
A current of is flowing upwards in a long vertical wire placed in a uniform horizontal northward magnetic field of . How much force and in what direction will the field exert on length of the wire?

Important Questions on Moving Charges and Magnetic Field


A current-carrying conductor has free electrons per metre length and their mean drift velocity is If a magnetic field of be applied perpendicular to the conductor, then calculate
(i) current in the conductor,

A current-carrying conductor has tree electrons per metre length and their mean drift velocity is If a magnetic field of be applied perpendicular to the conductor, then calculate
(ii) force on an electron and

A current-carrying conductor has free electrons per metre length and their mean drift velocity is . If a magnetic field of be applied perpendicular to the conductor, then calculate the force imposed per metre length of the conductor.

A long wire (mass ) is hanged by two flexible wires in a magnetic field of Find the magnitude and direction of the current required to be flown to neutralize the tension of the hanging wires.


