1238 Magnetic Effect of Current

1. In the hydrogen atom, the electron is making 7. A winding wire which is used to frame a solenoid can bear a
6 . 6  10 15 r. p.s. If the radius of the orbit is maximum 10 A current. If length of solenoid is 80cm and it's
0 . 53  10 10 metre , then magnetic field produced at cross sectional radius is 3 cm then required length of winding
the centre of the orbit is wire is (B  0 . 2 T )
(a) 140 Tesla (b) 12.5 Tesla
(c) 1.4 Tesla (d) 0.14 Tesla (a) 1 . 2  10 2 m (b) 4 . 8  10 2 m
2. A coil carrying a heavy current and having large number of
turns mounted in a N-S vertical plane and a current flows in (c) 2 . 4  10 3 m (d) 6  10 3 m
clockwise direction. A small magnetic needle at its cente will
have its north pole in 8. A current carrying wire LN is bent in the from shown below. If
(a) East-north direction (b) West-north direction wire carries a current of 10 A and it is placed in a magnetic field of
(c) East-south direction (d) West-south direction 5T which acts perpendicular to the paper outwards then it will
3. A charged particle is projected in a plane perpendicular to a experience a force
uniform magnetic field. The area bounded by the path described N
by the particle is proportional to
(a) The velocity (b) The momentum 4 cm
10A
(c) The kinetic energy (d) None of these
4. In figure shows three long straight wires P, Q and R carrying 6 cm
4 cm
currents normal to the plane of the paper. All three currents
have the same magnitude. Which arrow best shows the L
direction of the resultant force on the wire P (a) Zero (b) 5 N
A
(c) 30 N (d) 20 N

9. A wire of length L is bent in the form of a circular coil and

P
B Q current i is passed through it. If this coil is placed in a magnetic
field then the torque acting on the coil will be maximum when
the number of turns is
C
D (a) As large as possible (b) Any number
R
(a) A (b) B (c) 2 (d) 1
(c) C (d) D
5. A moving coil galvanometer has 48 turns and area of coil is 10. A particle having a charge of 10 . 0 C and mass 1 g
4  10 2 m 2 . If the magnetic field is 0.2 T, then to increase moves in a circle of radius 10 cm under the influence of a
the current sensitivity by 25% without changing area (A) and magnetic field of induction 0 . 1T . When the particle is at a
field (B) the number of turns should become point P , a uniform electric field is switched on so that the
(a) 24 (b) 36 particle starts moving along the tangent with a uniform
(c) 60 (d) 54 velocity. The electric field is       
6. Figure shows a straight wire of length l current i. The (a) 0.1 V/m       
magnitude of magnetic field produced by the current at point P
is (b) 1.0 V/m       
      
20i (c) 10.0 V/m
P
(a) l       
l P (d) 100 V/m
0i i
11. Two parallel long wires carry currents i1 and i2 with i1  i2 .
(b)
4 l l
When the currents are in the same direction, the magnetic field
midway between the wires is 10 T. When the direction of i2 is
20i
(c) reversed, it becomes 40 T. the ratio i1 / i2 is
8 l
0i (a) 3 : 4 (b) 11 : 7
(d) (c) 7 : 11 (d) 5 : 3
2 2l
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12. Two circular coils X and Y, having equal number of turns, carry IaB 3
equal currents in the same sense and subtend same solid angle (c) (d) IaB
at point O. If the smaller coil, X is midway between O and Y, 2 2
then if we represent the magnetic induction due to bigger coil Y 16. A charge of 2 . 0 C moves with a speed of
at O as BY and that due to smaller coil X at O as BX , then 6 1
3 . 0  10 ms along + ve X-axis A magnetic field of

BY strength B  0 . 2 kˆ Tesla exists in space. What is the
(a) 1
BX Y magnetic force (F m ) on the charge
X
(a) Fm  1 . 2 N along + ve x  direction
BY 2r
(b) 2 O
(b) Fm  1 . 2 N along – ve x  direction
BX r
(c) Fm  1 . 2 N along + ve y  direction
d/2
BY 1 Fm  1 . 2 N along – ve y  direction
(c)  d (d)
BX 2 17. Five very long, straight wires are bound together to form a
small cable. Currents carried by the wires are I1  20 A,
BY 1
(d)  I2   6 A, I3  12 A, I4  7 A, I5  18 A.
BX 4
The magnetic induction at a distance of 10 cm from the cable is
13. A fixed horizontal wire carries a current of 200 A. Another wire (a) 34 T (b) 74 mT
having a mass per unit length 10 2 kg / m is placed below (c) 34 mT (d) 74 T
the first wire at a distance of 2 cm and parallel to it. How much 18. Following figure shows the path of an electron that passes
current must be passed through the second wire if it floats in air through two regions containing uniform magnetic fields of
without any support? What should be the direction of current in magnitudes B1 and B2. It's path in each region is a half circle,
it choose the correct option
B1
(a) 25A (direction of current is same to first wire)
(b) 25A (direction of current is opposite to first wire)
(c) 49 A (direction of current is same to first wire)
(d) 49 A (direction of current is opposite to first wire) B2
14. Find magnetic field at O (a) B1 is into the page and it is stronger than B2
5  0 i (b) B1 is in to the page and it is weaker than B2
(a) i (c) B1 is out of the page and it is weaker than B2
24 r (d) B1 is out of the page and it is stronger than B2
r
 0 i 19. The square loop ABCD, carrying a current i, is placed in
(b) r uniform magnetic field B, as shown. The loop can rotate about
24 r  the axis XX'. The plane of the loop makes and angle  ( < 90°)
r
with the direction of B. Through what angle will the loop rotate
11  0 i O by itself before the torque on it becomes zero
(c)
24 r X C B
(d) Zero (a)   Z
B
15. A square loop of side a hangs from an insulating hanger of
(b) 90°– 
spring balance. The magnetic field of strength B occurs only at i
the lower edge. It carries a current I. Find the change in the (c) 90° + 
reading of the spring balance if the direction of current is D
reversed (d) 180°–  A X
20. A cylindrical conductor of radius 'R' carries a current 'i'. The
value of magnetic field at a point which is R/4 distance inside
Spring
from the surface is 10 T. Find the value of magnetic field at
balance
point which is 4R distance outside from the surface
Insulating 4 8
(a) T (b) T
hanger 3 3
40 80
×
I
× × × (c) T (d) T
× × × ×
3 3
B
× × × × 21. Three long straight wires are connected parallel to each other
across a battery of negligible internal resistance. The ratio of
(a) IaB (b) 2 IaB
their resistances are 3 : 4 : 5. What is the ratio of distances of
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middle wire from the others if the net force experienced by it is (a) 4 : 3 (b) 3 : 1
zero (c) 5 : 3 (d) 2 : 3

(SET -21)

1. (b) i  q Here  1  0 o ,   45 o

0 i 0 q  4  10 7  1 .6  10 19  6 . 6  10 15 0 i  i 20i
B   B  . (sin 0 o  sin 45 o )  0 . B
2r 2r 2  0 .53  10 10 4 r 4 2l 8l
2  1 . 6  6 . 6
  12 . 518 Tesla  0 Ni
5 .3 7. (c) B where N = Total number of turns, l = length
l
of the solenoid
2. (b) BH
N 4   10 7  N  10 4  10 4
 0 .2  N 
W E
0 .8 
B
Since N turns are made from the winding wire so length of
S
the wire (L)  2r  N [ 2r  length of each
2mK turns]
3. (c) r and
qB 4  10 4
 L  2  3  10  2   2 . 4  10 3 m
 (2mK ) 
A  r 2  A   A  K.
q2B2 8. (b) The given wire can be replaced by a straight wire as shown
below
4. (c) The forces FQ and FR are the forces applies by wires N
Q and R respectively on the wire P as shown in figure. N
N
Their resultant force F is best shown by C. 4 cm
10A 10 A
10 cm
× P  Q 6 cm
FQ 4 cm

L L
L 6 cm

F FR Hence force experienced by the wire

×

F  Bil  5  10  0 . 1  5 N
5. (c) As we know 9. (d)  max  MB or  max  nir 2 B . Let number of
NBA
Current sensitivity S i  l
C turns in length l is n so l  n (2r) or  
2n
(S i )1 N 100 48
 Si  N   1   
(S i )2 N 2 125 N2
N 2  60 . niBl 2 l 2 iB 1
  max     max   n min  1
4 n
2 2
4  n min n min
6. (c) The given situation can be redrawn as follow.
As we know the general l 10. (c) When the particle moves along a circle in the magnetic
P
formula for finding the 45o field B, the magnetic force is radially inward. If an electric
magnetic field due to a i
field of proper magnitude is switched on which is directed
finite length wire l radially outwards, the particle may experience no force. It
will then move along a straight line with uniform velocity.
This will be the case when qE  qvB  E  vB
 i
B  0 . (sin 1  sin  2 ) × × × ×
4 r
× × × ×
v
× × × ×
P
× × × ×
E
× × × ×
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mv qBr BY 1
also r  v   
qB m BX 2
qB 2 r 13. (c) For floating the second wire
So E 
m Down ward weight Magnetic force

of second wire on it

(10  10 6 )  (0 . 1)2  10  10 2 0 2i1i2

  10 V / m  mg  . l 200A
Fm 2cm
1  10  3  10  6 4 a
11. (d) Initially when wires carry currents in the same direction as i
m   2i i
shown.   g  0 . 1 2 mg
 l  4 a
Magnetic field at mid point O due to wires 1 and 2 are
respectively 2  200  i
i1 i2
 10  2  9 . 8  10 7   i  49 A
0 2i1 2  10  2
B1  .  O
4 x x x
(Direction of current is same to first wire)

0 2i2 14. (a) B1  B 3  B 5  0 2

and B2  .  1 2 1
4 x  i  i 4
B2  0 . , B 4  0 . r  3
4 3 r 4  2r 5 6
Hence net magnetic field at O r
 i 
0 2 and B6  0 .  r 7
Bnet    (i1  i2 ) 4 r
4 x O
 Net magnetic field at O,
6  2
 10  10  0 . (i1  i2 ) ..... (i) B net  B 2  B 4  B 6
4 x
If the direction of i2 is reversed then  0 i  1 1  5  0i
 .    1 
4 r  3 2  24 r ***
 0 2i1
B1  .  i1 i2
4 x
O
15. (b) Initially F1  mg  IaB (down wards)
 2i x x
and B2  0 . 2  when the direction of current is reversed
4 x
1 2 F2  mg  IaB (down wards)  F  2 IaB
 2
So Bnet  0 . (i1  i2 )
4 x 16. (c) By using F m  q(v  B)

 2  F m  2  10 6 {3  10 6 ˆi  (0 . 2)kˆ }
6
 40  10  0 . (i1  i2 ) ..... (ii) ˆ )  1 . 2 ˆj
4 x  1 . 2(ˆi  k
i.e., 1.2 N in positive y direction.
i1  i2 4 i 5
Dividing equation (ii) by (i)   1  17. (d) inet  20  6  12  7  18  37 A so
i1  i2 1 i2 3
 0 2i
B .
12. (c) Magnetic field at O due to bigger coil Y, is 4 a
2  37
 10 7   74  10 6 T  74 T
 2i(2r)2 0 8ir2 10  10 2
BY  0 . 2  .
4  {d  (2r)2 }3 / 2 4  (d 2  4 r 2 )3 / 2 18. (a) Direction of field can be find using Fleming left hand rule
1
Magnetic field at O due to smaller coil X is and r  .
B
0 2ir2 0 16 ir2 19. (c) In the position shown, AB is outside and CD is inside the
BX  .  .
4  2 
3/2
4  (d 2  4 r 2 )3 / 2 plane of the paper. The Ampere force on AB acts into the
 d  2
   r  paper. The torque on the loop will be clockwise, as seen
 2 
 
 from above. The loop must rotate through an angle
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(90 o   ) before the plane of the loop becomes normal

to the direction of the direction of B and the torque
becomes zero.
20. (b) Magnetic field inside the cylindrical conductor
0 2ir
Bin  . (R=Radius of cylinder, r = distance of
4 R 2
observation point from axis of cylinder)
Magnetic field out side the cylinder at a distance r  from
 0 2i
it’s axis B out  .
4 r 
 R
 R   (R  4 R )
Bin rr 10 4
  2  
Bout R Bout R2
8
 B out  T
3
21. (c) The wires are in parallel and ratio of their resistances are
3 : 4 : 5, Hence currents in wires are in the ratio
1 1 1 i1
: :
3 4 5
i2 r1
k
i1  i3
r2
3
i
k
i2 
4
k
i3 
5
 0 2i1i2
Force between top and middle wire F1  .
4 r1
 1  1 
2    k 2
 3 4
 0    
. Force between bottom and
4 r1
11 2
   k
middle wire  0  4   5  . As the forces are
F2 
4 r2
r1 5
equal and opposite so F1  F2   .
r2 3