Answer All The Following MCQ’s:

1. A particle (q = 5.0 nC, m = 3.0 µg) moves in a region where the magnetic field has
components Bx = 2.0 mT, By = 3.0 mT, and Bz = –4.0 mT. At an instant when the
speed of the particle is 5.0 km/s and the direction of its velocity is 120 relative to
the magnetic field, what is the magnitude of the acceleration of the particle?
a. 33 m/s2 b. 17 m/s2 c. 39 m/s2 d. 25 m/s2 e. 45 m/s2

2. A 2.0-C charge moves with a velocity of (2.0i + 4.0j + 6.0k) m/s and experiences a
magnetic force of (4.0i – 20j + 12k) N. The x component of the magnetic field is
equal to zero. Determine the y component of the magnetic field.
a. –3.0 T b. +3.0 T c. +5.0 T d. –5.0 T e. +6.0 T

3. A particle (mass = 6.0 mg) moves with a speed of 4.0 km/s in a direction that
makes an angle of 37° above the positive x axis in the xy plane. At the instant it
enters a magnetic field of (5.0i) mT it experiences an acceleration of (8.0k) m/s2.
What is the charge of the particle?
a. –4.8 µC b. 4.0 µC c. –4.0 µC d. 4.8 µC e. –5.0 µC

4. A 2.0-m wire carries a current of 15 A directed along the positive x axis in a

region where the magnetic field is uniform and given by B = (30i – 40j ) mT.
What is the resulting magnetic force on the wire?
a. (+1.2 k) N b. (–1.2 k) c.(–1.5 k) N d.(+1.5 k) N e.(+0.90 k) N

5. A straight wire of length L carries a current I in the positive z direction in a

region where the magnetic field is uniform and specified by Bx = 3B, By = –2B, and
Bz = B, where B is a constant. What is the magnitude of the magnetic force on the
wire?
a. 3.2 ILB b. 5.0 ILB c. 4.2 ILB d. 3.6 ILB e. 1.0 ILB

6. What current must be maintained in a square loop (50 cm on a side) to create a

torque of 1.0 N  m about an axis through its center and parallel to one of its sides
when a magnetic field of magnitude 70 mT is directed at 40 to the plane of the
loop?
a. 66 A b. 89 A c. 61 A d. 75 A e. 37 A
7. A rectangular coil (0.20 m  0.80 m) has 200 turns and is in a uniform magnetic
field of 0.30 T. When the orientation of the coil is varied through all possible
positions, the maximum torque on the coil by magnetic forces is 0.080 N  m.
What is the current in the coil?
a. 5.0 mA b. 1.7 A c. 8.3 mA d. 1.0 A e. 42 mA

8. A deuteron is accelerated from rest through a 10-kV potential difference and then
moves perpendicularly to a uniform magnetic field with B = 1.6 T. What is the
radius of the resulting circular path?(deuteron: m = 3.3  10–27 kg, q = 1.6  10–19 C)
a. 19 mm b. 16 mm c. 20.3 mm d. 10 mm e. 9.0 mm

9. A 500-eV electron and a 300-eV electron trapped in a uniform magnetic field

move in circular paths in a plane perpendicular to the magnetic field. What is the
ratio of the radii of their orbits?
a. 2.8 b. 1.7 c. 1.3 d. 4.0 e. 1.0

10. A proton moves around a circular path (radius = 2.0 mm) in a uniform 0.25-T
magnetic field. What total distance does this proton travel during a 1.0 s time
interval? ( m = 1.67 10−27 kg , q = 1.6  10−19 C )

a. 82 km b. 59 km c. 71 km d. 48 km e. 7.5 km

11. A charged particle (m = 5.0 g, q = –70 µC) moves horizontally at a constant speed
of 30 km/s in a region where the free fall gravitational acceleration is 9.8 m/s 2
downward, the electric field is 700 N/C upward, and the magnetic field is
perpendicular to the velocity of the particle. What is the magnitude of the
magnetic field in this region?
a. 47 mT b. zero c. 23 mT d. 35 mT e. 12 mT

12. What is the radius of curvature of the path of a 3.0-keV proton in a perpendicular
magnetic field of magnitude 0.80 T?
a. 9.9 mm b. 1.1 cm c. 1.3 cm d. 1.4 cm e. 7.6 mm

13. An electron follows a circular path (radius = 15 cm) in a uniform magnetic field
(magnitude = 3.0 G). What is the period of this motion?
a. 0.12 µs b. 1.2 ms c. 0.18 µs d. 1.8 ms e.1.8 µs

14. A proton with a kinetic energy of 0.20 keV follows a circular path in a region
where the magnetic field is uniform and has a magnitude of 60 mT. What is the
radius of this path?
 a. 4.1 cm b. 2.9 cm c. 3.4 cm d. 5.1 cm e. 2.4 cm

15. A proton is accelerated from rest through a potential difference of 150 V. It then
enters a region of uniform magnetic field and moves in a circular path
(radius = 12 cm). What is the magnitude of the magnetic field in this region?
a. 18 mT b. 12 mT c. 15 mT d. 22 mT e. 10 mT

16. A proton is accelerated from rest through a potential difference of 2.5 kV and
then moves perpendicularly through a uniform 0.60-T magnetic field. What is the
radius of the resulting path?
a. 15 mm b. 12 mm c. 18 mm d. 24 mm e. 8.5 mm

17. What is the kinetic energy of an electron that passes undeviated through
perpendicular electric and magnetic fields if E = 4.0 kV/m and B = 8.0 mT?
a. 0.65 eV b. 0.71 eV c. 0.84 eV d. 0.54 eV e. 1.4 eV

18. What value of B should be used in a velocity selector to separate out 2.0-keV
protons if E is fixed at 80 kV/m?
a. 0.18 T b. 0.11 T c. 0.15 T d. 0.13 T e. 0.23 T

19. A velocity selector uses a fixed electric field of magnitude E and the magnetic
field is varied to select particles of various energies. If a magnetic field of
magnitude B is used to select a particle of a certain energy and mass, what
magnitude of magnetic field is needed to select a particle of equal mass but twice
the energy?
a. 0.50 B b. 1.4 B c. 2.0 B d. 0.71 B e. 1.7 B

20. One reason why we know that magnetic fields are not the same as electric fields
is because the force exerted on a charge +q :
a. is in opposite directions in electric and magnetic fields.
b. is in the same direction in electric and magnetic fields.
c. is parallel to a magnetic field and perpendicular to an electric field.
d. is parallel to an electric field and perpendicular to a magnetic field.
e. is zero in both if the charge is not moving.
21. A current loop is oriented in three different positions relative to a uniform
magnetic field. In position 1 the plane of the loop is perpendicular to the field
lines. In position 2 and 3 the plane of the loop is parallel to the field as shown.
The torque on the loop is maximum in :

a. position 1. b. position 2.
c. position 3 d. positions 2 and 3.
e. all three positions.

22. The point P lies along the perpendicular bisector of the line connecting two long
straight wires S and T that are perpendicular to the page. A set of directions A
through H is shown next to the diagram. When the two equal currents in the
wires are directed up out of the page, the direction of the magnetic field at P is
closest to the direction of :

a. E. b. F. c. G. d. H. e. A
23. The magnetic field in a region of space is parallel to the surface of a long flat
table. Imagine that this page is lying flat on the table. When current is present in
the coil, which is lying on the table, the coil tends to rotate so that the left side
moves up and the right side moves down. The magnetic field is :

a. directed parallel to the page and downwards.

b. directed parallel to the page and upwrds.
c. directed parallel to the page and to the right.
d. directed parallel to the page and to the left.
e. in a direction that cannot be determined in this experiment

24. A physicist claims that she has found a new particle with a mass 200,000 times
the mass of the proton ( 1.67  10−27 kg ) and a charge of 3.20  10−19 C . If she is
correct, such a particle traveling in a circle in a uniform 5.00 T magnetic field at a
velocity of 2500 m/s will have a radius of :
a. 0.261 m. b. 0.522 m. c. 1.04 m. d. 3.27 m. e. 3.13x1026 m.

25. An unusual lightning strike has a vertical portion with a positive current of
+400 A upwards. The Earth’s magnetic field at that location is parallel to the
ground and has a magnitude of 30  T . In N, the force exerted by the Earth’s
magnetic field on the 25 m-long current is :
a. 0. b. 0.012 A, East. c. 0.012 A, West.
d. 0.30 A, West. e. 300 A, East.

26. One long wire carries a current of 30 A along the entire x axis. A second long
wire carries a current of 40 A perpendicular to the xy plane and passes through
the point (0, 4, 0) m. What is the magnitude of the resulting magnetic field at the
point y = 2.0 m on the y axis?
a. 4.0 µT b. 5.0 µT c. 3.0 µT d. 7.0 µT e. 1.0 µT

27. Two long parallel wires each carry a current of 5.0 A directed to the east. The two
wires are separated by 8.0 cm. What is the magnitude of the magnetic field at a
point that is 5.0 cm from each of the wires?
a. 72 µT b. 48 µT c. 24 µT d. 96 µT e. 32 µT
28. Each of two long straight parallel wires separated by 16 cm carries a current of 20
A in the same direction. What is the magnitude of the resulting magnetic field at
a point that is 10 cm from each wire?
a. 57 µT b. 80 µT c. 64 µT d. 48 µT e. 40 µT

29. Each of two parallel wires separated by 8.0 mm carries a 20-A current. These two
currents are oppositely directed. Determine the magnitude of the magnetic field
at a point that is 5.0 mm from each of the wires.
a. 2.0 mT b. 1.6 mT c. 1.3 mT d. 1.8 mT e. 1.0 mT

30. Each of two parallel wires separated by 6.0 mm carries a 40-A current. These two
currents are in the same direction. Determine the magnitude of the magnetic
field at a point that is 5.0 mm from each of the wires.
a. 2.6 mT b. zero c. 1.9 mT d. 1.6 mT e. 3.2 mT

31. A segment of wire of total length 3.0 m carries a 15-A current and is formed into
a semicircle. Determine the magnitude of the magnetic field at the center of the
circle along which the wire is placed.
a. 1.6 µT b. 4.9 µT c. 1.0 µT d. 9.8 µT e. 15 µT

32. A straight wire (length = 8.0 m) is bent to form a square. If the wire carries a
current of 20 A, what is the magnitude of the magnetic field at the center of the
square?
a. 17 µT b. 14 µT c. 11 µT d. 20 µT e. 36 µT

33. The segment of wire (total length = 6R) is formed into the shape shown and
carries a current I. What is the magnitude of the resulting magnetic field at the
point P?

µ0I µ0I µ0I µ0I µ0 I

a. b. c. d. e.
8R 2R 4R 2R 8R
34. What is the magnitude of the magnetic field at point P if a = R and b = 2R?

µ0I 3µ0I µ0I µ0I µ0I

a. b. c. d. e.
6R 16R 12R 16R 32R

35. Three long, straight, parallel wires each carry a current of 10 A in the positive x
direction. If the distance between each wire and the other two is 10 cm, what is
the magnitude of the magnetic force on a 20-cm length of either of the wires?
a. 57 µN b. 40 µN c. 69 µN d. 50 µN e. 20 µN

36. The figure shows a cross section of three parallel wires each carrying a current of
15 A. The currents in wires A and C are out of the paper, while that in wire B is
into the paper. If the distance R = 5.0 mm, what is the magnitude of the force on a
4.0-m length of wire C?

a. 90 mN b. 54 mN c. 30 mN d. 18 mN e. 36 mN

37. A long cylindrical wire (radius = 2.0 cm) carries a current of 40 A that is
uniformly distributed over a cross section of the wire. What is the magnitude of
the magnetic field at a point which is 1.5 cm from the axis of the wire?
a. 0.53 mT b. 28 mT c. 0.30 mT d. 40 mT e. 1.9 mT

38. A long straight wire (diameter = 2.0 mm) carries a current of 30 A. What is the
magnitude of the magnetic field 2.5 mm from the axis of the wire?
a. 3.2 mT b. 2.8 mT c. 2.4 mT d. 3.6 mT e. 3.0 mT

39. A long, straight wire (radius = 2.0 mm) carries a current of 2.0 A distributed
uniformly over a cross section perpendicular to the axis of the wire. What is the
magnitude of the magnetic field at a distance of 1.0 mm from the axis of the
wire?
a. 0.40 mT b. 0.80 mT c. 0.10 mT d. 0.20 mT e. 0.75 mT
40. A long wire is known to have a radius greater than 4.0 mm and to carry a current
uniformly distributed over its cross section. If the magnitude of the magnetic
field is 0.285 mT at a point 4.0 mm from the axis of the wire and 0.200 mT at a
point 10 mm from the axis, what is the radius of the wire?
a. 4.6 mm b. 7.1 mm c. 5.3 mm d. 12 mm e. 10 mm

41. A conducting hollow cylinder (inner radius = a, outer radius = b) carries a current
of 40 A that is uniformly distributed over the cross section of the conductor. If a =
3.0 mm and b = 6.0 mm, what is the magnitude of the (line) integral B  ds
around a circular path (radius = 5.0 mm) centered on the axis of the cylinder and
in a plane perpendicular to that axis?
a. 50 µT  m b. 30 µT  m c. 22 µT  m d. 37 µT  m e. 47 µT  m

42. A conducting rod with a square cross section (3.0 cm  3.0 cm) carries a current
of 60 A that is uniformly distributed across the cross section. What is the

magnitude of the (line) integral B  ds around a square path (1.5 cm  1.5 cm) if
the path is centered on the center of the rod and lies in a plane perpendicular to
the axis of the rod?
a. 14 µT  m b. 75 µT  m c. 19 µT  m d. 57 µT  m e. 38 µT  m

43. 
Gauss’s Law states that the net electric flux, E · dA, through any closed surface
q
is proportional to the charge enclosed: E · dA =

. The analogous formula for

magnetic fields is:

qmag
a.  B · dA = 0. b.  B · dA = 0
.

I I d
c.  B · dA = µ0
. d.  B · dA = µ0 0
. e.  B · dA = – dt
.

44. The magnetic moment of an electron (charge = -e; mass = me) moving in a circular
orbit of radius r with speed v about a nucleus of mass mN is proportional to :

a. r. b. v. c. vr. d. evr. e. mNvr.

45. On the average, in ferromagnetic domain permanent atomic magnetic moments

are aligned _____ to one another.
a. antiparallel b. parallel
c. perpendicular d. alternately parallel and antiparallel
e. randomly relative
46. If you were to travel parallel to an infinitely long straight wire with current I at
the same velocity as the electrons in the wire at a distance a from the wire, the
magnitude of the magnetic field (according to your measuring instruments)
would be :
0 I I 2 0 I 4 0 I
a. 0. b.. c. 0 . d. . e. .
2 a a a a
47. Two parallel and coaxial current loops of radius a are placed a distance L apart.
The current in each ring circulates in the same direction. At a point on the axis
half way between the loops the magnetic field in T has magnitude :
0 Ia2 0 Ia2 2 0 I 0 Ia2
a. 0. b. . c. . . d. . e.
4(a + L )
2
2(a + L )
2 3/ 2
(a + L )
2 2 3/ 2
L 2 2 3/ 2

48. Two parallel and coaxial current loops of radius a are placed a distance L apart.
When you look along the axis at the loops, the current in one is clockwise, and
counterclockwise in the other. At a point on the axis half way between the loops
the magnetic field in T has magnitude :
0 Ia2 0 Ia2 2 0 I 0 Ia2
a. 0. b. . c. . . d. e.
4(a + L )
2 2 3/ 2
2(a + L ) (a + L )2 2 3/ 2
L 2 2 3/ 2

49. We find that N current loops are coplanar and coaxial. The first has radius a and
current I. The second has radius 2a and current 2I, and the pattern is repeated up
to the Nth, which has radius Na and current NI. The current in each loop is
counterclockwise as seen from above. The magnitude of the magnetic field at the
center of the loops is :
0 I 0 I 0 I 0 N I 0 N I
a. . b. . c. . d. . e. .
2Na Na 2a 2a a

50. Three coplanar parallel straight wires carry equal currents I as shown below. The
current in the outer wires is directed to the right, and that in the middle wire is
directed to the left. Each pair of wires is a distance a apart. The direction of the
magnetic force on the middle wire
I
I
I

a. is up out of the plane of the wires.

b. is down into the plane of the wires.
c. is in the plane of the wires, directed upwards.
d. is in the plane of the wires, directed downwards
e. cannot be defined, because there is no magnetic force on the middle wire.
Answers to MCQ’’s

1. c
2. b
3. c
4. b
5. d
6. d
7. c
8. c
9. c
10. d
11. a
12. a
13. a
14. c
15. c
16. b
17. b
18. d
19. d
20. d
21. d
22. e
23. c
24. b
25. d
26. c
27. d
28. c
29. b
30. d
31. a
32. c
33. d
34. d
35. c
36. b
37. b
38. c
39. d
40. b
41. c
42. a
43. b
44. c
45. b
46. a
47. e
48. b
49. d
50. d

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