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SERWAY VUILLE, COLLEGE PHYSICS, 11TH EDITION

TUTORIAL 6 – Chapter 19.1 – 19.6

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The magnitude of the force is ____________ to q, v, B, and the sine of the angle between
v and B.
A. inversely proportional
B. directly proportional
C. simultaneous
D. perpendicular

2. Choose the best statements regarding properties of magnetic field lines.

i) They travel from the north to the south pole of a magnet.
ii) They travel from the south to the north pole of a magnet
iii) Two magnetic field lines do not intersect each other.
iv) The more crowded the magnetic field lines the stronger is the field.

A. i and ii B. i, ii and iii C. i, iii and iv D. i and iv

3. The north–pole end of a bar magnet is held near a stationary positively charge piece of
plastic. The plastic will be ____________.
A. attracted to the magnet
B. repelled by the magnet
C. unaffected by the magnet
D. burned out

4. As a charged particle moves freely in a circular path in the presence of a constant

magnetic field applied perpendicular to the particle’s velocity, the particle’s kinetic energy
____________.
A. remain constant
B. increases
C. decreases
D. zero

5. A square and a circular loop with the same area lie in the xy-plane, where there is a
uniform magnetic field pointing at some angle with respect to the positive z-direction. Each
loop carries the same current, in the same direction. Which magnetic torque is larger?
A. The torque on the square loop.
B. The torque on the circular loop.
C. The torques are the same.
D. The torques on both loops.

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Structured Questions

Chapter 19.1-19.6

1. (a) Find the direction of the force on a proton (a positively charged particle) moving through
the magnetic fields in Figure 1, as shown. (b) Repeat part (a), assuming the moving
particle is an electron.

Figure 1

2. A proton moves perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field B at a speed of 1.00 x 107 m/s
and experiences an acceleration of 2.00 x 1013 m/s2 in the positive x- direction when its
velocity is in the positive z- direction. Determine the magnitude and direction of the field.
Answer: 2.09 x 10-2 T

3. An electron moves in a circular path perpendicular to a magnetic field of magnitude 0.235 T.

If the kinetic energy of the electron is 3.30 x 10-19 J, find
(a) the speed of the electron
Answer: 8.51 x 105 m/s
(b) the radius of the circular path.
Answer: 2.06 x10-5 m

4. A wire having a mass per unit length of 0.500 g/cm carries a 2.00-A current horizontally to
the south. What are the direction and magnitude of the minimum magnetic field needed to
lift this wire vertically upward?
Answer: 0.245 T

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5. Consider the system pictured in Figure 2. A 15-cm length of conductor of mass 15 g, free
to move vertically, is placed between two thin, vertical conductors, and a uniform magnetic
field acts perpendicular to the page. When a 5.0-A current is directed as shown in the figure,
the horizontal wire moves upward at constant velocity in the presence of gravity.

Figure 2
(a) What forces act on the horizontal wire, and under what condition is the wire able to
move upward at constant velocity?

(b) Find the magnitude and direction of the minimum magnetic field required to move the
wire at constant speed.
Answer: 0.2 T, out of page

(c) What happens if the magnetic field exceeds this minimum value? (The wire slides
without friction on the two vertical conductors).

6. A current of 17 mA is maintained in a single circular loop with a circumference of 2.0 m. A

magnetic field of 0.800 T is directed parallel to the plane of the loop. What is the magnitude
of the torque exerted by the magnetic field on the loop?
Answer: 4.33 x 10-3 Nm

7. Figure 3 below shows a +8.0 µC charge moving with a speed of 7.5 x 104 m/s parallel to a
long straight wire. The wire is 6.50 cm from the charge and carries a current of 67.0 A in a
direction opposite to that of the moving charge.

v
I = 67.0 A

q = +8.0
µC 6.50 cm

Figure 3
(a) Show the direction of the magnetic field and magnetic force acting on charge +q.

(b) Calculate the magnitude and direction of the magnetic force acting on charge +q.
Answer: 1.24 x 10-4 N

(c) Indicate the direction of the magnetic field and magnetic force acting on charge +q if
the current in the wire is reversed.

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