(c)  eVBkˆ , ABCD
B I
C D
x (d)  eVBkˆ , EFGH Z
y 28. Two insulated rings, one of slightly smaller diameter than the other
are suspended along their common diameter as shown. Initially the
(a) There will be repulsion between A and B attraction between x planes of the rings are mutually perpendicular. When a steady
and y current is set up in each of them [IIT 1995]
(b) There will be attraction between A and B, repulsion between x
and y
(c) There will be repulsion between A and B and also x and y
(d) There will be attraction between A and B and also x and y
24. Wires 1 and 2 carrying currents i1 and i2 respectively are inclined at
an angle  to each other. What is the force on a small element dl
of wire 2 at a distance of r from wire 1 (as shown in figure) due to (a) The two rings rotate into a common plane
the magnetic field of wire1 (b) The inner ring oscillates about its initial position
[AIEEE 2002]
(c) The inner ring stays stationary while the outer one moves into
0
(a) i1 i2 dl tan  the plane of the inner ring
2r
  (d) The outer ring stays stationary while the inner one moves into
0 the plane of the outer ring
(b) i1 i2 dl sin
2r i1 i2 29. Two particles each of mass m and charge q are attached to the two
0 r
(c) i1 i2 dl cos ends of a light rigid rod of length 2R. The rod is rotated at constant
dl
2r  angular speed about a perpendicular axis passing through its centre.
0 The ratio of the magnitudes of the magnetic moment of the system
(d) i1 i2 dl sin and its angular momentum about the centre of the rod is [IIT 1998]
4r
q q
(a) (b)
2m m
2q q
(c) (d)
m m
30. Two very long, straight and parallel wires carry steady currents I
and I respectively. The distance between the wires is d. At a certain
instant of time, a point charge q is at a point equidistant from the 2 0 i 2 0 i
(a)  (b) 
two wires in the plane of the wires. Its instantaneous velocity v is 3 a 3 a
perpendicular to this plane. The magnitude of the force due to the
magnetic field acting on the charge at this instant is [IIT 1998] 2 0i 2 0 i
(c)  (d) 
 0 Iqv  0 Iqv a a
(a) (b)
2d d 36. Figure shows the cross-sectional view of the hollow cylindrical
conductor with inner radius 'R' and outer radius '2R', cylinder
2  0 Iqv carrying uniformly distributed current along it's axis. The magnetic
(c) (d) 0
d induction at point 'P' at a distance
3R
from the axis of the cylinder
31. A ring of radius R, made of an insulating material carries a charge Q 2
uniformly distributed on it. If the ring rotates about the axis passing will be
through its centre and normal to plane of the ring with constant (a) Zero
angular speed  , then the magnitude of the magnetic moment of 5 0i
the ring is [MP PET 2001] (b)
72 R R
1
(a) QR 2 (b) Q R 2 70i
2 (c) 2R 3R/2
18 R
1
(c) Q 2 R (d) Q 2 R 5 0 i
2 (d)
36 R
32. What will be the resultant magnetic field at origin due to four
infinite length wires. If each wire produces magnetic field 'B' at 37. A long wire AB is placed on a table. Another wire PQ of mass 1.0 g
origin and length 50 cm is set to slide on two rails PS and QR. A current
Y of 50A is passed through the wires. At what distance above AB, will
1 the wire PQ be in equilibrium
i
x
i 4 2
(a) 25 mm S R
x i X (b) 50 mm
P Q
3 i (c) 75 mm
(a) 4 B (b) 2B (d) 100 mm
B A
38. An infinitely long, straight conductor AB 50is Afixed and a current is
(c) 2 2 B (d) Zero passed through it. Another movable straight wire CD of finite length
33. The ratio of the magnetic field at the centre of a current carrying and carrying current is held perpendicular to it and released. Neglect
circular wire and the magnetic field at the centre of a square coil weight of the wire
made from the same length of wire will be A
i1
2 2
(a) (b)
4 2 8 2
C D i2
 
(c) (d) B
2 2 4 2
(a) The rod CD will move upwards parallel to itself
34. Two infinite length wires carries currents 8 A and 6A respectively (b) The rod CD will move downward parallel to itself
and placed along X and Y-axis. Magnetic field at a point
(c) The rod CD will move upward and turn clockwise at the same
P (0, 0, d )m will be time
7 0 10  0 (d) The rod CD will move upward and turn anti –clockwise at the same
(a) (b) time
d d
39. A steady current i flows in a small square loop of wire of side L in a
14  0 50 horizontal plane. The loop is now folded about its middle such that
(c) (d)
d d half of it lies in a vertical plane. Let  1 and  2 respectively
35. Figure shows a square loop ABCD with edge length a. The resistance denote the magnetic moments due to the current loop before and
of the wire ABC is r and that of ADC is 2r. The value of magnetic after folding. Then
field at the centre of the loop assuming uniform wire is [IIT-JEE 1993]
B
i1
A C
O
i
i2
(d) 8 N
(a)  2  0
44. A uniform conducting wire ABC has a mass of 10g. A current of 2A
(b)  1 and  2 are in the same direction flows through it. The wire is kept in a uniform magnetic field
B  2T . The acceleration of the wire will be
| 1 |
(c)  2 BA× × × × × ×
| 2 | × × × × × ×
× × × × × × y
| 1 |  1  5 cm x
(d)   

4 cm × × × × × ×
| 2 |  2  × × × × × × O
(a) Zero × × × × × × z
40. A current i is flowing in a straight conductor of length L. The A× × × × × ×
C
L (b) 12 ms 2 along y-axis
magnetic induction at a point distant from its centre will be
4 (c) 1.2  10 3 ms 2 along y-axis
4 0i 0i (d) 0.6  10 3 ms 2 along y - axis
(a) (b) 45. In the given figure net magnetic field at O will be
5 L 2L
2 0 i
(a) 4 2
0i 3a i
(c) (d) Zero
2L 0 i
(b) 4  2
3a i
41. Two thick wires and two thin wires, all of the same materials and
2 0 i O
same length form a square in the three different ways P, Q and R as (c) 4  2 (0,0)
shown in fig with current connection shown, the magnetic field at 3a 2 (a, 0) i (2a,0) (3a,0)
the centre of the square is zero in cases 2 0 i
(d) (4   2 )
3a
46. In the following figure a wire bent in the form of a regular polygon
of n sides is inscribed in a circle of radius a. Net magnetic field at
Q centre will be
P
0 i 
(a) tan
2a n
0 ni 
R (b) tan
2a n 

(a) In P only (b) In P and Q only 2 ni 
(c) 0 tan i
(c) In Q and R only (d) P and R only  a n  = /n
ni 
42. A particle with charge q, moving with a momentum p, enters a (d) 0 tan
uniform magnetic field normally. The magnetic field has magnitude 2a n
p 47. A proton accelerated by a potential difference 500 KV moves
B and is confined to a region of width d, where d  , The though a transverse magnetic field of 0.51 T as shown in figure.
Bq
particle is deflected by an angle  in crossing the field The angle  through which the proton deviates from the initial
direction of its motion is
v
Bqd
(a) sin  o
p     (a) 15 × × × 
p     
(b) sin  B (b) 30 o × B ×

Bqd p    
o
q  
(c) 45 × × ×
Bp   +e
(c) sin  d × × ×
qd     (d) 60 o
d = 10 cm
pd 48. AB and CD are long straight conductor, distance d apart, carrying a
(d) sin  current I. The magnetic field at the midpoint of BC is
Bq
43. Same current i = 2A is flowing in a wire frame as shown in figure.  0 I ˆ
(a) k I
The frame is a combination of two equilateral triangles ACD and 2d B C
CDE of side 1m. It is placed in uniform magnetic field B = 4T acting  0 I ˆ
(b) k
perpendicular to the plane of frame. The magnitude of magnetic d d
force acting on the frame is  0 I ˆ I I
(c) k ^j
(a) 24 N 4d
A  0 I ˆ î
(b) Zero        
(d) k ^k
8d A D
(c) 16 N        
C D
       
       
       
E
49. An electron is moving along the positive X-axis. You want to apply a (d) Segment OC only of line CD
magnetic field for a short time so that the electron may reverse its
direction and move parallel to the negative X-axis. This can be done 3. Two long parallel wires are at a distance 2d apart. They carry steady
by applying the magnetic field along equal currents flowing out of the plane of the paper, as shown. The
variation of the magnetic field B along the line XX’ is given by [
(a) Y-axis (b) X-axis
(c) Y-axis only (d) None of these B B
(a) (b)
50. The unit vectors î , ˆj and kˆ are as shown below. What will be the
X' X X'
magnetic field at O in the following figure X
0 i  
(a)  2   ˆj ^j
4 a  2 d d d d
0 i  
(b)  2   ˆj i
î (c) B (d) B
4 a  2 ^k
a O
0 i   X X' X X'
(c)  2   î
4 a  2 a
i
0 i  
(d)  2   kˆ d d d d
4 a  2
4. The magnetic field due to a straight conductor of uniform cross
51. An electron moving with a speed u along the positive x-axis at y = 0 section of radius a and carrying a steady current is represented by
enters a region of uniform magnetic field B   B kˆ which exists 0 (a) (b)
to the right of y-axis. The electron exits from the region after some
time with the speed v at co-ordinate y, then [IIT-JEE (Screening 2004)] B B
y
    
     r r
(c) a (d) a
    
u      B B
–
e
(a) v > u, y < 0   (b)  v = u,y > 0
(c) v > u, y > 0 (d) v = u, y < 0
5. Two parallel beams of protons and electrons, carrying equal currents
r protons and electrons mover in
are fixed at a separation d. The
a P is a point on a line joininga the beams, at a
opposite directions.
distance x from any one beam. The magnetic field at P is B. If B is
plotted against x, which of the following best represents the
resulting curve
1. Which of the following graphs shows the variation of magnetic
induction B with distance r from a long wire carrying current [NCERT 1984; MNR 1998; MP PMT 1999]
(a) B (b) B
(a) B (b) B
x O x d
O d
(c) (d)
r B
r
(c) B (d) B d/2 d d/2 d
O x O x
6. A long thin hollow metallic cylinder of radius 'R' has a current i

2. Two very thin metallic rwires placed along X and Y-axis rcarry equal
ampere. The magnetic induction 'B'-away from the axis at a distance
currents as shown here. AB and CD are lines at 45 with the axes r from the axis varies as shown in
with origin of axes at O. The magnetic field will be zero on the line [MP PMT 1995; CBSE PMT 1996]
Y (a) (b)
(a) AB B B
C B
(b) CD I
O I
(c) Segment OB only of line AB X
r r
A D x=0 x=R x=0 x=R
B B
(c) (d)
11. A uniform magnetic field B and a uniform electric field E act in a
common region. An electron is entering this region of space. The
correct arrangement for it to escape undeviated is
E B

B 
(a) (b) E
7. The correct curve between the magnetic induction (B) along the axis v v
of a long solenoid due to current flow i in it and distance x from
one end is
(a) B (b) B (c) E (d) B
Bmax v /6
v
/2
x B /2
x E
12. If induction of magnetic field at a point is B and energy density is U
(c) B (d) B then which of the following graphs is correct
(a) U (b) U
8. A particle of charge q and massx m is moving along the x -axis xwith

a velocity v and enters a region of electric field E and magnetic field O B O B
B as shown in figure below for which figure the net force on the (c) (d)
charge may be zero U U
Y Y
(a) (b)
B E
v X v X
q q 13. A thinOwire of length l is Bcarrying a constant
O current. The Bwire is
bent to form a circular coil. If radius of the coil, thus formed, is
Z E Z B equal to R and number of turns in it is equal to n, then which of the
Y Y following graphs represent (s) variation of magnetic field induction
(c) (d) (B) at centre of the coil
E B E
(a) B (b) B
v X v
q q
B X
Z B Z
9. A wire carrying a current i is placed in a uniform magnetic field in O n O R
(c) (d)
 x  B B
the form of the curve y  a sin   0  x  2 L. The force
 L 
acting on the wire is y
iBL       B 
(a)
        14. O is flowing through
A current n a thin cylindrical
O R R. If
shell of radius
(b) iBL       energy density in the medium, due to magnetic field, at a distance r
2L from axis of the shell is equal to U then which of the following
(c) 2iBL       x
O graphs is correct
(d) Zero        (a) U (b) U
10. The ( – ) graph for a coil is
(a)  (b) 
O r O r
R
(c) (d)
U U
0°  0° 
90° 180° 90° 180°
(c) (d)
 
O r O r
0°  0° 
90° 180° 90° 180°
15. If current flowing through shell of previous objective is equal to i, Reason : The average velocity of free electron is zero.
then energy density at a point distance 2R from axis of the shell 6. Assertion : The ion cannot move with a speed beyond a certain
varies according to the graph
limit in a cyclotron.
(a) U (b) U
Reason : As velocity increases time taken by ion increases.
7. Assertion : The coil is bound over the metallic frame in moving
coil galvanometer.
Reason : The metallic frame help in making steady deflection
O i O i without any oscillation.
(c) (d)
U U 8. Assertion : A circular loop carrying current lies in XY plane
with its center at origin having a magnetic flux in
negative Z-axis.
Reason : Magnetic flux direction is independent of the
direction of current in the conductor.
16. O
A circular coil is in y-z iplane with centre
O at origin. Thei coil is
carrying a constant current. Assuming direction of magnetic field at 9. Assertion : The energy of charged particle moving in a uniform
x = – 25 cm to be positive direction of magnetic field, which of the magnetic field does not change.
following graphs shows variation of magnetic field along x-axis
Reason : Work done by magnetic field on the charge is zero.
(a) B (b) B
10. Assertion : If an electron, while coming vertically from
outerspace, enter the earth's magnetic field, it is
x x deflected towards west.
O O
Reason : Electron has negative charge.
11. Assertion : A direct current flows through a metallic rod,
(c) B (d) B produced magnetic field only outside the rod.
Reason : There is no flow of charge carriers inside the rod.
x x 12. Assertion : An electron and proton enters a magnetic field with
O O
equal velocities, then, the force experienced by the
proton will be more than electron.
Reason : The mass of proton is 1837 times more than
electron.
13. Assertion : Torque on the coil is the maximum, when coil is
suspended in a radial magnetic field.
Reason : The torque tends to rotate the coil on its own axis.
14. Assertion : A loosely round helix made of stiff wire is
Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of suspended vertically with the lower end just
the options given below: touching a dish of mercury. When a current is
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct passed through the wire, the helical wire executes
explanation of the assertion. oscillatory motion with the lower end jumping out
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct of and inside of mercury.
explanation of the assertion. Reason : When electric current is passed through helix, a
(c) If assertion is true but reason is false. magnetic field is produced both inside and outside
(d) If the assertion and reason both are false. the helix.
(e) If assertion is false but reason is true.
15. Assertion : The magnetic filed at the ends of a very long
1. Assertion : Cyclotron does not accelerate electron. current carrying solenoid is half of that at the
center.
Reason : Mass of the electron is very small.
Reason : If the solenoid is sufficiently long, the field within it
[AIIMS 2000]
is uniform.
2. Assertion : Cyclotron is a device which is used to accelerate the
positive ion. 16. Assertion : If a charged particle is moving on a circular path in
a perpendicular magnetic field, the momentum of
Reason : Cyclotron frequency depends upon the velocity.[AIIMS 1997] the particle is not changing,.
3. Assertion : Magnetic field interacts with a moving charge and Reason : Velocity of the particle in not changing in the
not with a stationary charge. magnetic field.
Reason : A moving charge produces a magnetic field. 17. Assertion : If a proton and an -particle enter a uniform
4. Assertion : If an electron is not deflected while passing through magnetic field perpendicularly, with the same speed,
a certain region of space, then only possibility is then the time period of revolution of the -particle
that there is no magnetic region. is double than that of proton.
Reason : Force is directly proportional to the magnetic field Reason : In a magnetic field, the time period of revolution of
applied. a charged particle is directly proportional to mass.
5. Assertion : Free electron always keep on moving in a conductor 18. Assertion : If two long wires, hanging freely are connected to a
even then no magnetic force act on them in battery in series, they come closer to each other.
magnetic field unless a current is passed through it.
Reason : Force of attraction acts between the two wires

carrying current.
19. Assertion : A current I flows along the length of an infinitely
long straight and thin walled pipe. Then the
magnetic field at any point inside the pipe is zero.
 
Reason :  B .d l  o I
66 b 67 b 68 a 69 bd 70 b
71 c 72 b 73 b 74 a 75 d
76 d 77 d 78 b 79 a 80 d
81 a 82 a 83 c 84 b 85 b
86 c 87 c 88 b 89 a 90 b
Biot-Savart's Law and Amperes Law
91 a 92 a 93 c 94 d 95 c
1 c 2 b 3 c 4 b 5 d 96 a 97 c 98 b 99 a 100 b
6 c 7 b 8 d 9 b 10 d 101 d 102 c 103 d 104 d 105 c
11 b 12 a 13 a 14 c 15 c 106 c 107 d 108 d 109 d 110 d
16 a 17 b 18 a 19 b 20 d 111 a 112 b 113 d 114 c 115 c
21 c 22 c 23 a 24 d 25 b 116 c 117 c 118 c
26 d 27 c 28 a 29 b 30 d
31 b 32 a 33 a 34 d 35 d Force and Torque on a Current Carrying Conductor
36 d 37 b 38 c 39 a 40 c
1 b 2 c 3 b 4 c 5 b
41 c 42 b 43 d 44 b 45 d
6 a 7 b 8 b 9 a 10 a
46 b 47 a 48 a 49 b 50 d
11 c 12 a 13 c 14 c 15 a
51 c 52 b 53 c 54 b 55 d
16 c 17 b 18 b 19 b 20 b
56 a 57 b 58 a 59 d 60 d
21 d 22 b 23 d 24 a 25 a
61 c 62 c 63 d 64 b 65 a
26 b 27 d 28 b 29 c 30 c
66 c 67 a 68 c 69 a 70 b
31 c 32 d 33 d 34 d 35 b
71 c 72 c 73 b 74 b 75 d
36 a 37 a 38 a 39 c 40 d
76 b 77 b 78 b 79 c 80 b
41 c 42 a 43 a 44 c 45 d
81 d 82 c 83 c 84 d 85 c
46 a 47 d 48 a 49 a 50 c
86 b 87 d 88 a 89 a 90 b
51 b 52 a 53 abc 54 a 55 c
91 c 92 d 93 d 94 a 95 b
56 b 57 a 58 d 59 c 60 a
96 b 97 a 98 d 99 c 100 d
61 b 62 b 63 d 64 b 65 c
101 b 102 c 103 b 104 d 105 a
66 a 67 b 68 a 69 a 70 a
106 c 107 b 108 a 109 a 110 c
71 c 72 a 73 a 74 d 75 d
111 d 112 a 113 b 114 a 115 b
76 c 77 a 78 a 79 b 80 c
116 d 117 c 118 b 119 a 120 a
81 b 82 c 83 c 84 b 85 a
121 a 122 a 123 c 124 d 125 c
86 d 87 c 88 b 89 c 90 c
126 b
91 d
Motion of Charged Particle In Magnetic Field
Critical Thinking Questions
1 abd 2 d 3 c 4 a 5 b
1 b 2 a 3 a 4 c 5 c
6 b 7 c 8 c 9 c 10 d
6 c 7 cd 8 c 9 d 10 a
11 c 12 d 13 d 14 b 15 a
11 abd 12 ac 13 c 14 c 15 b
16 c 17 c 18 a 19 c 20 b
16 b 17 c 18 a 19 b 20 d
21 c 22 c 23 d 24 b 25 d
21 c 22 b 23 b 24 c 25 b
26 a 27 c 28 a 29 d 30 d
26 c 27 a 28 a 29 a 30 d
31 d 32 b 33 c 34 a 35 c
31 b 32 c 33 b 34 d 35 b
36 b 37 d 38 a 39 a 40 d
36 d 37 a 38 c 39 c 40 a
41 c 42 a 43 d 44 a 45 b
41 d 42 a 43 a 44 b 45 b
46 c 47 d 48 b 49 c 50 d
46 b 47 b 48 b 49 a 50 d
51 b 52 c 53 b 54 a 55 a
51 d
56 d 57 d 58 b 59 d 60 a
61 c 62 c 63 b 64 a 65 a Graphical Questions
 o 2i
1 c 2 a 3 b 4 a 5 c is B1  . . The field at O due to circular coil is
4 r
6 a 7 a 8 b 9 c 10 a
 0 2i
11 c 12 a 13 bc 14 b 15 b B2  .  . Both fields will act in the opposite
4 r
16 b direction, hence the total field at O.
Assertion and Reason  o  2i  2i

i.e. B  B2  B1     (  1)  o . (  1)
 4   r 4 r
1 a 2 c 3 a 4 e 5 a
6 c 7 a 8 c 9 a 10 b  
 2    i
 (2   )i 0  2 3 0 i
11 d 12 e 13 b 14 b 15 b 8. (d) B  0  
4 R 4 R 8R
16 d 17 b 18 d 19 a
9. (b) The respective figure is shown below
Magnetic field at P due to P
inner and outer conductors r
are equal and opposite. i
Hence net magnetic field at i
P will be zero.
10. (d) Magnetic field at a point
Biot-Savart's Law and Amperes Law on the axis of a current carrying wire is always zero.
Y
1. (c) Magnetic field at the centre of current carrying coil is given by
 2Ni N B N r P i Q M
B 0   B  1  1  2 .
4 r r B2 N 2 r1 a a
x  x 
2 2
The following figure shows that single turn coil changes to
19
x =a
double turn coil. q 2  1 .6  10
11. (b) i    1 .6  10 19 A
T 2
r1 r2
o i o  1.6  10 19
B    o  10 19
2r 2  0.8
N=1 N =2 12. (a) B  o ni  4  10 7  5  1000  2  10 3 Tesla

1 2
r=r r =r/2  0 2i B r 10 8 12
B   1  2  
1 2
B=B B=? 13. (a)

1 2
4 r B2 r1 B2 4
B 1 r/2 1
     B2  4 B
B2 2 r 4  B2  3.33  10 9 Tesla
Short trick : For such type of problems remember B2  n 2 B1 1 B r B r/2

14. (c) B  1  2    B2  2 B
r B2 r1 B2 r
  2i 
2. (b) If distance is same field will be same  B  0  
 4 r  o I
15. (c) Field at the centre of a circular coil of radius r is B 
3. (c) Magnetic field lies inside as well as outside the solid current 2r
carrying conductor.
(b) Because for inside the pipe i  0 0 Ni 4  10 7  100  0 .1
4. 16. (a) B   4  10 5 Tesla
2r 2  5  10  2
0 i
B  0
2r 17. (b) Magnetic field inside the solenoid Bin  0 ni
0 idl sin  i (d l  r ) 18. (a) In the following figure, magnetic fields at O due to sections 1, 2,
5. (d) dB    dB  0  3 and 4 are considered as B1 , B2 , B3 and B4 respectively.
4 r2 4 r3
6. (c) The magnetic field at the centre of the circle 4
 2i 2 (nq) 2nq B1  B 3  0
 o   10 7    10 7 N / A-m R2 2
4 r r r  i
B2  0 . 
7. (b) The given shape is equivalent to the following diagram 4 R1 R1
The field at O due to straight 0  i O

B4  .  As | 1B 2 |  | B 4 | 3
part of conductor i 2 4 R2
O
r
i 1
0 i  1 1   l 
So Bnet  B 2  B 4  Bnet      R   
4  R1 R 2   A
B  o ni o i1l1  il
19. (b) Also B1   and B2  o  2 22 (  l  r )
4 r 2
4  r
20. (d) The magnetic induction at O due to the current in portion
AB will be zero because O lies on AB when extended. B2 i1l1
  1
21. (c) The induction due to AB and CD will be zero. Hence the B1 i2l2
whole induction will be due to the semicircular part BC . Hence, two field induction’s are equal but of opposite direction.
i So, resultant magnetic induction at the centre is zero and is
B o independent of  .
4r
22. (c) The magnetic induction due to both semicircular parts will be 35. (d) The magnetic field at any point on the axis of wire be zero.
in the same direction perpendicular to the paper inwards. 36. (d) Magnetic field inside the hollow conductor (tube) is zero.
0 i 0 i  0 i  r1  r2  37. (b) If a wire of length l is bent in the form of a circle of radius r
 B  B1  B 2   

4 r1 4  r1 r2 
4 r2 then 2r  l 
l l = 2m
23. (a) Field at a point x from the centre of a current carrying loop r r
on the axis is 2
 0 2 M 10 7  2  2.1  10 25 i = 2A
l 2 
B .  r  
4 x 3 (10 10 )3 2 2 2
 4.2  10 32  10 30  4.2  10 2 W / m 2 Magnetic field due to
 2i  22
24. (d) At these points, the resultant field  0 straight wire B1  0   0  also magnetic
4 r 4 1  10  2
q
25. (b) i   100  e  2i  0 2  2
t field due to circular loop B2  0    
4 r 4  / 2
o 2i o 2  100e
Bcentre  .  . B2

1
4 r 4 r B1 50
o  200  1.6  10 19
  10 17 o 38. (c) See the following figure
4  0 .8
Magnetic lines of forces
i
 2NiR 2 1
26. (d) B  o . B 3 Plane perpendicular to
4 r3 r conductor
 2 (q  )
27. (c) B  0 
4 r
2  3 .14  (1 .6  10 19  6.6  1015 )  0 2i 2i
 10 7   12.5 W b/m 2 39. (a) B   10  5  10 7   i  5A
0.53  10 10 4 r (10  10  2 )
28. (a) 0 2Ni
29. (b) 40. (c) B 
4 r
30. (d) Two coils carrying current in opposite direction, hence net
10 7  2  3 .14  N  10
magnetic field at centre will be difference of the two fields.  3 .14  10  3   N  50
(10  10  2 )
0  Ni i  10 0  0.2 0.3  5
i.e. Bnet   2N  1  2     0
2  0.2 0 .4  4
4 41. (c) The magnetic field in the solenoid along its axis (i) At an
 r1 r2 
internal point  o ni
31. (b) Because B  0 ni  B  ni .
 4  10 7  5000  4  25.1  10 3 W b / m 2
32. (a) See solution 34.
(Here n  50 turns / cm  5000 turns / m)
B 20  10 3
33. (a) B  0 ni  i  
0 n 4  10 7  20  100 (ii) At one end
= 7.9 amp  8 amp 1  ni 25.1  10 3

Bend  Bin  0   12.6  10 3 W b / m 2
34. (d) Directions of currents in two parts are different, so directions 2 2 2
of magnetic fields due to these
currents are opposite. Also i2 A 42. (b) Magnetic field at the centre of solenoid (B)  0 ni
applying Ohm’s law across AB r l1 Where n = Number of turns /meter
i1 R1  i2 R2  i1l2  i2l2  i1
 B  4  10 7  4250  5  2.7  10 2 W b / m 2
l2 r
B 43. (d) Use Right hand palm rule, or Maxwell’s Cork screw rule or any
other.
44. (b) B  n 2 B  B  (4 )2 B  B  16 B
 0 2i 2  i
45. (d) B .  12.56  10 7 
4 r 5.2  10 11 61. (c) 1 Tesla  10 4 Gauss
 i  1.04  10 3 A 62. (c)
63. (d)
 0 i  0  i  i  0 2i 2 1
46. (b) B     0 64. (b) B   10 7   2  2  10 5 Tesla
4 r 4 2 R 8 R 4 r 10
1 B r 0 .04 40 65. (a) Magnetic field due to one side of the square at centre O
47. (a) B  1  2    B2  0 .01 T
r B2 r1 B2 10  0 2i sin 45 o  2 2i
B1  .  B1  0 .
48. (a) See solution 34. 4 a/2 4 a
Hence magnetic field at centre due to all side
0 i 1
49. (b) B or B  0 (2 2 i)
2r r B  4 B1 
a
N
50. (d) B   0 ni   0 i Magnetic field due to n turns
L
0 2 2 ni 0 2 2 ni 2 0 ni
51. (c) Here B   0 ni Bnet  nB    (a  2l)
a  (2l) l
N 66. (c)
where n is number of turns per unit length 
l 67. (a)
0 2i (10 7 )  2  3.142  i 68. (c) Magnetic field on the axis of circular current
52. (b)  H  7  10  5
4 r 0.05 0 2nir2 nr 2
B  2 2 3/2  B  2 2 3/2
7  0 .05  10 5
35 4 (x  r ) (x  r )
i  7
  5.6 amp
2  3.142  10 2  3.142 69. (a) r1 : r2  1 : 2 and B1 : B2  1 : 3 We know that
7
 0 Ni 4  10  1000  0.1 0 2ni i1 Br 1 1 1
53. (c) B   6 .28  10  4 T B .   11  
2r 2  0 .1 4 r i2 B2r2 3  2 6
 0 Ni 4  10 7  50  2 2i 22
54. (b) B   1.25  10 4 T 70. (b) B  10 7  10 7   8  10 8 T
2r 2  0 .5 r 5
i 0 i   10
55. (d) B 71. (c) B   B  10 7   6.28  10 5 T
r 4 r 5  10  2
0 i 1 72. (c) Magnetic field due to solenoid is independent of diameter
56. (a) B i.e . B  i.e . when r is doubled, B is halved. (Because B  0 ni ).
2r r
 0 2i 2  2
57. (b) Applying Ampere’s law  B.dl   i to any closed path inside
0 73. (b) B
4 r
 10 7 
0.0157
 8  10 5 W b / m 2
the pipe we find no current is enclosed. Hence B  0 .
200
58. (a) Magnetic field at the centre of current carrying coil is 74. (b) B   0 ni  4  10 7   2.5  6.28  10 2 W b / m 2
10  2
0 2ni 0 ni 75. (d) Magnetic field at centre due to smaller loop
B  
4 r 2r
0 2i1
 2i B1  . ..... (i)
59. (d) The magnetic field is given by B  0 . 4 r1
4 r
It is independent of the radius of the wire.  0 2i2
Due to Bigger loop B 2  . So net magnetic field at
60. (d) Magnetic meridian is a vertical N-S plane, the earth’s magnetic 4 r2
field (BH ) lies in it. (For more details see magnetism). centre
To obtain neutral point at the centre of coil, magnetic field due
0 i i 
to current (B) and BH must cancel each other. Hence plane of B  B1  B 2   2  1  2 
4  r1 r 2 
the coil and magnetic meridian must be perpendicular to each
other as shown 1
According to question B   B1
Magnetic
2
meridian
N BH
S Plane of the
coil
B
0 i i  1  0 2i1 Since B1  B2
 .2  1  2    .
4  1
r r 2  2 4 r1 So, B = 0
net
i1 i2 i1 i i2 i
   1   1 1 {r2  2r1 }
r1 r2 2r1 2r1 r2 i2 92. (d) A moving charge and changing electric field both produces
magnetic field.
76. (b)
93. (d)
 2NiR 2 1
77. (b) B  0  2 B 2 0 i  
4  (R  x 2 ) 3 / 2 (r  x 2 )3 / 2 94. (a) B  5  10 5  0   r  10 4 0 metre
2 r 2 r
2/3
8 (R 2  x 22 )3 / 2 8 R 2  0 .04 95. (b) B  n 2 B  (3)2 B  9 B
    
1 (R 2  x12 )3 / 2 1 R 2  0.0025
96. (b) B represents the magnetic field.
4 R 2  0 .04 97. (a)
  2 . On solving R  0.1m
1 R  0 .0025 3/2 3/2
Bc  x2   a2 
2i B 20 98. (d)  1  2   1  2   1  13 / 2  2 2
78. (b) B  10 7    B  B / 4 Ba  a   a 
r B 5
99. (c) The given circuit can be considered as follows
2ni 2    25  4
79. (c) B  10 7  10 7   1.257  10  3 T 0 i i
r 5  10  2 Bloop  
2r
[F] MLT 2 O i
80. (b) F  Bil  [B]    MT  2 A 1  i r
[i][l] AL Bconductor  0 
2r
81. (d) Magnetic field on the axis of conductor is zero.
0 i
1 B r 2r B net  (  1)  A i B
82. (c) B  1  2  2 2r
r B2 r1 r
2i 2 1
83. (c) B  10 7   10 7   2  10 7 T 0 r Ni 4  10 7  r  400  2
r 1 100. (d) B 1   r  400
2r 0 .4
84. (d) At midpoint, magnetic fields due to both the wires are equal
and opposite. So B = 0. Net
101. (b)
0 i 102. (c)
85. (c) B0  4   (sin 45  sin 45)
4 a / 2   i   10
103. (b) B  10 7   10 7   B  5T
 0 2i 2 r 20  10  2
 4  
4 a 2 45o a 104. (d) B'  n 2 B  (2)2 B  4 B
45o
 0 i2 2 B   0 ni 
B n i
  
1 1
  1  B  B
 105. (a)
a B  n  i (1 / 2) 2
a/2
Bnet
106. (c) B1  4  10 4 T B1
2i
86. (b) B  10 7 ; according to question B = B 2  30
r
H
B2  10 7   3  10 4 T B2
2  10  2
2  3.14  i
 5  10 5  10 7  i  4A 2cm
5  10  2  Bnet  B12  B22  5  10 4 T
0 2Ni 10 7  2  100  0.1 107. (b) Magnetic field at the centre of circular loop
87. (d) B .   4  10 5 T
4 r 5  10  2
 0 2i 10 7  2  3.14  i
88. (a) Corresponding current i = en B  0.5  10 5 
4 r 5  10  2
0 2 en  0 ne i = 0.4 A
So B  . 
4 r 2r 108. (a)
0 0 2i
89. (a) B at ends of solenoid is ni 109. (a) B1  B2  B   
2 4 r
Bnet
90. (b) Use Right hand palm rule or Maxwell’s Cork screw rule. B2
Bnet  2 B
91. (c) At P B1
 Bnet  B1  B2 i i B 1 
 
P Bnet 2
r r
1 2
110. (c) Magnetic field due to different parts are 1.6  10 19 
B=0  16  10 7     1017 rad / sec .
1 1  10 10
1
0 i 0 2i 2  20
B2  .  120. (a) B .  10 7   4  10 5 W b / m 2
4 r 4 r 10  10  2
r
 i  0 2i
B3  0 .  2 121. (a) B   Bi
4 r
O 4 r
 0 2
0 i 0 i 122. (a) Bnet  B12  B 22  . i12  i22
 Bnet  B2  B3   4 r
4r 4r 3
2
111. (d) M  niA  ni r   M  r
2 2  10 7 
2  10  2
(3) 2  (4 ) 2  5  10 5 wb / m 2
112. (a)  123. (c) When two parallel conductors carrying current I and 2I in same
B direction, then magnetic field at the midpoint is
N  0 2l  0 I  0 I
B   I 2I
2r 2r 2r
W E i
S
113. (b) Magnetic field at the center of single turn loop When current 2I is
 2i switched off then
B 0 . , magnetic field at the center of n-turn loop magnetic field due to r r
4 r 0 I
conductor carrying current I is B  .
  2i  2r
Bn   0 .   n  Bn  n 2 B
 4 r / n  124. (d) In the following figure magnetic field at mid point M is given
3/2
by
Bcenter  x2 
3/2
B   4 2  125 P Q
114. (a)  1  2   center  1     
Baxis  r  54  3  27
  2.5 A 5A
Bnet  BQ  BP
Bcenter  250 T M
0 2
0 2i 1   (iQ  iP ) 2.5 M
115. (b) B . B 4 r
4 r r
0 2  5M
116. (d)    (5  2 .5)  0
B 4 2 . 5 2
N
125. (c)
W E 126. (b) The magnetic field due to small element of conductor of length
S  Idl sin
2 is given by dB  0
l l2 4 r2
117. (c) Suppose length of each wire is l. Asquare    
4 16 This value will be maximum when
2 sin  1  sin 90 or,   90
 l  l2
A cirde  r 2     
 2  4
 Magnetic moment
Motion of Charged Particle in Magnetic Field
M  iA l/4 1. (a, b, d)
M square Asquare Here the proton has no acceleration so E  B  0.
 
M cirde Acirde When E  0 but B  0, but parallel to the motion of proton,
r
there will be no force acting.
l 2 / 16  When E  0 and B  0 and E, B and motion of proton
 
l 2 / 4 4 v  are mutually perpendicular, there may be no net force.
Forces due to E and B cancel each other.
0 2ni
118. (b) B .  B  ni 2. (d) Since electron is moving is parallel to the magnetic field, hence
4 r
magnetic force on it Fm  0 .
119. (a) Magnetic field due to revolution of electron 
E
 e 
2 . 
 2i  0  2  e
B 0 .  .  10 7  e
–
v
4 r 4 r r
F = eE

B
The only force acting on the electron is electric force which 1 2k

20. (b) F  qvB and K  mv 2  F  qB
reduces it’s speed. 2 m
2
2mk 1 2mV m R 
3. (c) r   r  m  1   1  2  5  10 6  1 .6  10 19
qB B q m 2  R2   1 .6  10 19  1 .5
1 .7  10  27
mv v 2  10 5  7.344  10 12 N
4. (a) r    0 .1m
Bq (q / m )B 5  10 7  4  10  2
21. (c) Magnetic force acts on a moving charge.
p
5. (b) r   rp mv
qB 22. (c) r  r  v,  r2  2r1  2  2  4 cm
qB
mv 9  10 31  10 6
6. (b) B   5.6  10 5 T
qr 1 .6  10 19  0 .1 2mK q2
23. (d) r  K
qB m
2mK m
7. (c) r i.e . r  2
q  md  1  2 2
2
qB q Kp
  p  
 m   1   1  1
Here kinetic energy K and B are same. Kd  qd  p
rp m p q mp 2q p
  .  . 1  K p  2  50  100 keV .
r m q p 4m p qp
24. (b) Maximum force will act on proton so it will move on a circular
path. Force on electron will be zero because it is moving
8. (c) F  qv  B
parallel to the field.
9. (c)
10. (d) 25. (d) Fleming's left hand rule is used to the determine the direction
of force.
11. (c) East, (By F  q(v ν  B) ) or by applying Fleming's left
26. (a) Lorentz force is given by
hand rule.
 2E  F  Fe  Fm  q E  q(v  B)  q[E  (v  B)]
12. (d) F  qvB  1 .6  10 19    2.5
 m  27. (c) F  qv  B
19
2  2  1 .6  10  10 6
F  qvB sin
 4  10 19  7.6  10 12 N 28. (a)
1 .66  10  27
 1.6  10 19  2  107  1.5 sin 30 o
13. (d) F  q(v  B) ; if v || B then F  0
1
14. (b) This is according to the cross product F  q(v  B) otherwise  1.6  10 19  2  107  1.5   2.4  10 12 N
2
can be evaluated by the left-hand rule of Fleming.
F
Kp  qp
2
 m 29. (d) F  qvB sin  B 
2mK q2 qv sin
15. (a) r  K    
qB m K  q  m
 p
F
2 Bmin  (when  = 90 ) o
1  q  4m p qv
  p    1  K  1 MeV .
K  2q p 
 mp F 10 10
 Bmin   12  10  3 Tesla in ẑ -direction.
1 r B B1 qv 10  10 5
16. (c) r i.e. 1  2  r2   r = 2r
B r2 B1 B1 / 2 30. (d) Kinetic energy in magnetic field remains constant and it is
25 K  q V  K  q (V = constant)
17. (c) Time period of proton T p   5  sec
5  K p : Kd : K  q p : qd : qa  1 : 1 : 2
2 m T m qp 4m p qp
By using T        31. (d) When charged particle enters perpendicularly in a magnetic
qB Tp m p q mp 2q p field, it moves on a circular path with a constant speed. Hence
it’s kinetic energy also remains constant.
 T  2Tp  10  sec .
2mK m
qvB 1.6  10 19  2  3.4  10 7 32. (b) r  i.e . r 
18. (a) F = ma = qvB  a   qB q
m 1.67  10  27
Here kinetic energy K and B are same.
= 6.5  10 m/sec
15 2
2m 2r 2  3 .14  0.45 re me q p r me

19. (c) T     1.08  10 7 sec     e  ( qe  q p )
qB v 2.6  10 7 rp m p qe rp mp
Since m < m , therefore r < r

e p e p
2mK 1 2mV
45. (b) r  
mv sin qB B q
33. (c) Path of the proton will be a helix of radius r 
qB
1 2  9  10 31  12000
(where  = Angle between B and v ) y 
 =0.367 m = 36.7 cm
B 10  3 1 .6  10 19

27
1 .67  10  2  10  sin 30 6 o
v 1 2mV m r m x qy
r  46. (c) r r  x  
1 .6  10 19  0 .104 60° B q q ry qx my
x
 0.1m
R1 mx 2 m R2
27     x  12
2m 2  1.67  10 R2 my 1 my
Time period T   2 R2
qB 1 .6  10 19  0 .104
47. (d) F  q (v  B)  10 11 (10 8 ˆj  0.5î )
 2  10 7 sec
 5  10 4 (ˆj  î )  5  10 4 N (kˆ )
mv 2 mv 2m p E
34. (a)  qvB . For proton R p   48. (b) It is easy to understand the given problem, along with the
R qB qB
following figure. Y   
2m d E d = radius of path
and for deutron Rd 
qB   
mv

Rd md qB  
   2  Rd  2 R p
Rp mp
  
X
35. (c) In this case | Fe |  | Fm | and both forces are opposite to each x > 0 region
d
other. 49. (c) Lorentz force F  q v  B  or F  qvB sin
2m F will be maximum. when   90 o

36. (b) We know that time period T  i.e . T  m
qB 50. (d) The component of velocity perpendicular to H will make the
motion circular while that parallel to H will make it move along
(Since q and B are same)
a straight line. The two together will make the motion helical.
 Mass of proton > Mass of electron
mv 2 mv 2mK
 Time period of proton > Time period of electron 51. (b) We have qvB  or r  
r qB qB
37. (d) According to Fleming’s right hand rule.
For same kinetic energy K, we have r  m
mv e v
38. (a) r   Hence path of proton will have larger r and is therefore less
eB m rB
curved.
39. (a) Using eE = evB  E  vB  5  10 6  0.02  10 5 Vm 1 52. (c) When particle enters at angle other than 0° or 90° or 180°,
19 1 13 path followed is helix.
40. (d) F = evB  1.6  10  4  10  2  10
6
 1.28  10 N
53. (b) To move the electron in xy plane, force on it must be acting in

mv 2 mv the y-direction initially. The direction of F is known, and the
Also  evB  r 
r eB direction of v is known, hence by applying Fleming's left hand
rule, the direction of magnetic field is also determined.
9  10 31  4  10 6
r   1 .1  10  4 m
1.6  10 19  2  10 1 y xy-plane
41. (c) Force acts perpendicular to the velocity in a magnetic field, so
speed of electron will remain same. 
F
42. (a) By Fleming left hand rule. e x

v
43. (d) Direction of motion of proton is same as that of direction of
magnetic field. z
54. (a) A moving charge gains energy in electric field only because in
2m
44. (a) Time period is given by T  magnetic field energy remains constant.
qB
55. (a) Given that K p  Kd  K = K (say)
1 qB
 Frequency    We know that m = m, m = 2m and m  4 m and q = e, q
T 2m p d p d
= e and q  2e
2mK 2mK 22m K 72. (b) F  qvB sin ; Independent of mass

Further r   rp  , rd   2 rp
qB eB eB 73. (b) By Fleming left hand rule.
74. (a) F  qBv  1  0.5  10  5 N
24 m K
and r   rp . Hence r  rp  rd
2e B 75. (d) r 
mv r v B r 1 1 1
 1  1 2  1   
56. (d) Since force is perpendicular to direction of motion. energy and qB r2 v 2 B1 r2 2 2 4
magnitude of momentum remains constant. r2  4r1
2m
57. (d) T   T  vo 76. (d) Magnetic force on charge will be zero.
qB
77. (d)
1 2K 78. (b) Apply Fleming's left hand rule.
58. (b) F  qvB also Kinetic energy K  mv 2  v 
2 m 2m 2  3 .14  9  10 31
79. (a) T   3.5  10 7 sec
2K qB 1 .6  10 19  1  10  4
 Fq B
m
80. (d) F  q(v  B)  0 as v and B are parallel.
19
2  200  10  1 .6  10
6
81. (a) Here magnetic force is zero, but the velocity increases due to
 1.6  10 19 5
1 .67  10  27 electric force.
 1.6  10 10 N 82. (a)
59. (d) The deflection produced by the electric field may be nullified 83. (c)
by that produced by magnetic field.
mv
84. (b) r   r  mv (q and B are constant)
60. (a) Fm  q (v  B) qB
When the angle between v and B is 180 , F = 0 o
m
 rA  rB  m Av A  m Bv B
61. (c) r  mv / qB p
85. (b) r   pq ( r and B are constant)
Since both have same momentum, therefore the circular path qB
of both will have the same radius. pp qp qp 1
62. (c) When particle enters perpendicularly in a magnetic field, it   
moves along a circular path with constant speed. p q (2q p ) 2
63. (b) For motion of a charged particle in a magnetic field, we have r 86. (c) Particle will move with uniform velocity when it’s acceleration
= mv/qB i.e. r  v is zero.
Fm
64. (a) The charged particle moving in a magnetic field does not gain i.e. | Fm |  mg  mg  qvB v
energy. However, the direction of its velocity changes
continuously. Hence momentum changes. mg 0.6  10 3  10
B   20 T
65. (a) F  qvB sin  qvB sin0  0 qv 25  10  9  1.2  10 4 mg
7
mv 10 mv r m q 4 1 2
66. (b) r    1m ( q / m  10 11 C / kg ) 87. (c) r     p   
qB 10 11  10 4 qB rp m p q 1 2 1
2 qB  2m  88. (b) When field is parallel to the direction of motion of charge,
67. (b)       v  T  
T m  qB  magnetic force on it is zero.
2mK R K 89. (a) Since F and v are perpendicular to each other work done by
68. (a) r r K    R2  R 2 force is zero. Hence K.E. is constant.
qB R2 2K
90. (b)
mv P
69. (b, d) r   91. (a) Charged particles deflects in magnetic field.
qB qB
qB q
70. (b) F  qvB sin  1.6  10 19  2.5  2.5  107 sin 30 o 92. (a)    
2m m
1 q
F  1.6  10 19  6.25  107   5  10 12 N   is minimum so  Li  is minimum.
2
 m  Li 
1 mv qBr0
71. (c) Kmax  mv 2 and r0   v 2mK m r  m He  q O
2 qB m 93. (c) r r  He  
2
qB q rO   m O q He 
1  qBr0  q 2 B 2r02
 Kmax  m  
2  m  2m
4 2 1  Rd  R
   . Then will deflect equally.
16 1 1 107. (d) By using Fleming's left hand rule.
2mE 2  9  10 31  7.2  10 18 108. (d) Along the axis of coil. v and B are parallel, so F  0
94. (d) r  
qB 1.6  10 19  9  10 5
109. (d) Fm  qvB sin , if v  0  Fm  0
= 0.25 m = 25 cm
2m 2  3 .14  9 .1  10 31
E 20 110. (d) T  
95. (c) v   4 m / sec qB 1.6  10 19  3 .534  10 5
B 5
96. (a) Because magnetic force on charge will be zero.  1  10 6 sec  1sec.
97. (c) W  F.d cos 90 o  0 111. (a)
98. (b) Since particle is moving undeflected. 112. (b)
113. (d) Magnetic field produced by wire at the location of charge is
10 4
So qE  qvB  B  E / v   10 3 W b / m 2 perpendicular to the paper inwards. Hence by applying
10 Fleming's left hand rule, force is directed along OY.
mv r mv q 1 2 2 4 114. (c) From Fleming’s left hand rule the force on electron is towards
99. (a) r  1  1 1  2    the east means it is deflected towards east.
qB r2 m 2v 2 q1 1  3 1 3
115. (c) Electric current corresponds to the revolution of electron is
100. (b) F  e(v  B)  F  e[vî  Bˆj]  evB [kˆ ] ev
i
i.e. Force on electron is acting towards negative z-axis. Hence 2r
particle will move on a circle in xz-plane.
Magnetic field due to circular current at the centre
Y
XZ-plane
 0 2 i  0 ev  0 ev v
 B .  .  r .  r .
B Fm 4 r 4 r 2 4 B B
e X 116. (c) When electron moves in both electric and magnetic field then

Z
v qE  qvB .
101. (d) Particles entering perpendicularly, hence they will describe E 1500
circular path. Since their masses are different so they will  v   3750 m / s  3.75  10 3 m / s .
B 0.40
describe path of different radii.
117. (c) For no deflection in mutually perpendicular electric and
mv 6  10 7
102. (c) r   2 .35 cm E 3.2  10 5
qB 1.7  1011  1.5  10  2 magnetic field v    1 .6  10 8 m / s .
B 2  10  3
Bq
103. (d) Cyclotron frequency v  If electric field is removed then due to only magnetic field
2m
radius of the path described by electron
1  1 .6  10 19 mv 9.1  10 31  1.6  10 8
v   31
 2.79  1010 H z r   0.45 m
2  3.14  9 .1  10 qB 1.6  10 19  2  10  3
 27.9  10 9 HZ  28 GHZ mv
118. (c) r  r v
104. (d) By Fleming's left hand rule. qB
2mK q2
105. (c) r  q  mK  K  Force and Torque on Current Carrying Conductor
qB m
2 2
K  q  m p K  2q  m 1. (b) Two wires, if carries current in opposite direction, they repel
      p   p 1 each other.
 
K p  q p  m 8  qp  4m p
 
2. (c) r1  r2
B C
 K  8 eV
So F > F
1 2 i
106. (c) By using r 
mv

v
r
1  Fnet  (F1  F2 ) F1 F2
qB  q  q / m
 B towards the wire.
m  A D
r1
q q 
 q  q   r2
            
 m e   m  p  
 m  d  m  
 3. (b) M  NiA  20 
22
(4  10  2 ) 2 3  0.3 A  m 2
7
4. (c) Net force on a current carrying closed loop is always zero, if it  (NiA) B(cos 0  cos 180)  2 NAIB
is placed in an uniform magnetic field.
23. (d) Magnetic dipole moment of coil = NIA
 0 2i1 i2  0 i 2
5. (b) Force per unit length  .  . 24. (a) F  Bil sin  sin 
F

15 1
    30
4 r 2 b Bil 2  10  1.5 2
0 2i1i2 2  10  2 25. (a)
6. (a) F .  l  F  10 7   2  8  10  5 N
4 a (10  10  2 ) ev 1
26. (b) M  i (r 2 )   r 2  M  evr
7. (b) For charge particles, if they are moving freely in space, 2r 2
electrostatic force is dominant over magnetic force between 27. (d) Couple of force on loop S will be maximum because for same
them. Hence due to electric force they repel each other. perimeter the area of loop will be maximum and magnetic
8. (b) As shown in the following figure straight wire is placed parallel moment of loop  i A. So, it will also be maximum for loop
to the magnetic field produced by circular current. Hence force S.
on wire F = 0
28. (b) According to the definition.

B 29. (c) Current carrying loop, behaves as a bar magnet. A freely
suspended bar magnet stays in the N  S direction.
N
9. (a) Two straight conductors carry current in same direction, then
attractive force acts between them. N
 2  i1 i2 10 7  2  5  5
10. (a) F  0   5  10 5 N / m W E
S
4 a 0.1 S
30. (c) In equilibrium angle between M and B is zero. It is
 2i i
11. (c) F  0 1 2  10  3 N
4 a happened, when plane of the coil is perpendicular to B

When current in both the wires is doubled, then B
 22i1  2i2 
F'  0  4  10 3 N
4 a
12. (a) The magnetic moment of current carrying loop 
M
M  niA  ni (r ) 2
31. (c)
Hence the work done in rotating it through 180° 32. (d)
W  MB (1  cos  )  2 MB  2(nir 2 )B  nBA
33. (d) Sensitivity S  
4
 2  (50  2  3.14  16  10 )  0.1  0.1 J i C
13. (c) F  Bil sin 34. (d)
35. (b) By Fleming left hand rule.
1
 500  10 4  3  (40  10  2 )   3  10  2 N 36. (a) Force on wire Q due to wire P is
2
M  ir 2 2  30  10
14. (c) FP  10 7   0.1  6  10 5 N (Towards left)
0.1
15. (a) Because   NiAB cos 
Force on wire Q due to wire R is
16. (c)
2  20  10
17. (b)  
NiAB
  N (Number of turns) FR  10 7   0.1  20  10 5 N (Towards right)
C 0.02
18. (b) Magnet provides damping. Hence Fnet  FR  FP  14  10 5 N  1.4  10 4 N
C (Towards right)
19. (b) i   i 
(a)   NBiA  100  0.2  2  0.08  0.1  0.32 N  m
NAB
37.
20. (b) Force per unit length on two parallel current carrying
Direction can be found by Fleming's left hand rule.
F ii
conductor is given by  10 7  2 1 2
l a 38. (a) F  Bil sin  7.5  2  5  1.5 sin    30
F 1 1 39. (c) According to the question figure can be drawn as shown below.
  10 7  2   2  10 7 N / m A
l 1 A

10 A
21. (d)   MB sin   max  NiAB , (   90 ) 10 A  B

 B
22. (b) W  MBcos 1  cos  2  3 cm  
F
B 4 cm C B C
56. (b)
57. (a)   NiAB sin  0 (  0 o )
Force on the conductor ABC = Force on the conductor AC
58. (d) M  NiA
= 5  10  (5  10 ) = 2.5 N
–2
59. (c)
 NBA
40. (d) Current sensitivity  60. (a) Force on side BC and AD are equal but opposite so their net
i C
will be zero.
 100  5  10 4
   5 rad /  Amp 10 cm
i 10 8 B C
4 2A 15 cm
41. (c)   NBiA  100  0.5  1  400  10  2 N m
42. (a) When current is passed through a spring, it gets compressed. FAB FCD
43. (a) M  iA  i  M / A A D
44. (c) i  6.6  1015  1.6  10 19  10.5  10 4 amp 2cm
A  R 2  3.142  0.528 2  10 20 m 2

2  2 1
But FAB  10 7   15  10  2  3  10 6 N
 M  iA  10.5  10 4  3.142  0.528 2  10 20 2  10  2
2  2 1
 10  10 24 units  1  10 23 units and FCD  10 7   15  10  2  0.5  10 6 N
 
12  10  2 
45. (d) Since  = 90° B
 Fnet  FAB  FCD  2.5  10 6 N
 3 2
Hence   NIAB  1  I   l B
 25  10 7 N , towards the wire.
 4  i i
 
2i1i2 255
61. (b) F  10 7  10 7   10 5 N (repulsive)
3 2 a 0.5
 l B
4 l
NAB
46. (a) For no force on wire C, force on wire C due to wire D= force 62. (b) Sensitivity 
C
on wire C due to wire B
0 2  15  5  2  5  10 63. (d) M  iA  0.1    0.05 2
  l  0   l  x  9cm.
4 x 4 15  x   0.1 3.14  25  10 4  7.85  10 4 amp  m 2
47. (d) By Fleming’s left hand rule.
0 i B  2R
64. (b) B i
48. (a) 2R 0
49. (a)
B  2R 2BR 3
50. (c) Force on the wire = Bil Now, M  i  A  iR 2   R 2 
0 0
Force per unit length  Bi  10 4  10  10 3 N
65. (c) M  NiA  M  A  M  r 2 As l  2r  l  r 
51. (b) F  Bil  2  1.2  0.5  1.2 N
 2i i 2  10  10  M  l2
52. (a) F  0 1 2  10 7   2  10  4 N
4 a 0 .1 0 2i1i2 2  10  5
66. (a) F  10 7   10  4 N (Repulsive)
Direction of current is same, so force is attractive. 4 a 0 .1
67. (b) According to Fleming’s left hand rule, magnetic force on
 NAB
53. (a,b,c) Sensitivity  electrons will be downward.
i C
54. (a) M  NiA  24  0.75  3.14  (3.5  10 2 )2 e– e– e– e– e– e– e– 

e– e– e– e– e– e– e–
 6.9  10 2 A - m 2
  i
F 0 2i1i2  2i2 68. (a)  i   G   VG   V
55. (c)    0 ( i1  i2  i) i iG G
l 4 a 4 a
69. (a)
7 7 2i2
 2  10  10   i  1A 1
1 70. (a) F  Bil sin 30 o  1.5  10  1   7.5 N
2
71. (c) As shown in the following figure, the given situation is similar due to the reversal of direction of current force becomes
to a bar magnet placed in a uniform magnetic field negative.
perpendicularly. Hence torque on it 83. (c) Neon molecule is diatomic, so it’s net magnetic moment is zero.
B
S 84. (b) F  Bil  1  9.8  0.98  i  1  i  10 A
85. (a)
2 i2 2i 2
86. (d) F  10 7   l  30  10 7  10 7  9
N a 0.15
 i  0.5 A
  MB sin 90  (ir 2 )B
 L 
72. (a) As shown in figure, since L  0 87. (c)  max  NiAB  1  i  (r 2 )  B  2r  L,  r  
 2 

   B  2
 L  L2 iB
 max  i  B
   
 2  4
88. (b)
   
 F   0 2i1 i2  F   2i 2  0 i
2
89. (c)   .    0 .  (Attractive)
     l  4 a  l  4 d 2d
   
Hence according to F  i(L  B)  F  0 90. (c) Force on wire C due to wire D
73. (a) Because  max  BiNA    N . 2  30  10
FD  10 7   25  10  2  5  10  4 N
2  10  2
74. (d)
(towards right)
D C G
 2i i
75. (d) F  0 1 2
4 a 30 A 10 A 20 A
 0 2i 2
F1   (Attraction) FD
4 x FG
 0 2 i  2 i  0 2 i2
F2    (Repulsion) 3 cm 2 cm
4 2x 4 x Force on wire C due to wire G
Thus F1   F2 2  20  10
FG  10 7   25  10  2  5  10  4 N
76. (c) Magnetic field produced by wire is perpendicular to the motion 2  10  2
of electron and it is given by (towards left)
 0 2i 25  Net force on wire C is Fnet  FD  FG  0
B   10 7   10 5 W b / m 2
4 a 0 .1
91. (d) Since   0 so   0 (  NiAB sin )
Hence force on electron
F  qvB  (1.6  10 19 )  5  10 6  10 5  8  10 18 N Critical Thinking Questions

 S i 5 3/2
77. (a) Sensitivity (S) =  A  B   SA  SB Bcentre  x2  1
i S B iA 3 1. (b)   1  2  , also Baxis  Bcentre
Baxis  R  8
2i1i2 258
F  10 7  10 7   1.6  10 5 (Attractive)
3/2 1/2
78. (a) 8  x2   x2 
a 0.5   1  2   2  1  2 
1  R   R 
79. (b) In moving coil galvanometer i   .
x2 x2
80. (c)  4 1  3   x 2  3R 2  x  3R
R2 R2
81. (b) F  i1i2 , so force on B due to C will be greater than that due  2in  0 ni
A. Hence net force on B acts towards C. 2. (a) Field at the centre B1  0   .
4 r 2 r
i1i2 Field at a distance h from the centre
82. (c) F ; Since one of the current increase two times and
a 0 2nir2  nir2
B2  . 2  0.
2 4 (r  h )
2 3/2
2  h2 
3/2
distance increases three times, so force become times. Also r 3  1  2 
3
 r 
 h2 
3 / 2
 3 h2   B1  B 2
 B1 1  2   B1 1  . 2  (By binomial theorem)
 r   2 r  6. (c) Magnetic field at any point lying on the current carrying
straight conductor is zero.
3 h2 Here H = Magnetic field at M due to current in PQ.
Hence B is less than B by a fraction  1
2 r2
2 1
H = Magnetic field at M due to QR

2
 i (A) + magnetic field at M due to QS

3. (a) Case 1 : B A  0 . 
4 r i + magnetic field at M due to PQ
r
H1 3 H 2
 i 0  H1  H1  1 
BB  0 .  (B) O 2 2 H2 3
4 r
0 i 7. (c, d) Bnet  B1  B2  B1  B2  0  B1  B2
BC  . 
4 r (C)  B  ni. So n1 i1  n 2 i2 or n1  n2 and i1  i2
So net magnetic field at the centre of case 1 N
8. (c) Number of turns per unit width 
 0 i b a
B1  B B  BC  B A  B1  .  ..... (i)
4 r Consider an elemental ring of radius x and with thickness dx
Ndx
Case 2 : As we discussed before magnetic field at the centre O Number of turns in the ring  dN 
in this case b a
(B)
Magnetic field at the centre due to the ring element
 i
B 2  0 .  ..... (ii)
4 r  0 (dN )i  0 i Ndx 1
i
r (C) dB   . .
2x 2 (b  a) x
Case 3 : B A  0
(A) O  Field at the centre x dx
 0 Ni b
 dB  2(b  a) 
dx
 (2   / 2)i (B) 
BB  0 .  a x
4 r b
i  0 Ni b a
 i r  ln .
BC  0 .  O 2(b  a) a
4 r (A)
90o 9. (d) The magnetic field at P(a, 0, a) due to the loop is equal to
 3i
 0. 
4  2r (C)
the vector sum of the magnetic fields produced by loops
ABCDA and AFEBA as shown in the figure.
So net magnetic field at the centre of case 3
 0 i  3  Magnetic field due to loop ABCDA will be along î and due to
B3  .   1   ..... (iii)
4 r  2  loop AFEBA, along kˆ . Magnitude of magnetic field due to both
From equation (i), (ii) and (iii) the loops will be equal.
 3     3 1  Therefore, direction of resultant magnetic field at P will be

B1 : B 2 : B3    :     1    : :    1 ˆ ˆ
 2  2 2  4 2 (i  k ) .
2
C kˆ ˆj
4. (c) At P : Bnet  B12  B 22 B2
P B1 D P(a,0, a) î
2 2 a
  2i    2i  A
  0 1   0 2  i1 B
 4 a   4 a  C D E
O i2
0 B A
 (i12  i22 )1 / 2 F
2a
10. (a) Magnetic field at P is B , perpendicular to OP in the direction
shown in figure.
Y
0  i i1 l 2  2 So, B  B sin î  B cos ˆj
5. (c) B  B  i (but   ) P B sin
4 r i2 l1  1
 I  B
Here B  0
B  i i1 2 r r B cos
 1  1. 1 1
300o y
B 2  2 i2 y x 
O sin  and cos   X
r r x
B1  1  2
o
60
So,  
B2  2 1
i2 2
1A
0 I 1 ˆ ˆ  I(yî  xˆj) radius r in the magnetic field. It can just enter the region x > b
 B  2 (y i  x j)  0 2 (as r 2  x 2  y 2 ) for r  (b  a)
2 r 2 (x  y 2 )
y Q S
1
11. (a, b, d) Kinetic energy of the particle at point P  mv 2
2 B
Y 
E x>b
P 
◉B v
a O x=a x=b
x
P R
mv
Q Now, r   (b  a)
X qB
2a 2v
1 q(b  a)B q(b  a)B
K.E. of the particle at point Q  m(2v)2 or v   v min 
2 m m
3 16. (b) Electric field can deviate the path of the particle in the shown
Increase in K.E.  mv 2 direction only when it is along negative y-direction. In the given
2
options E is either zero or along x-direction. Hence it is the
It comes from the work done by the electric force qE on the magnetic field which is really responsible for its curved path.
particle as it covers a distance 2a along the x-axis. Thus Options (a) and (c) can’t be accepted as the path will be helix
3 3 mv 2 in that case (when the velocity vector makes an angle other
mv 2  qE  2a  E  . The rate of work done by than 0°, 180° or 90° with the magnetic field, path is a helix)
2 4 qa
option (d) is wrong because in that case component of net
mv 3 force on the particle also comes in k direction which is not
the electric field at P  F  v  qE  v  3 acceptable as the particle is moving in x-y plane. Only in option
4a
(b) the particle can move in x-y plane.
At Q, Fe  q E is along x-axis while velocity is along negative
In option (d) : F net  q E  q(v  B)
y-axis. Hence rate of work done by electric field
Initial velocity is along x-direction. So let v  vî
 Fe . v  0 (  90 o ) Similarly, according to equation
 F net  qaî  q[(vî )  (ckˆ  bˆj]  qaî  qvcˆj  qvb kˆ
Fm  q(v  B)
In option (b) F net  q(aî )  q[(vî )  (ckˆ  ai)  qaî  qvcˆj
Force Fm is also perpendicular to velocity vector v .
17. (c) The given situation can be drawn as follows
Hence the rate of work done by the magnetic field = 0
Fm cos 60°
m 1 4 16 60°
12. (a, c) r   rH : rHe : ro  : : 1:2:2 Fm
q 1 1 2
mg cos 60° 60°
Radius is smallest for H  , so it is deflected most. mg cos 60°
60° mg
13. (c) As the electric field is switched on, positive ion will start to
B
move along positive x-direction and negative ion along negative F  ilB  mg sin60 o  ilBcos 60 o
x-direction. Current associated with motion of both types of
ions is along positive x-direction. According to Fleming's left 0 .01  10  3
hand rule force on both types of ions will be along negative y- B 1T
0 .1  1 .73
direction.
18. (a) When connected in parallel the current will be in the same
direction and when connected in series the current will be in
14. (c) v  2  10 i and B  (î  4 ˆj  3kˆ )
5ˆ
the opposite direction.
F  q (v  B)  1.6  10 19 [2  10 5 î  (i  4 ˆj  3kˆ )]
 1.6  10 19  2  10 5 [î  î  4(î  ˆj)  3(î  kˆ )]
 3.2  10 14 [0  4 kˆ  3ˆj]  3.2  10 14 (4 kˆ  3kˆ ) Series

Parallel
 | F |  3.2  10 14  5  1.6  10 13 N .
L
19. (b) If the radius of circle is r, then 2r  L  r 
15. (b) In the figure, the z-axis points out of the paper, and the 2
magnetic field is directed into the paper, existing in the region
between PQ and RS. The particle moves in a circular path of
L2 L2
27. (a) As the block is of metal, the charge carriers are electrons, so
Area  r 2   for current along positive x-axis, the electrons are moving along
4 2 4
negative x-axis, i.e. v   vî
IL2
Magnetic moment  IA 
4 and as the magnetic field is along the y-axis, i.e. B  Bˆj
20. (d) Initially for circular coil L  2r and M  i  r 2
so F  q(v  B) for this case yield F  ( e )[vî  Bˆj)]
2
 L  iL 2
 i    ..... (i) i.e., F  evB kˆ [As î  ˆj  kˆ ]
 2  4
2 E G
L iL2
Finally for square coil M   i     ..... (ii) A  y
4 16 B e– B
d   x
i F v F H z
r C D
As force on electrons is towards the face ABCD, the electrons
will accumulate on it an hence it will acquire lower potential.
i 28. (a)
L/4
2q  q  q
M 29. (a) i  ;  M  iA  R 2  qR 2
Solving equation (i) and (ii) M   2  
4
L  2 R.mv  2 R.mR   2mR 2 ( v  R)
q
21. (c) The effective current i  and A  r 2 .
2 M
 
q
L 2m
1
Magnetic moment M  iA  q r 2 30. (d) According to gives information following figure can be drawn,
2 which shows that direction of magnetic field is along the
direction of
M q motion of charge
Angular moment L  I  mr 2  
L 2m so net force on it v
is zero.
22. (b) On applying Fleming’s left hand rule. q
23. (b) Current carrying conductors will attract each other, while 31. (b) d
electron beams will repel each other. Q 1
M  iA  i  Rd/2
d/2 2
also i  M
24. (c) Length of the component dl which is parallel to wire (1) is 2 2
dl cos , so force on it. 32. (c) Direction of magnetic field (B , B , B and B ) at origin due to
1 2 3 4
wires 1, 2, 3 and 4 are shown in the following figure.

0 2i1i2 0 i1i2 dl cos   0 2i
F . (dl cos  ) 
4 r 2r B1  B2  B3  B4  .  B . So net magnetic field at
4 x
25. (b) Net force on a current carrying loop in uniform magnetic field origin O
is zero. Hence the loop can’t translate. So, options (c) and (d)
Bnet  (B1  B3 )2  (B2  B4 )2  (2 B)2  (2 B)2  2 2 B
are wrong.
Y  1
i Fm  2
i
i i
B
X B 2
4
O B B 1
3
From Fleming's left hand rule we can see that if magnetic field i
4
is perpendicular to paper inwards and current in the loop is 3
clockwise (as shown) the magnetic force Fm on each element 33. (b) Circular coil Square coil
of the loop is radially outwards, or the loops will have a
i
tendency to expand. i
26. (c) U  MB cos ; where   Angle between normal to the r

i
45o
plane of the coil and direction of magnetic field. O
45o
i a/2
a
  3 R 2 
Length L = 2 r Length L = 4a    R2 
0 i  2   5 . o i
Magnetic field at the centre of circular coil  B     .
 3 R   (2 R 2 )  R 2  36 R
2  
0 2i 0 4 2i  2   
Bcircular  .  . 
4 r 4 L
37. (a) Suppose in equilibrium wire PQ lies at a distance r above the
Magnetic field at the centre of square coil wire AB
0 8 2 i  0 32 2 i  0  2i 
B square  .  . Hence in equilibrium mg  Bil  mg     il
4 a 4 L 4  r 
Bcircular 2 2  (50)2
Hence   10  3  10  10 7   0 .5  r  25 mm
B square 8 2 r
38. (c) Since the force on the rod CD is non-uniform it will experience
 0 2 (8 )
34. (d) Magnetic field at P due to wire 1, B1  . force and torque. From the left hand side it can be seen that
4 d the force will be upward and torque is clockwise.
P (0, 0, d) Y
B2
A
B1  i1
6A
X i2
8A  C D
39. (c) Initial magnetic moment =  = iL 2
B
1
 2 (6) i
and due to wire 2, B2  0 . L
4 d M
 M 2
2 2 2
  16    12 
 Bnet  B12  B 22   0 .    0 .  L/2
 4 d   4 d  L
1 M
L
0 2 5 0 L/2
   10  1 = iL2 L
4 d d After folding the loop, M = magnetic moment due to each part
35. (b) According to question resistance of wire ADC is twice that of L iL2 1
wire ABC. Hence current flows through ADC is half that of  i   L  
2 2 2
i 1 2i i
ABC i.e. 2  . Also i1  i2  i  i1  and i2  1 1
i1 2 3 3  2  M 2   2
2 2
Magnetic field at centre O due to wire AB and BC (part 1 and
0 i
0 2i1 sin 45 o  2 2 i1 40. (a) By using B  . (sin1  sin2 )
2) B1  B2  .   0.  4 a
4 a/2 4 a L
0 i 5
and magnetic field at centre O due to wires AD and DC (i.e. B . (2 sin ) L/2
4
4  (L / 4 )
 2 2 i2 
part 3 and 4) B3  B4  0  L/2 2 P
4 a Also sin   L/4 
Also i = 2i . So (B = B ) > (B = B ) 5L / 4 5
1 2 1 2 3 4 L/2
Hence net magnetic field at centre O 4 0 i
B
Bnet  (B1  B2 )  (B3  B4 ) 5L
41. (d) In P and R loops, currents are divided in same proportion
2  i because the branches have equal resistance. Hence magnetic
2 2   i 2 2   2
 3 
  0. 3 field produced at centre due to each segment is of equal
 2 0 . magnitude but of opposite direction, so net field is zero.
4 a 4 a
0 4 2 i 2 0 i
 . (2  1)   
4 3a 3 a B=0 B0 B=0
0 i  r 2  a 2  3R
36. (d) By using B  here r  , a  R, b  2 R 42. (a) From figure it is clear that r v
2 r  b 2  a 2  2 
d p 
sin  also r 
r qB
Bqd q
 sin 
p d
F CAD  FCD  FCED d

43. (a) 47. (b) According to following figure sin 
r
 Net force on frame  3 F CD  (3) (2) (1) (4 ) (F = ilB) r

2mk 1 2mV 
= 24 N also r  
44. (b) The given curved wire can be treated as a straight wire as qB B q
shown
q
× × × ×  sin  Bd
2mV d
× × 5cm × ×
1.6  10 19
4cm  0.51  0.1
× × × × 2  1.67  10  27  500  10 3
A C 1
× × 3cm × ×     30 o
2
Force acting on the wire AC, F  Bil  2  2  3  10 2
  i ˆ
= 12  10 2 N along y-axis. 48. (b) The field at the midpoint of BC due to AB is   0 . k 
 4 d / 2 
F 12  10 2 and the same is due to CD. Therefore the total field is
So acceleration of wire    12 m / s 2
m 10  10  3
  0 i  ˆ 
45. (b)    k
Y 4 Y   d  
(B2–B4) 49. (a) The electron reverses it’s direction. It can be done by covering
2 5 semi-circular path in x-z or x-y plane.
1 X
O Z 0 i ˆ
50. (d) The field at 0 due to AB is . k and that due to DE is
a/2 3 X
(B3 B5)
4 a
3a
0 i ˆ
Z 2 also . k.
Magnetic field at 0 due to 4 a
Part (1) : B1  0 0 i    ˆ
However the field due to BCD is .  k .
0  i 4 a  2 
Part (2): B2  .  (along –Z-axis)
4 (a / 2)
0 i  
Thus the total field at O is .  2   kˆ

Part (3): B3  0 .
i
4 (a / 2)
 (along – Y-axis) 4 a  2
A
0 i
Part (4): B 4  .  (along +Z-axis)
4 (3 a / 2) i
a O
0
Part (5): B5  .
i
4 (3 a / 2)
 (along – Y-axis) B
a
C i
0 i  2  i
B2  B4  .  2    0  (along – Z-axis) D E
4 a  3  3a 51. (d) The energy of a charged particle moving in magnetic field
0 1  2  8 0 i remains constant because the magnetic field does not do any
B3  B5  . 2   
4 a  3  12a
 (along – Y-axis) work. Therefore kinetic energy is constant i.e. u  v .
The force on electron will act along negative y-axis initially. The
Hence net magnetic field electron will undergo circular motion in clockwise direction and
0 i emerge out the field. So y  0 .
Bnet  (B 2  B 4 )2  (B 3  B 5 ) 2  2 4
3a
46. (b) Magnetic field at the centre due to one side Graphical Questions
 0 2i sin μ 0 2 i 1
B1  . where r  a cos  1. (c) | B |  . | B | 
4 r 4 r r
a
 2i sin  i r  2. (a) Every point on line AB will be equidistant from X and Y-axis.
So B1  0 .  0 tan  O
4 a cos  2a So magnetic field at every point on line AB due to wire 1 along
X-axis is equal in magnitude but opposite in direction to the
Hence net magnetic field
magnetic field due to wire along Y-axis. Hence Bnet on
0 i 
Bnet  n  tan . AB  0
2a n
3. (b) If the current flows out of the paper, the magnetic field at
points to the right of the wire will be upwards and to the left
will be downward. Now magnetic field at C, is zero. The field in 12. (a) If at a place, magnetic induction is B, then energy density will
the region BX  will be upwards (+ve) because all points lying B2
in this region are to the right of both the wires. Similarly, be equal to U  . It means, graph between U and B will
20
magnetic field in the region AX will be downwards (– ve). The
field in the region AC will be upwards (+ve) because points are be a parabola passing through origin and symmetric about U-
closer to A compared to B. Similarly magnetic field in region axis.
BC will be downward (–ve). Graph (b) satisfies all these 13. (b, c) Since length of the wire is equal to l, therefore, 2Rn  l or
conditions. l
n .
2R
Magnetic induction at centre of a circular coil is given by
0 2ni 0 l i 1
B .   B 2
4 R 4R 2 R
It means, when R  0, B   and R  , B  0,

4. (a) Magnetic field inside the conductor Bin  r and magnetic field
Hence (b) is correct and (d) is wrong.
1
outside the conductor Bout 
r l  2ni
Substituting R  in B  0 .
(where r is the distance of observation point from axis) 2n 4 R
5. (c) The magnetic field at points to the right of the proton beam B  n 2 . It means graph between B and n will be a parabola
acts perpendicular to the paper inwards (). The magnetic field having increasing slope and passing through origin. Hence (c)
at points to the left of the electron beam acts perpendicular to is correct and (a) is wrong.
the paper outwards ().
14. (b) When a current flows through cylindrical shell, then according
Magnetic field at mid point M is zero. to Ampere circuital law, magnetic induction inside it will be
equal to zero. Hence energy density at r  R is equal to zero.
p+ e–
+
p P M e– Therefore, (a), (c) and (d) are wrong.
+
p e–
p+
x
e– 0 i
When r > R, B  .
p+ e– 2r
d
Magnetic field at the points closer to proton beam acts B2  i2
Since U  , therefore, outside the shell, U  02 2 . It
perpendicular to the paper inwards (i.e. ()) and at the points 20 8 r
closer to electron beam it acts outwards i.e. (). In the given 0 i2
means, just outside the shell, U  and when
options graph (c) satisfies all the conditions. 8 2 R 2
6. (a) Magnetic field inside the hollow metallic cylinder Bin  0, and r  , U  0.
1
magnetic field outside it Bout  Hence (b) is correct.
r
7. (a) Magnetic field in the middle of the solenoid’s is maximum, 15. (b) Energy density in previous objective, at r  2 R , will be equal
1  0 i2
magnetic field at the and Bend  B . to U  or U  i 2 . It means, graph-between U and
32 2 R 2
centre
2
i will be a parabola, passing through origin, symmetric about
8. (b) The charge will not experience any force if | Fe | | Fm | . This U-axis and having increasing slope. Hence (b) is correct.
condition is satisfied in option (b) only.
16. (b) Direction of magnetic field at every point on axis of a current
9. (c) The given portion of the curved wire may be treated as a carrying coil remains same though magnitude varies. Hence
straight wire of length 2L which experiences a magnetic force magnetic induction for whole the x-axis will remain positive.
Fm  Bi(2 L)
Therefore, (c) and (d) are wrong.
10. (a)   NBiA sin so the graph between  and  is a
sinusoidal graph. Magnitude of magnetic field will very with x according to law,
 0 NIR 2
B .
11. (c) For undeviated motion | Fe | | Fm | , which happened when 2(R 2  x 2 )3 / 2
v , E and B are mutually perpendicular to each other.
 0 NI charge is zero, [W = FS cos], so the energy of the charged

Hence, at x  0, B  and when x  , B  0.
2R particle does not change.
10. (b) We know that the direction of the earth’s magnetic field is
dB 3  0 NIR 2 . x toward north and the velocity of electron is vertically
Slope of the graph will be  .
dx 2(R 2  x 2 )5 / 2 downward. Applying Fleming’s left hand rule, the direction of
force is towards west. Therefore, an electron coming from
It means, at x = 0, slope is equal to zero or tangent to the outer space will be deflected toward west.
graph at x = 0, must be parallel to x-axis. 11. (d) In the case of metallic rod, the charge carriers flow through
Hence (b) is correct and (a) is wrong. whole of the cross section. Therefore, the magnetic field exists
both inside as well as outside. However magnetic field inside
the rod will go on decreasing as we go towards the axis.
12. (e) The force experienced by a charge particle in a magnetic field
Assertion and Reason
is given by, F  q(v  B)
1. (a) Cyclotron is suitable for accelerating heavy particles like which is independent of mass. As q, v and B are same for both
protons, -particles etc, and not for electrons because of low the electron and proton, hence both will experience same force.
mass. Because electrons acquire very high velocities very near
to velocity of light and appreciable variation in their mass, 13. (b) The torque on the coil in a magnetic field is given by  =
occurs. nIBA cos 
2. (c) Cyclotron is utilised to accelerate the positive ion. And
For radial field, the coil is set with its plane parallel to the
Be
cyclotron frequency is given by   . It means cyclotron direction of the magnetic field B, then  = 0 and cos  = 1 
o
2m
Torque = nIBA (1) = nIBA (maximum).
frequency doesn't depends upon velocity. Therefore, assertion is
true and reason false. 14. (b) The winding of helix carry currents in the same direction
3. (a) A moving charge experiences a force in magnetic field. It is therefore they experience an attractive force pulling the lower
because of interaction of two magnetic fields, one which is end out of mercury. As a result of this, the circuit breaks,
produced due to the motion of charge and other in which current becomes zero and hence the force of attraction
charge is moving. vanishes. Therefore helix comes back to its final position,
4. (e) In this case we can not be sure about the absence of the completing the circuit again. In this way, the process is
magnetic field because if the electron moving parallel to the repeated and helix executes oscillatory motion.
direction of magnetic field, the angle between velocity and
applied magnetic field is zero (F = 0). Then also electron passes 1
15. (b) For a solenoid Bend  (Bin) . Also for a long solenoid,
without deflection. Also F  evB sin  F  B . 2
magnetic field is uniform within it but this reason is not
5. (a) In the absence of the electric current, the free electrons in a
conductor are in a state of random motion, like molecules in a explaining the assertion.
gas. Their average velocity is zero. i.e. they do not have any net 16. (d) When a charged particle is moving on a circular path in a
velocity in a direction. As a result, there is no net magnetic magnetic field, the magnitude of velocity does not change but
force on the free electrons in the magnetic field. On passing
direction of velocity is changing every moment. Hence velocity
the current, the free electrons acquire drift velocity in a definite 
direction, hence magnetic force acts on them, unless the field is changing, so momentum (m v ) is also changing.
has no perpendicular component.
6. (c) Time taken is independent of velocity and radius of path. 2m m  m 
17. (b) Time period, T  as    2    T  2Tp
qBR Bq  
q  q p
However, maximum velocity will be given by v max 
m
where R is radius of Dee’s. Also T  m , but then T  4 Tp which is not the case.
7. (a) Due to metallic frame the deflection is only due to current in a 18. (d) When two long parallel wires, are connected to a battery in
coil and magnetic field, not due to vibration in the strings. If
series. They carry currents in opposite directions, hence they
string start oscillating, presence of metallic frame in the field
make these oscillations damped. repel each other.
8. (c) The direction of magnetic field due to current carrying 19. (a) Here, both Assertion and Reason are correct and reason is the
conductor can be found by applying right hand thumb rule or correct explanation of assertion.
right hand palm rule. When electric current is passed through
a circular conductor, the magnetic field lines near the center of
the conductor are almost straight lines. Magnetic flux direction
is determined only by the direction of current.
9. (a) The force on a charged particle moving in a uniform magnetic
field always acts in direction perpendicular to the direction of
motion of the charge. As work done by magnetic field on the
1. In the hydrogen atom, the electron is making 6.6  10 15 r. p.s. If (c) 2.4  10 3 m (d) 6  10 3 m
10
the radius of the orbit is 0.53  10 metre, then magnetic field
8. A current carrying wire LN is bent in the from shown below. If wire
produced at the centre of the orbit is
carries a current of 10 A and it is placed in a magnetic field of 5T which
(a) 140 Tesla (b) 12.5 Tesla
acts perpendicular to the paper outwards then it will experience a force
(c) 1.4 Tesla (d) 0.14 Tesla
2. A coil carrying a heavy current and having large number of turns
mounted in a N-S vertical plane and a current flows in clockwise N
direction. A small magnetic needle at its cente will have its north
pole in 4 cm
(a) East-north direction (b) West-north direction 10A
(c) East-south direction (d) West-south direction 6 cm
3. A charged particle is projected in a plane perpendicular to a uniform 4 cm
magnetic field. The area bounded by the path described by the (a) Zero (b) 5 N
particle is proportional to L
(c) 30 N (d) 20 N
(a) The velocity (b) The momentum
(c) The kinetic energy (d) None of these 9. A wire of length L is bent in the form of a circular coil and current i
4. In figure shows three long straight wires P, Q and R carrying is passed through it. If this coil is placed in a magnetic field then the
currents normal to the plane of the paper. All three currents have torque acting on the coil will be maximum when the number of
the same magnitude. Which arrow best shows the direction of the turns is
resultant force on the wire P
A (a) As large as possible (b) Any number
(c) 2 (d) 1
P 10. A particle having a charge of 10.0 C and mass 1g moves in a
B Q
circle of radius 10 cm under the influence of a magnetic field of
induction 0.1T . When the particle is at a point P , a uniform
electric field is switched on so that the particle starts moving along
C the tangent with a uniform velocity. The electric field is
D
(a) A (b)R B (a) 0.1 V/m
(c) C (d) D (b) 1.0 V/m       
5. A moving coil galvanometer has 48 turns and area of coil is       
(c) 10.0 V/m
4  10 2 m 2 . If the magnetic field is 0.2 T, then to increase the       
current sensitivity by 25% without changing area (A) and field (B) (d) 100 V/m
the number of turns should become       
 i1 i2. When
P
(a) 24 (b) 36 11.  i and i with
Two parallel long wires carry currents
 1 2
(c) 60 (d) 54 the currents are in the same direction, the magnetic field midway
6. Figure shows a straight wire of length l current i. The magnitude of between the wires is 10 T. When the direction of i is reversed, it 2
magnetic field produced by the current at point P is becomes 40 T. the ratio i1 / i2 is
20i (a) 3 : 4 (b) 11 : 7
(a) l
l P (c) 7 : 11 (d) 5 : 3
0i i 12. Two circular coils X and Y, having equal number of turns, carry
(b)
4 l equal currents in the same sense and subtend same solid angle at
l
20i
point O. If the smaller coil, X is midway between O and Y, then if
(c) we represent the magnetic induction due to bigger coil Y at O as B
8l
Y
and that due to smaller coil X at O as B , then X
0i BY
(d) (a) 1
2 2l BX
Y
7. A winding wire which is used to frame a solenoid can bear a
BY X
maximum 10 A current. If length of solenoid is 80cm and it's cross (b) 2
BX 2r O
sectional radius is 3 cm then required length of winding wire is
(B  0.2 T ) r
BY 1
(c)  d/2
BX 2
(a) 1.2  10 2 m (b) 4.8  10 2 m d
BY 1 (c) Fm  1.2 N along + ve y  direction

(d) 
BX 4 (d) Fm  1.2 N along – ve y  direction
13. A fixed horizontal wire carries a current of 200 A. Another wire 17. Five very long, straight wires are bound together to form a small
cable. Currents carried by the wires are I1  20 A, I2   6 A,
having a mass per unit length 10 2 kg / m is placed below the
first wire at a distance of 2 cm and parallel to it. How much current I3  12 A, I4  7 A, I5  18 A. The magnetic induction at a
must be passed through the second wire if it floats in air without distance of 10 cm from the cable is
any support? What should be the direction of current in it (a) 34 T (b) 74 mT
(a) 25A (direction of current is same to first wire) (c) 34 mT (d) 74 T
(b) 25A (direction of current is opposite to first wire) 18. Following figure shows the path of an electron that passes through
two regions containing uniform magnetic fields of magnitudes B and 1
(c) 49 A (direction of current is same to first wire) B . It's path in each region is a half circle, choose the correct option
2
(d) 49 A (direction of current is opposite to first wire) B1

14. Find magnetic field at O
5  0 i
(a)
24r i
B2
 0 i r (a) B is into the page and it is stronger than B
(b) 1 2
24r r (b) B is in to the page and it is weaker than B

1 2
(c) B is out of the page and it is weaker than B

11 0 i r  1 2
(c) (d) B is out of the page and it is stronger than B

24r
1 2
O 19. The square loop ABCD, carrying a current i, is placed in uniform

(d) Zero magnetic field B, as shown. The loop can rotate about the axis XX'.
15. A square loop of side a hangs from an insulating hanger of spring The plane of the loop makes and angle  ( < 90°) with the
balance. The magnetic field of strength B occurs only at the lower direction of B. Through what angle will the loop rotate by itself
edge. It carries a current I. Find the change in the reading of the before the torque on it becomes zero
spring balance if the direction of current is reversed C
X B
(a)   Z
B
(b) 90°– 
Spring i
balance (c) 90° + 
D
Insulating (d) 180°– 
A
hanger 20. A cylindrical conductor of radius 'R' carriesX a current 'i'. The value of
magnetic field at a point which is R/4 distance inside from the
surface is 10 T. Find the value of magnetic field at point which is 4R
× I × × ×
distance outside from the surface
(a) IaB (b)B× 2 IaB
× × × 4 8
(a) T (b) T
IaB × × × × 3 3 3
(c) (d) IaB
2 2 40 80
(c) T (d) T
16. A charge of 2.0 C moves with a speed of 3.0  10 6 ms 1 along 3 3
 21. Three long straight wires are connected parallel to each other across
+ ve X-axis A magnetic field of strength B  0.2 kˆ Tesla exists in a battery of negligible internal resistance. The ratio of their
resistances are 3 : 4 : 5. What is the ratio of distances of middle
space. What is the magnetic force (F m ) on the charge wire from the others if the net force experienced by it is zero
(a) Fm  1.2 N along + ve x  direction (a) 4 : 3 (b) 3 : 1
(b) Fm  1.2 N along – ve x  direction (c) 5 : 3 (d) 2 : 3
(SET -21)
1. (b) i  q 2. (b)
0 i 0 q  4  10 7  1 .6  10 19  6.6  1015

B  
2r 2r 2  0 .53  10 10
2  1.6  6.6
  12.518 Tesla
5 .3
BH
N
W E B
S
2mK  (2mK ) niBl 2 l 2 iB 1

3. (c) r and A  r 2  A  2 2  A  K.   max     max   nmin  1
qB q B 4 n
2 2
4  n min n min
4. (c) The forces FQ and FR are the forces applies by wires Q and R 10. (c) When the particle moves along a circle in the magnetic field B,
respectively on the wire P as shown in figure. Their resultant the magnetic force is radially inward. If an electric field of
force F is best shown by C. proper magnitude is switched on which is directed radially
outwards, the particle may experience no force. It will then
× P  Q
FQ move along a straight line with uniform velocity. This will be
the case when qE  qvB  E  vB
mv qBr
F FR also r  v  × × × ×
× qB m × × × ×
v
2 × × × ×
5. (c) As we know qB r P
So E 
m × × × ×
NBA E
Current sensitivity S i  × × × ×
C (10  10 6 )  (0 .1)2  10  10 2
  10 V / m
(S i )1 N 100 48 1  10  3  10 6
 Si  N   1    N 2  60 .
(S i )2 N2 125 N 2 11. (d) Initially when wires carry currents in the same direction as
6. (c) The given situation can be redrawn as follow. shown.
As we know the general l Magnetic field at mid point O due to wires 1 and 2 are
formula for finding the P respectively
45o
magnetic field due to a finite i
length wire 0 2i1 i1 i2
B1  . 
l 4 x O
0 i
B . (sin1  sin 2 ) x x
4 r 0 2i2
and B2  . 
4 x
Here 1  0 o ,   45 o 1 2
0 i  i 2 0 i 0 2
B  . (sin0 o  sin 45 o )  0 . B Hence net magnetic field at O Bnet    (i1  i2 )
4 r 4 2 l 8l 4 x
 0 Ni 0 2
7. (c) B where N = Total number of turns, l = length of the  10  10 6  . (i1  i2 ) ..... (i)
l 4 x
solenoid If the direction of i is reversed then
2
7
4  10  N  10 4  10 4
 2i
 0.2  N B1  0 . 1 
0 .8  4 x i1 i2
Since N turns are made from the winding wire so length of the  0 2i2 O
wire (L)  2r  N [ 2r  length of each turns] and B 2  .  x x
4 x
4  10 4
0 2
 L  2  3  10  2   2.4  10 3 m So Bnet  . (i1  i2 ) 1 2
 4 x
8. (b) The given wire can be replaced by a straight wire as shown
below 0 2
 40  10  6  . (i1  i2 ) ..... (ii)
N 4 x
N
N
i1  i2 4 i 5
4 cm Dividing equation (ii) by (i)   1 
10A 10 A i1  i2 1 i2 3
10 cm
6 cm
4 cm 12. (c) Magnetic field at O due to bigger coil Y, is
L
L L 6 cm 0 2i(2r)2 0 8ir2
BY  . 2  .
Hence force experienced by the wire 4 {d  (2r)2 }3 / 2 4 (d 2  4 r 2 )3 / 2
F  Bil  5  10  0.1  5 N Magnetic field at O due to smaller coil X is
9. (d)  max  MB or  max  nir 2 B . Let number of turns in 0 2ir2  16ir2

BX  .  0 . 2
4  2 
3/2
4 (d  4 r 2 )3 / 2
l  d  2
length l is n so l  n (2r) or      r 
2n  2 
 


BY

1  R
 R   (R  4 R )
BX 2 rr

Bin 10 4 8
    B out  T
13. (c) For floating the second wire Bout R 2 Bout R 2
3
21. (c) The wires are in parallel and ratio of their resistances are 3 : 4
Down ward weight Magnetic force
 1 1 1
: 5, Hence currents in wires are in the ratio : :
of second wire on it 3 4 5
i1
0 2i1i2 k
 mg  . l 200A i1  i2 r1
4 a Fm 2cm 3
r2
k i3
m   2i i i i2 
  g  0 . 1 2 4 i
 l  4 a mg
k
2  200  i i3 
2 7
 10  9.8  10   i  49 A 5
2  10  2 0 2i1i2
Force between top and middle wire F1  .
(Direction of current is same to first wire) 4 r1
14. (a) B1  B3  B5  0 2
 1  1 
2    k 2
1 
 0 i  i  0    
4 3 4
B2  . , B 4  0 .  . Force between bottom and middle
4 3 r 4  2r r 3 4 r1
5 6
 i 11 2
and B6  0 . 
r    k
 4 5
4 r r  7 wire F2  0 . As the forces are equal and
4 r2
 Net magnetic field at O, O r1 5
 i  1 1 opposite so F1  F2   .
 5 0i r2 3
Bnet  B 2  B 4  B6  0 .    1  
4 r  3 2  24r
***
15. (b) Initially F1  mg  IaB (down wards)
when the direction of current is reversed
F2  mg  IaB (down wards)  F  2 IaB
16. (c) By using F m  q(v  B)
 F m  2  10 6 {3  10 6 î  (0.2)kˆ }  1.2(î  kˆ )  1.2ˆj

i.e., 1.2 N in positive y direction.
 2i
17. (d) inet  20  6  12  7  18  37 A so B  0 .
4 a
2  37
 10 7   74  10 6 T  74 T
10  10  2
18. (a) Direction of field can be find using Fleming left hand rule and
1
r .
B
19. (c) In the position shown, AB is outside and CD is inside the plane
of the paper. The Ampere force on AB acts into the paper. The
torque on the loop will be clockwise, as seen from above. The
loop must rotate through an angle (90 o   ) before the plane
of the loop becomes normal to the direction of the direction of
B and the torque becomes zero.
20. (b) Magnetic field inside the cylindrical conductor
0 2ir
Bin  . (R=Radius of cylinder, r = distance of
4 R 2
observation point from axis of cylinder)
Magnetic field out side the cylinder at a distance r  from it’s
 2i
axis B out  0 .
4 r 

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Magnetic Effect of Current 1173

current carrying conductor. same as the direction of current.

Magnetic lines of forces

due to the current element i dl is given by the expression,

where  0 = Absolute permeability of air or vacuum

element. Direction of Magnetic Field

The current element is taken as

current, then the direction of rotation of the thumb gives the

direction of magnetic lines of force.

(2) Right hand thumb rule : According

to this rule if a straight current carrying

conductor is held in the right hand such

that the thumb of the hand represents the B

Also using B  0 H (where H = magnetising field)

If we stretch our right hand

Total current crossing the above area is (i1  i3  i2 ) . Any

is required while thumb is in the   +ve, Inward   – ve)

distributions current distributions

Out In In Out In Out

(ii) At axial mid point O, magnetic field is given by

0 2 Nir2 0 2 NiA a a A

B varies non-linearly with distance x as shown in figure and

x = – r/2 x=0 x = r/2 i

curvature change or points of zero curvature.

which lies on perpendicular bisector of finite length wire

(2) For a wire of infinite length : When the linear conductor

XY is of infinite length and the point P lies near the centre of

(4) For axial position of wire : When point P lies on axial

0 i (r 2  R12 ) called a solenoid.

b l a solenoid. The magnetic field within the solenoid is uniform and

parallel to the axis of solenoid.

If N = total number of turns, l =

b c d a number of turns per unit length P

solenoid. Hence it is like an endless cylindrical solenoid.

Consider a toroid having n turns per unit length. Magnetic B

field at a point P in the figure is given as

Force On a Charged Particle in Magnetic Field

velocity v enters a magnetic field B then it experiences a force F

antiparallel to B ,  = 0 or  = 180o and therefore F = 0. Hence

Fig. 21.29 Lorentz Force

where r0 = maximum radius of the circular path followed by

And in this situation, as Fe  Fm i.e., qE  qvB v  E / B Hall Effect

Cyclotron perpendicular to the direction of the current is called Hall effect.

in the direction of field B and thumb in the direction of current i,

(For a straight conductor F  Bil sin ) Fig. 21.38

Direction of force : The direction of force is always

perpendicular to the plane containing idl and B and is same

Fig. 21.41 In both the situations for equilibrium of XY it's downward

experiences a magnetic force due to which loop stretches and

Case 4 : Tension less strings : In the following figure the

balanced by magnetic force (Fm ) .

i current carrying coil PQRS having N turns P B

mg perpendicular to the field.

Fig. 21.47 Magnetic

area. Hence maximum magnetic moment.

(2) For a any loop or coil B at centre due to current in loop,

the pole pieces of a strong horse-shoe magnet. The pole pieces

are made cylindrical and a soft iron cylindrical core is placed

 def  NBiA ......(i)  Magnetic field ( B ) produced by a moving charge q is

where C is the torsional constant of the fibre. r