QUESTION BANK

CH-4 ( MOVING CHARGE AND MAGNETISM), CLASS-12

1-Mark

Q.1 . A proton and a deuterium nucleus having certain kinetic energies enter in a
uniform magnetic field with the same component of velocity in the direction of the
magnetic field. Which of the following is correct?

1. Which particle has greater pitch depends on the fact that which particle has greater
component of velocity perpendicular to magnetic field

2. Deuterium nucleus has greater pitch of helical motion

3. Proton has greater pitch of helical motion

4. Both particles have same pitch of helical motion

Q.2 . Which one of the following is experienced by a current carrying loop in uniform
magnetic direction?

1. Torque only 2. Force only 3. Neither talk not force 4. Both torque and force

Q.3 . An electron is projected with uniform velocity along the axis of current carrying
long solenoid. Which of the following is true?

1. The electron will be accelerated along the axis

2. The electron path will be circular about the axis

3. The electron will experience a force of 45 degree to the axis and hence execute a
helical path

4. The electron will continue to move with uniform velocity along the axis of the
solenoid

Q.5 Assertion When a test charge moves through the magnetic field, its momentum
changes but kinetic energy remains same

. Reason The magnetic force acts as a centripetal force, which is perpendicular to the
instantaneous velocity and so does no work.

a. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of
assertion.

b. If both assertion and reason are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.

c. If the assertion is true, but the reason is false.

d. If the assertion is false, but the reason is true.

Reason If S is the resistance of the shunt, then voltage across S and G is same.

a. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of
assertion.

b. If both assertion and reason are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.

c. If the assertion is true, but the reason is false.

d. If the assertion is false, but the reason is true.

2- marks

Q.7 Write the expression for the force acting on a charged particle of charge q moving
with velocity is in the presence of magnetic field B. Show that in the presence of this
force.
(a) The K.E. of the particle does not change.
(b) Its instantaneous power is zero.

Q.8 An ammeter of resistance 0.6 Ω can measure current upto 1.0 A. Calculate
(i) The shunt resistance required to enable the ammeter to measure current upto 5.0 A
(ii) The combined resistance of the ammeter and the shunt.

Q.9Using Ampere’s circuital law, obtain the expression for the magnetic field due to a
long solenoid at a point inside the solenoid on its axis.

Q.9 Two identical circular wires P and Q each of radius R and carrying current ‘I’ are kept
in perpendicular planes such that they have a common centre as shown in the figure.
Find the magnitude and direction of the net magnetic field at the common centre of the
two coils.

Q.10 A particle of mass 5 × 10-3 kg and charge 4 µC enters into a uniform electric field
of 2 × 105 NC-1, moving with a velocity of 30 ms-1 in a direction opposite to that of the
field. Calculate the distance it would travel before coming to rest.

3-Marks

Q.11 (i) State Biot – Savart law in vector form expressing the magnetic field B due to
element dl carrying current I at a distance r from the element.
(ii) Write the expression for the magnitude of the magnetic field at the centre of a
circular loop of radius r carrying a steady current I. Draw the field lines due to the
current loop

Q.12 A square loop of side 20 cm carrying current of 1A is kept near an infinite long
straight wire carrying a current of 2A in the same plane as shown in the figure.

Calculate the magnitude and direction of the net force exerted on the loop due to the
current carrying conductor.

Q.13 A square shaped plane coil of area 100 cm2 of 200 turns carries a steady current
of 5A. It is placed in a uniform magnetic field of 0.2 T acting perpendicular to the plane
of the coil. Calculate the torque on the coil when its plane makes an angle of 60° with
the direction of the field. In which orientation will the coil be in stable equilibrium?

Q.14 Derive the expression for force per unit length between two long straight parallel
current carrying conductors. Hence define one ampere

Q.15 A wire AB is carrying a steady current of 12A and is lying on the table. Another wire
CD carrying 5A is held directly above AB at a height of 1 mm. Find the mass per unit
length of the wire CD so that it remains suspended at its position when left free. Give
the direction of the current flowing in CD with respect to that in AB. [Take the value of g
= 10 ms-2]

5-marks

Q.16 (a) Draw a labelled diagram of a moving coil galvanometer. Prove that in a radial
magnetic field, the deflection of the coil is directly proportional to the current flowing
in the coil.
(b) A galvanometer can be converted into a voltmeter to measure upto
(i) V volt by connecting a resistance series with the coil

(ii) volt by connecting a resistance in series with coil Find R in terms of

Q.17a) A horizontal wire AB of length ‘l’ and mass ‘m’ carries steady current l1, free to
move in vertical plane is in equilibrium at a height of ‘h’ over another parallel long wire
CD carrying steady current l2, which is fixed in a horizontal plane shown. Derive the
expression for the force acting per unit length on the wire AB and write the condition for
which wire AB is in equilibrium.

B) The current flowing in the galvanometer G when the key K2 kept open, is I. On closing
the key K2, the current in the galvanometer becomes I/n, where n is an integer.

Obtain an expression for resistance Rg of the galvanometer in terms of R, S and n. To

Q.18 case based

Moving coil galvanometer operates on Permanent Magnet Moving Coll (PMMC)

mechanism and was designed by the scientist Darsonval.

Moving coil galvanometers are of two types

(i) Suspended coll

(ii) Pivoted coil type or tangent galvanometer,

field, it experiences a torque. This torque tends to rotate the coil about its axis of

suspension in such a way that the magnetic flux passing through the coil is maximum.

(i) A moving coil galvanometer is an instrument which

(a) is used to measure emf

(b) is used to measure potential difference

(c) is used to measure resistance

(d) is a deflection instrument which gives a deflection when a current flows through its

coil
(ii) To make the field radial in a moving coil galvanometer.

(a) number of turns of coil is kept small

(b) magnet is taken in the form of horse-shoe

(c) poles are of very strong magnets

(d) poles are cylindrically cut

(iii) The deflection in a moving coil galvanometer is

(a) directly proportional to torsional constant of spring

(b) directly proportional to the number of turns in the coil

(c) inversely proportional to the area of the coil

(d) inversely proportional to the current in the coil

(iv) In a moving coil galvanometer, having a coil of N-turns of area A and carrying

current I is placed in a radial field of strength B.

The torque acting on the coil is

(a) NA2B2I

(b) NABI2

(c) N2ABI
(d) NABI

(v) To increase the current sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer, we should

decrease

(a) strength of magnet

(b) torsional constant of spring

(c) number of turns in coil

(d) area of coil