Cambridge International A Level Physics Answers to self-assessment questions

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Chapter 26 So for force F due to magnet on wire,
F × 0.20 = 0.02 × 10–3 × 9.81, meaning
1 Current flowing into page Current flowing out of F = 1.96 × 10–4 N
page, strength doubled Rearrange force F = BIl to give flux density
–4
1.96 × 10 = 7.8 × 10–3 T
B = IlF = 0.50 × 0.050

10 Force, F = BIl
= 0.005 × 2.4 × 0.50 = 6.0 × 10–3 N (6.0 mN)

11

a Force exerted by magnetic field is at a
maximum when the section of wire in
C
2 D the field lies at right angles to the field.
Remembering there are 200 turns,
Force F = BIl = 0.05 × 1.0 × 200 × 0.20 = 2.0 N
b Pivoted along a line parallel to one edge with
A S N B the magnetic field in the same plane as the
coil.
c Greater torque could be provided by:
I increasing current, increasing number of
turns in coil, increasing length of side in field,
3 Pair a will repel; pair b will attract. pivoting by centre of coil and having magnets
either side, having magnets all round the
4 a No force circle through which the coil turns, increasing
field strength.
b Force into the plane of the paper
c Force down the page 12

a Force F = BIl sin θ = 0.25 × 3.0 × 0.50 × sin 90°
= 0.375 N  ≈  0.38 N
5 Force F = BIl = 0.06 × 0.20 × 2.50 = 0.030 N
b Force F = BIl sin θ = 0.25 × 3.0 × 0.50 × sin 45°
6 Rearrange force F = BIl to give flux density = 0.265 N  ≈  0.27 N
0.015 = 0.050 T
B =  IlF = (1.5 × 0.20) c Current is parallel to magnetic field so force
F = 0 N.
Q 18 1.60 × 10
–19
7 a Current I = t = ne
t = 10  ×  1 = 0.16 A Both a and b are into the plane of the paper.
b Force F = BIl = 0.005 × 0.16 × 0.50 = 4.0 × 10–4 N
13 They attract. If you consider each flat coil
(0.40 mN)
as a small electromagnet, then unlike poles
8 a Section of wire in field tilts down are facing one another. If you think of the
currents in the wires, these are parallel
b Tilts down
(rather than anti-parallel) and the coils
c Will try to move horizontally, into horseshoe attract. When the current is reversed, it is
d No movement reversed in both coils and they still attract.

9 Remember the principle of moments: sum of

anticlockwise moments = sum of clockwise
moments if lever is balanced. Remember also
that force due to gravity on mass m is mg.

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