Electrical Circuit Theory and Technology 6th edition

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTER 10

All questions have only one correct answer

1. A conductor carries a current of 10 A at right-angles to a magnetic field having a flux density

of 500 mT. If the length of the conductor in the field is 20 cm, the force on the conductor is:
[a] 100 kN
[b] 1 kN
[c] 100 N
[d] 1N

2. If a conductor is horizontal, the current flowing from left to right and the direction of the
surrounding magnetic field is from above to below, the force exerted on the conductor is:
[a] from left to right
[b] from below to above
[c] away from the viewer
[d] towards the viewer

3. For the current-carrying conductor lying in the magnetic field shown in Figure 1 (a), the
direction of the force on the conductor is:
[a] to the left
[b] upwards
[c] to the right
[d] downwards

Figure 1

4. For the current-carrying conductor lying in the magnetic field shown in Figure 1 (b), the
direction of the current in the conductor is:
[a] towards the viewer
[b] away from the viewer

5. Figure 2 shows a rectangular coil of wire placed in a magnetic field and free to rotate about
axis AB. If the current flows into the coil at C, the coil will:
[a] commence to rotate anti-clockwise
[b] commence to rotate clockwise
[c] remain in the vertical position
[d] experience a force towards the north pole
 Figure 2

6. The force on an electron travelling at 10⁷ m/s in a magnetic field of density 10 µT is

1.6 x 10⁻¹⁷N. The electron has a charge of:
[a] 1.6 x 10 ⁻²⁸C
[b] 1.6 x 10⁻¹⁵C
[c] 1.6 x 10⁻¹⁹C
[d] 1.6 x 10⁻²⁵C

7. An electric bell depends for its action on:

[a] a permanent magnet
[b] reversal of current
[c] a hammer and a gong
[d] an electromagnet

8. A relay can be used to:

[a] decrease the current in a circuit
[b] control a circuit more readily
[c] increase the current in a circuit
[d] control a circuit from a distance

9. There is a force of attraction between two current-carrying conductors when the current in
them is:
[a] in opposite directions
[b] in the same direction
[c] of different magnitude
[d] of the same magnitude

10. The magnetic field due to current-carrying conductor takes the form of:
[a] rectangles
[b] concentric circles
[c] wavy lines
[d] straight lines radiating outwards