Electric and Magnetic Fields
Electric and Magnetic Fields: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Velocity Selector & Helmholtz Coils and Its Magnetic Field etc.
Important Questions on Electric and Magnetic Fields
In brief explain the working of velocity selector.

What is a Helmholtz coil?

Write a short note on Helmholtz coil.

Which of the following conditions is used to select charged particles of a particular velocity out of a beam of charges moving with different speeds?

A beam of alpha particles passes undeflected through a velocity selector having electric and magnetic fields of and ,
respectively. The velocity of the beam is :

The following statement is false for Helmholtz coils:

Which device you will use to produce uniform magnetic field?

Helmholtz coils are used

A velocity selector is used to select alpha particles of energy . From a beam containing particles of several energies. The electric field strength is . What must be the magnetic field strength in ?
