TEST NO.

9/TEST SERIES 2023-24/ 18TH JANUARY 2024/12TH PHYSICS

MOVING CHARGES AND MAGNETISM

PREPARED BY JITIN KR. MITTAL 9818446461, 9213601234

MAX MARKS: 50 TIME ALLOWED: 2 HRS

1. Fill in the blank space provided:

a. …………………. concluded that moving charges or currents produced a
magnetic field in the surrounding space.
b. the magnetic field of several sources is the ………………… addition of
magnetic field of each individual source.
c. When there is a system with a symmetry such as for a straight infinite current-
carrying wire, the ………………………………… enables an easy evaluation of
the magnetic field, much the same way Gauss’ law helps in determination of
the electric field.
d. When a steady current of 1A is set up in a conductor, the quantity of charge
that flows through its cross-section in 1s is ……………………………….
e. In a uniform magnetic field B, a charge q executes a circular orbit in a plane
normal to B. Its frequency of uniform circular motion is called ………………
2. Give reasons for the following:
a. A loop of irregular shape carrying current is located in an external magnetic
field. If the wire is flexible, it changes to a circular shape?
b. A current-carrying circular loop lies on a smooth horizontal plane. A uniform
magnetic field cannot be set up in such a manner that the loop turns around
itself (i.e., turns about the vertical axis).
c. An electron moving in a region does not suffer any deflection due to any
external force on it. We cannot say with surety that no magnetic field exist in
that region.
d. An electron beam moving with uniform velocity is gradually diverging. As it is
accelerated to high velocity, it starts converging.
e. we prefer phosphor bronze alloy for the suspension wire of a moving coil
galvanometer.
3. Read the paragraph and answer the questions given after it:
The Biot-Savart law for the magnetic field has certain similarities, as well as,
differences with the Coulomb’s law for the electrostatic field. Some of these are:
(i) Both are long range, since both depend inversely on the square of
distance from the source to the point of interest. The principle of
superposition applies to both fields.
(ii) The electrostatic field is produced by a scalar source, namely, the electric
charge. The magnetic field is produced by a vector source I dl.
(iii) The electrostatic field is along the displacement vector joining the source
and the field point. The magnetic field is perpendicular to the plane
containing the displacement vector rand the current element I dl.
(iv) There is an angle dependence in the Biot-Savart law which is not present
in the electrostatic case.
a. What will be the magnetic field at any point in the direction of dl?
 b. Using Biot Savart’s law, derive the expression for magnetic field due to a
current carrying circular coil, at a point along the axis of the coil.
c. Draw a graph to show the variation of magnetic field with distance from the
centre of the the current carrying coil.
4.
a. Using Ampere’s circuital law derive the expression for the magnetic field due
to a current carrying circular cylinder of infinite length,
(i) At a point outside the cylinder.
(ii) At a point on the surface.
(iii) When point is inside the circle.
Show the variation of B with r.
b. A straight thick long wire of uniform cross section of radius a is carrying a
steady current I. calculate the ratio of magnetic field at a point a/2 above the
surface of the wire to that at a point a/2 below the surface. What is the
maximum value of the field of this wire?
5.
(a) Two current-carrying conductors placed near each other exert (magnetic)
forces on each other. Derive expression for these forces.
(b) Is it consistent with Newton’s third law?
(c) Using the expression define one Ampere.
6.
a. Show that a rectangular loop carrying a steady current I and placed in a
uniform magnetic field
i. does not experience a net force.
ii. experiences a torque
b. Also show that this behaviour is analogous to that of electric dipole in a
uniform electric field.
c. When will this coil be in stable and unstable equilibrium?
7.
a. With the help of a labelled diagram, explain the principle and working of a
moving coil galvanometer.
b. The galvanometer cannot as such be used as an ammeter to measure the
value of the current in a given circuit. Give two reasons.
8.
a. Define current sensitivity and voltage sensitivity of a galvanometer.
b. Increasing the current sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer may not
necessarily increase the voltage sensitivity of the galvanometer. Justify?
c. Compare the current sensitivities and voltage sensitivities of following moving
coil galvanometers:
Meter A: N= 20, A = 1.0 X 10-3 m2, B=0.2 T, R = 30Ω
Meter B: N= 25, A = 2.0 X 10-3 m2, B=0.2 T, R = 40Ω
9.
a. How can a galvanometer be converted into an ammeter of known range?
 b. In the circuit the current is to be measured. What is the value of the current if
the ammeter shown (a) is a galvanometer with a resistance RG = 60 Ω; (b) is a
galvanometer described in (a) but converted to an ammeter by a shunt
resistance r s = 0.02 Ω; (c) is an ideal ammeter with zero resistance?

10.

a. An alpha particle and a proton enter the same uniform magnetic field
perpendicularly with the same kinetic energy. What is the ratio of the radius of
the paths followed by the two?
b. A long straight wire AB carries a current of 4 A. A proton P travels at 4 x106
m/s, parallel to the wire, 0.2 m from it as shown. Calculate the force
experienced by the proton. Also specify the direction of force.

c. An electron beam passes through a magnetic field of 4 mWb/m 2 and an

electric field of 2 x 104 V/m, both acting simultaneously. The path of electron
remaining undeviated, calculate the speed of the electrons. If the electric field
is removed, what will be the radius of the electron path?