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Study the given diagram.
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When a small magnetic needle is placed below a horizontal conductor carrying a strong current from west to east, its north pole will point in the direction of:

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Important Questions on Magnetic Effects of Electric Current

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Draw the pattern of magnetic field lines produced around a current carrying straight conductor passing perpendicularly through a horizontal cardboard. State and apply right-hand thumb rule to mark the direction of the field lines. How will the strength of the magnetic field change when the point where magnetic field is to be determined is moved away from the straight conductor? Give reason to justify your answer.
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Draw the pattern of magnetic field lines produced around a current-carrying straight conductor held vertically on a horizontal cardboard. Indicate the direction of the field lines as well as the direction of current flowing through the conductor.

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The magnetic field around a current carrying conductor AB is given in the figure. Based on Maxwell's right-hand screw rule, find the direction of the current through the conductor. 

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List two ways of increasing the strength of an electromagnet if the material of the electromagnet is fixed.
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State the purpose of soft iron core used in making an electromagnet.
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Draw a labelled diagram to show how an electromagnet is made.
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What is an electromagnet? List any two uses of it.
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The diagram below shows a magnetic needle kept just below the conductor AB which is kept in the North-South direction.

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i) In which direction will the needle deflect when the key is closed?

ii) Why is the deflection produced?

iii) What will be the change in the deflection if the magnetic needle is taken just above the conductor AB?

iv) Name one device which works on this principle.

MEDIUM
Draw a figure of current-carrying solenoid and show magnetic field lines inside and outside it. Compare the pattern of the field with the magnetic field around a bar magnet.
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Draw the pattern of magnetic lines of the field produced by a current-carrying circular loop.
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What does the direction of thumb indicates in the right hand thumb rule?
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Draw the pattern of magnetic field lines due to a current-carrying circular coil.
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What are permanent magnets and electromagnets? Give two uses of each.
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On what factors does the magnitude of magnetic field by a current-carrying solenoid depends?
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Describe an activity to show how you can make an electromagnet in your school laboratory.
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A circular loop placed in a plane perpendicular to the plane of paper carries a current when the key is ON. The current as seen from points A and B (in the plane of paper and on the axis of the coil) is anti-clockwise and clockwise respectively. The magnetic field lines point from B to A. The N-pole of the resultant magnet is on the face close to

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What does the direction of thumb indicate in the right hand thumb rule. In what way this rule is different from Fleming's left hand rule?
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Describe an activity to show that magnetic field is produced by an electric current flowing through a circular coil of wire.
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What does the divergence of magnetic field lines near the ends of a current-carrying straight solenoid indicate?
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A magnetic compass shows a deflection when placed near a current-carrying wire. How will the deflection of the compass needle get affected if the current in the wire is increased? Support your answer with a reason.