Magnetic Force

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Magnetic Force: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Oersted's Observation, Direction of a Magnetic Field, Magnetic Field, Magnetic Field Due to a Current, Lorentz Force, Magnetic Force, Mass and Charge of Proton, Force on a Moving Charge in Magnetic Field, etc.

Important Questions on Magnetic Force

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An electron moving with a velocity V 1 = 2 i ^ m / s  at a point in a magnetic field experiences a force F1=-2^N . If the electron is moving with a velocity V 2 = 2 j ^ m / s  at the same point, it experiences a force F 2 = + 2 i ^ N . The force the electron would experience if it were moving with a velocity V 3 = 2 k ^ m / s  at the same point is

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A charged particle is released from rest in a region of uniform electric and magnetic fields, which are parallel to each other. The locus of the particle will be

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OABC is a current-carrying square loop. An electron is projected from the centre of the loop along with its diagonal AC as shown. The unit vector in the direction of initial acceleration is

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Infinite number of straight wires each carrying current I are equally placed as shown in the figure. Adjacent wires have current in opposite direction. Net magnetic field at point P is.

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A charge particle A of charge q=2 C has velocity v=100 m s-1. When it passes through point A and has velocity in the direction shown. The strength of magnetic field at point B due to this moving charge is (r=2 m).

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Two long parallel wires are at a distance 2d apart. They carry steady equal currents flowing out of the plane of the paper, as shown. The variation of the magnetic field B along the XX' is given by

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The figure shows a conductor of weight 1.0 N and length L = 0.5 m placed on a rough inclined plane making an angle 30 o with horizontal so that conductor is perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field of induction B = 0.1T. The coefficient of static friction between the conductor and the plane is 0.1, A current of I = 10A flows through the conductor inside the plane of this
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What is the force needed to be applied parallel to the inclined plane to sustain the conductor at rest.

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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 electrons 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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A beam of   α  particles projected along +x – axis, experiences a force due to a magnetic field along the +y – axis. What is the direction of the magnetic field?
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An electron moves around the nucleus in a hydrogen atom of radius 0.51 A, with a velocity of  2×105 m s-1. Calculate the following :

(i) The equivalent current due to orbital motion of electron.

(ii) The magnetic field produced at the centre of the nucleus.

(iii) The magnetic moment associated with the electron.

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A circular coil of 200 turns and radius 10 cm is placed in a uniform magnetic field of 05. T, normal to the plane of the coil. If the current in the coil is 3.0 A, calculate the

(a) Total torque on the coil.

(b) Total force on the coil.

(c) Average force on each electron in the coil, due to the magnetic field.

Assume the area of cross – section of the wire to be   10 5   m 2  and the free electron density is   10 29 / m 3 .

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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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 What is the expression for the cyclotron frequency and does it depend on the speed of the charged particle?

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In a mass spectrometer used for measuring the masses of ions, the ions are initially accelerated by an electric potential V and then made to describe semicircular paths of radius R using a magnetic field B. If V and B are kept constant, the ratio  Charge on the ion  mass of the ion  will be proportional to:

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What is the unit of magnetic field intensity?

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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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An electron and a proton travel with equal speed in the same direction at 90° to a uniform magnetic field as this is switched on. They experience forces which are initially

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An electron enters a region of magnetic field.

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In which case is the initial force on the electron directed towards the bottom of the page?

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