Lorentz Force

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Lorentz Force: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Magnetic Force, Lorentz Force, Force on a Moving Charge in Magnetic Field, Fleming's Left Hand Rule for the Direction of Magnetic Force, Right Hand Rule for the Direction of Magnetic Force, etc.

Important Questions on Lorentz Force

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A particle having charge of 1 C, mass 1 kg and speed 1 m s-1 enters a uniform magnetic field, having magnetic induction of 1 T, at an angle θ=30°  between velocity vector and magnetic induction. The pitch of its helical path is (in meters)

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An electron is moving along a positive x-axis. A uniform electric field exists towards negative y-axis. What should be the direction of a magnetic field of suitable magnitude, so that the net force of electron is zero.

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An electron gun G emits electron of energy 2 keV travelling in the (+)ve x-direction. The electrons are required to hit the spot S where GS=0.1 m & the line GS makes an angle of 60o with the x-axis, as shown in the fig. A uniform magnetic field B parallel to GS exists in the region outsides to electron gun. Find the minimum value of B needed to make the electron hit S.

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A circular coil, of radius R, carries a current I. The expression for the magnetic field due to this coil at its centre is

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A beam of proton projected along +x-axis, experiences a force due to a magnetic field along the +y-axis. The direction of the magnetic field is:

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An electron is moving along +ve x-axis in the presence of uniform magnetic field along +ve y-axis. What is the direction of the force acting on it?

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A proton of mass m and charge +e is moving in a circular orbit in a magnetic field with energy 1 MeV. What should be the energy of α-particle (mass=4 m and charge=+2e), so that it can revolve in the path of same radius.

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When a charged particle moves in a straight line a magnetic field is?

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How is a charged particle getting deflected in a magnetic field?

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What is deviation in magnetic field?

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The electron in the beam of a television tube move horizontally from south to north. The vertical component of the earth's magnetic field points down. The electron is deflected towards,

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How is the aurora borealis created physics?

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What causes northern light aurora borealis?

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What happens to a charged particle in a magnetic field?

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What causes northern lights' aurora borealis?

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A moving electron enters normally into a uniform magnetic field; its:

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Why the time period of a charged particle undergoing a circular motion in a uniform magnetic field is independent of its speed.

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Pitch of the helical path described by the particle is:

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An electron with a mass 9.11×10-31kg and charge of 1.6×1019  C, projected into a uniform magnetic field of 0.2T at a speed of 1.8×106  m/s in such a way its velocity makes an angle of 37° with the field lines. Find the period, pitch, and radius of the helical path of the electron.

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In the cyclotron,as radius of the circular path of the charged particle increases(ω=angular velocity, v=linear velocity).