
A rigid wire consists of a quarter-circular portion of a circle of radius and two straight sections (figure). The wire is partially immersed in a perpendicular magnetic field as shown in the figure. Find the magnetic force on the wire if it carries a current .


Important Questions on Magnetic Effect of Current




Figure shows a part of an electric circuit. The wires and are very long and have identical resistances. The separation between the neighboring wires is . The wires and have negligible resistance and the ammeter reads . Calculate the magnetic force per unit length on and .


A straight wire of length can slide on two parallel plastic rails kept in a horizontal plane with a separation . The coefficient of friction between the wire and the rails is If the wire carries a current , what minimum magnetic field should exist in the space in order to slide the wire on the rails.


A circular loop of radius , carrying a current , is placed in a two-dimensional magnetic field. The centre of the loop coincides with the centre of the field (figure). The strength of the magnetic field at the periphery of the loop is . Find the magnetic force on the wire.
A hypothetical magnetic field existing in a region is given by , where denotes the unit vector along the radial direction of a point relative to the origin and constant. A circular loop of radius , carrying a current , is placed with its plane parallel to the plane and the centre at . Find the magnitude of the magnetic force acting on the loop.
