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ALPS_ Physics – 2325

Syllabus Topic: Magnetic Effect of Current, Energy and Momentum

* Mark questions are more than one option correct type.
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1. A coil having N turns is wound tightly in the form of a spiral with inner and outer radii a and b respectively.
When a current I passes through the coil, the magnetic field at the centre is: []
0 NI 20 NI
(A) (B)
b a
0 NI b 0 I N b
(C) ln (D) ln
2(b  a ) a 2(b  a) a
2. A block of mass m is pushed towards a movable wedge of mass 2m and height h with a velocity u.
All surfaces are smooth. The minimum value of u for which the block will reach the top of the wedge is:
(Assume that there is no loss of kinetic energy when block hits the wedge). [ ]

3
(A) 2 gh (B) 3gh (C) 6gh (D) gh
2
3. A ball is dropped onto a fixed horizontal surface from a height h. The coefficient of restitution is e.
The average speed of the ball over a long time is: [ ]

 1 e 
2
gh 
 (1  e)2 
 gh
(A)   (B)  2  2
 1 e  2  1 e 
 

 1  e2  gh 
 (1  e)2 
 gh
(C)  2 2
(D)  2  2
 (1  e) 
   1 e 
 

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*4. A magnetic field along negative z-axis exists in a region limited by the dotted line y  as shown.
3
If a charge particle (q, m) enters in this region with velocity viˆ as shown, then: []

v v 3ˆ
(A) Velocity of particle when it come out of magnetic field is v  iˆ  j
2 2
v 3ˆ v ˆ
(B) Velocity of particle when it come out of magnetic field is v  i j
2 2
mv
(C) Distance travelled by the particle inside the magnetic field is
3qB
2mv
(D) Distance travelled by the particle inside the magnetic field is
3qB
*5. A wedge is placed on a rough horizontal surface. A ball moving horizontally strikes the wedge. Consider
the moment just before and after collision. []
A

B C
(A) If the ball strikes the surface AB, momentum of the (wedge + ball) system is conserved in
horizontal direction
(B) If the ball strikes the surface AC, momentum of the (wedge + ball) system is conserved in
horizontal direction
(C) Momentum of the ball is not conserved whether it strikes the wedge at face AB or AC
(D) Momentum conservation depends on coefficient of restitution

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6. A charged particle is projected with initial velocity u in a region where uniform electric field E and/or
uniform magnetic field B are present. Column-I gives description of E , B and the angle  between
u and B. Column-II mentions possible paths of the particle. Match entries of Column-I with those of
Column-II. []
Column - I Column - II
(A) E  0, B  0,  may have any value (P) Straight line
(B) E  0, B  0, angle between E and u can have any (Q) Circular
value
(C) E  0, B  0, E and B are parallel and   90 (R) Parabola
(D) E  0, B  0,   30 (S) Helical with uniform pitch
(T) Helical with non-uniform pitch
Paragraph For Q.7 – 8
A conductor of infinite length is of such a shape that the cross-section is a semi-ring of radius R. A total current I 0
flows along the curved surface and parallel to its axis such that current per unit width of the conductor is same at all
locations.
A charged particle (mass m, charge q) is initially at rest on an axial point of the conductor.
For the geometry, consider axis of conductor to be z-axis, the cross-section as shown, and the particle to be at origin
initially.

7. If the particle is given a velocity along the axis of conductor, then the plane of motion will be: [ ]
(A) YZ plane (B) XY plane (C) XZ plane (D) None of these
8. If the particle is given a velocity along – ˆj , then the plane of motion will be: [ ]
(A) YZ plane (B) XY plane (C) XZ plane (D) None of these
9. A wire of sine-graph shape lies in x-y plane as shown in the figure. A constant and static magnetic field of
value 2T exists perpendicular to the x-y plane. The magnitude of force on the wire PQ if 1A current goes
from P to Q is equal to __________ N. [ ]

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10. Two small identical disks of mass m = 1.0 kg placed on a frictionless horizontal floor are connected by a
light inextensible thread of length l = 1.0 m. Now the mid-point of the thread is pulled perpendicular to the
thread by a constant force F = 2.0 N. What is velocity (in m/s) of approach of the disks when they are about
to collide? [ ]
m

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11. A proton accelerated by a potential difference 500 KV moves though a transverse magnetic field of 0.51T as
shown in figure. The angle  through which the proton deviates from the initial direction of its motion is:
[ ]

(A) 15° (B) 30° (C) 45° (D) 60°

12. A disk A of radius r moving on perfectly smooth surface at a speed v undergoes an elastic collision with an
identical stationary disk B. Find the velocity of the disk B after collision if the impact parameter is d as
shown in figure ( d < 2r). [ ]

d2 vd vr
(A) v 1 2
(B) (C) (D) v 4r 2  d 2
4r 2r 2d
13. A ball is bouncing down a flight of stairs. The coefficient of restitution is e. The height of each step is d and
the ball bounces one step at each bounce. After each bounce the ball rebounds to a height h above the next
lower step. Neglect width of each step in comparison to h and assume the impacts to the effectively head
on, then: []
h h h 1 h 1
(A)  1  e2 (B)  1 e (C)  (D) 
d d d 1  e2 d 1 e
*14. A charge particle (q, m) starting from rest falls under the effect of gravity. In addition to gravity there also
exists a magnetic field, B0 into the plane in horizontal direction. If V be the maximum velocity acquired
and R be the radius of curvature of path at the instant of maximum velocity, then: []

mg 2mg
(A) V (B) V
qB0 qB0
4m2 g 2m2 g
(C) R 2 2 (D) R 2 2
q B0 q B0

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*15. A small ring of mass m can slide on a smooth horizontal rod. The ring is attached to a particle of mass m by
a massless inextensible string of length l. A horizontal velocity v0  2 gl is given to the ring. Then:
[ ]

(A) The maximum angle that the string will make in subsequent motion is 60° with vertical
(B) The maximum angle that the string will make in subsequent motion is 30° with vertical
(C) Velocity of ring when string makes maximum angle with vertical is 0
gl
(D) Velocity of particle when string makes maximum angle with vertical is
2
Paragraph For Q. 16 – 17
– B0 ˆ
Magnetic field in a space varies with x-coordinate (x) and is given as B 
x k. A circular ring of radius R
R
having current I 0 lying in xy plane with centre at origin is shown in the figure. For the values:
I 0  1A, B0  1T , R  2m. The torque on the ring about origin is  N .m and the magnitude of net force acting on the
ring is F N. [Take   3.14 ] [ ]

16. Value of  is ___________

17. Value of F is ___________

18 A charged particle +q of mass m is placed at a distance d from another charged particle –2q of mass 2m in a
uniform magnetic field B as shown in figure. The particles are projected towards each other with equal
speeds v. Neglecting the interaction between the charged particles, match the following columns:

[ ]
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Column - I Column - II
(A) Maximum value of projection speed v  vm so (P) Bqd/2m
that the two particles do not collide.
(B) The time after which collision occurs between (Q)  m/6Bq
the particles if projection speed v  2vm
(C) If the particles stick together after collision in (B), the radius (R) 6  m/Bq
of curvature after collision
(D) The time period of circular motion after (S) 3d
collision in (C)
(A) (A) – (P), (B) – (Q), (C) – (R), (D) – (S) (B) (A) – (R), (B) – (S), (C) – (P), (D) – (Q)
(C) (A) – (R), (B) – (Q), (C) – (P), (D) – (S) (D) (A) – (P), (B) – (Q), (C) – (S), (D) – (R)

19. An electron accelerated by a potential difference V = 3.6V, first enters a region of uniform electric field of a
parallel-plate capacitor whose plates extend over a length l = 6 cm in the direction of initial velocity. The
electric field is normal to the direction of initial velocity as shown in figure and its strength varies with time
as E = a × t where a  3200 Vm–1s –1. Then the electron enters a region of uniform magnetic field of
induction B  109 T. Direction of magnetic field is same as that of the electric field. Calculate the pitch
(in mm) of helical path traced by the electron in the magnetic field. (Mass of electron, m = 9 × 10–31 kg, e =
1.6 × 10–19 C). [Neglect the effect of induced magnetic field]. []

20. Initially spring is in its natural length. Block A has given velocity V0  6 m /s. Find maximum velocity of B
in subsequent motion. []
v0
A m 2m B

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21. Two long parallel wires are at a distance 2d apart. They carry steady equal currents flowing out of the plane
of the paper, as shown. The variation of the magnetic field B along the line XX  is given by:
[ ]

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

22. A rigid body of mass ‘m’ is held at a height ‘H’ on two smooth wedges of mass ‘M’ each of which are
themselves at rest on a horizontal frictionless floor (as shown). On releasing the body, it moves down
pushing aside the wedges. The velocity of recede of the wedges from each other when rigid body is at a
height ‘h’ from the ground is: [ ]

2mg ( H  h) 2mg ( H  h)
(A) (B)
m  2M 2m  M
8mg ( H  h) 8mg ( H  h)
(C) (D)
m  2M 2m  M
23. Two identical balls are connected with a spring of natural length l0 at a height ‘h’ from the ground and the
system is released from rest. The spring undergoes maximum compression at time ‘t’ after the elastic
collision of the lower ball with the surface. The velocity of the upper ball at time ‘t’ is: [ ]

(A) 2gh  gt (B) gt (C) 8gh  gt (D) 2gh  gt

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*24. A long cylindrical region of radius, R carries current, I 0 along its length. The current density (J) varies
 r2 
from the axis to the edge according to J  J 0 1 –  , where J 0 is constant. []
 R 2 

2
(A) Radial distance at which strength of magnetic field is maximum is R
3
R
(B) Radial distance at which strength of magnetic field is maximum is
3
0 J 0 R
(C) Magnetic field strength at a surface point is
4
 J R
(D) Magnetic field strength at a surface point is 0 0
2

*25. In a region of space, a uniform magnetic field B  – B0kˆ is established. A charge particle (m, q) moving
with velocity  in this region experience a drag force f  b, where b is a positive constant. A particle of
mass m is projected with velocity 5iˆ m /s in this region. It stops after travelling a distance of 20m. Choose
the correct statement (m is in kg). []
(A) Time taken to half the velocity is 4 ln(2) s
(B) Time taken to half the velocity is 5 ln (2) s
 25 
(C) Magnitude of work done by all the forces on the charge particle is  m  J
 2 
(D) Magnitude of work done by all the forces on the charge particle is (25m) J

Paragraph For Q. 26 – 27
A slightly divergent beam of charge particle (q, m) accelerated by a potential difference V0  6.75 Volts volts
propagates from point A along the axis of solenoid. The beam is focused at a point at distance of
l = 2 m from A at two successive value of magnetic field B1 and B2 . Value of the magnetic fields have been chosen
as B1  T and B2  2T . These values correspond to a specific charge value of x C/kg and the ratio of turns taken
by a particle in the beam corresponding to field B1 to that for field B2 is y. []
26. Value of x is ___________

27. Value of y is ___________

28. A current carrying wire carries a current of 2A, lies along the z-axis which is out of page, another wire
1
carrying current of 4A in same direction lies parallel to the first. Match the value of
 
B . dl for the loops

in Column-I with their values in Column-II: []

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Column - I Column - II
(A) (P) 0

4A

2A

(B) (Q) -2

2A 4A

(C) (R) 6

2A 4A

(D) (S) 8

4A
2A

(A) (A-P), (B-S), (C-Q), (D-R) (B) (A-Q), (B-P), (C-R), (D-Q)
(C) (A-Q), (B-R), (C-P), (D-S) (D) (A-P), (B-Q), (C-S), (D-R)
29. A charged particle (q, m) is projected with velocity towards a circular region of uniform magnetic field B
perpendicular and into the plane of paper as shown in the figure. C is the centre of the circular region.
If the angle between the line CA and the x-axis is 37° and the particle passes through point C then the radius
kmV0
of the circular region R comes out . Find the value of k. [ ]
5qB

30. Two identical balls A and B are released from the position shown in figure. They collide elastically on
horizontal portion MN. The ratio of heights attained by A and B after collision will be n/13. Value of n, is
(neglect friction anywhere). []

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31. The magnetic field due to a straight conductor of uniform cross section of radius a and carrying a steady
current is represented by: [ ]

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

32. Three equal masses A, B, C of mass m are joined with light rods of length l each. At t = 0, an impulse J acts
 3
on the mass B. Then the coordinates of the mass A at t  ml is (origin is at the centre of mass of
J
system at t = 0). [ ]

 l l   l l   l 
(A)   ,0  (B)  ,  (C)  , 0 (D) None of these
 3 3   3 3  3 
33. On a smooth carom board, a coin moving in negative y-direction with a speed of 3 m/s is being hit at the
point (4, 6) by a striker moving along negative x-axis. The line joining centres of the coin and the striker
just before the collision is parallel to x-axis. After collision the coin goes into the hole located at the origin.
Masses of the striker and the coin are equal. Considering the collision to be elastic, the initial and final
speeds of the striker in m/s will be: []

(A) (1.2, 0) (B) (2, 0) (C) (3, 0) (D) None of these

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*34. Two wires wrapped over a conical frame to form coils 1 and 2 of radius r1 and r2 . If net magnetic field at
point P is zero, then: [ ]

I1 r I1 r1
(A)  1 (B) 
I2 r2 I 2 r2
(C) Field at a point on the line segment joining the centres of the loops would be zero
(D) None of these
*35. In the figure shown, a conducting wire bent into V shape is fixed on a horizontal plane.
A very long rod of mass m initially starts with a velocity v0 from the apex A of the bent wire. The
resistance of rod is  / m. The whole arrangement is put in a region of uniform magnetic induction B.

Then choose the correct option(s): [ ]

(A) Velocity versus x graph is parabolic
(B) Velocity versus x graph is linear
4v0m
(C) Distance travelled by rod before it comes to rest is
3B 2
v0m
(D) Distance travelled by rod before it comes to rest is
3B 2

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Paragraph For Q. 36 – 37
There are two separate long cylindrical wires having uniform current density. The radius of one of wire is twice
that of other. The magnetic field as a function of radial distance (r) due to these two cylindrical wires are shown in
the graph. The curved portion of both the plots are overlapping. Current density in 1 st wire is x times stronger than
in 2nd. Also, B1 is y times stronger than B2 . []

36. Value of x is _________

37. Value of y is _________
38. The coils C1 and C2 have same number of turns N and carry equal magnitude of currents I.
They subtend the same half angle   60 at P. If the magnetic fields produced by C1 and C2 at P are
B1 and B2 respectively, then which of the following options are correct? []

Column - I Column - II
(A) Magnitude of field due to C1 at P ( B1 ) (P)  Ni
12 0 (3/16)
r
(B) Magnitude of field due to C2 at P( B2 ) (Q)  Ni
6 0 (3/32)
r
(C) Magnitude of net field at P if current in (R)  Ni
18 0 (9/32)
C1 and C2 have same sense r
(D) Magnitude of net field at P, if the current (S)  Ni
24 0 (3/8)
in C1 and C2 have opposite sense r
(A) (A) – (P), (B) – (S), (C) – (Q), (D) – (R) (B) (A) – (Q), (B) – (P), (C) – (R), (D) – (Q)
(C) (A) – (Q), (B) – (R), (C) – (P), (D) – (S) (D) (A) – (P), (B) – (Q), (C) – (S), (D) – (R)
39. A long solid cylindrical straight conductor carries a current 2A. If magnetic energy stored inside it in the
length l = 2 m is k 10 –7 J , then value of k is: [ ]

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40. Consider a horizontal surface moving vertically upward with velocity 2 ms –1. A small ball of mass 2 kg is
moving with velocity 2iˆ – 2 ˆj (ms –1). If coefficient of restitution and coefficient of friction are 1/2 and 1/3
respectively, find the horizontal velocity of ball after the collision. [ ]

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41. Two parallel beams of protons and electrons, carrying equal currents are fixed at a separation d.
The protons and electrons move in opposite directions. P is a point on a line joining the beams, at a distance
x from any one beam. The magnetic field at P is B. If B is plotted against x, which of the following best
represents the resulting curve. [ ]

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

42. A particle of charge q and mass m is moving along the x-axis with a velocity v and enters a region of
electric field E and magnetic field B as shown in figure below for which figure the net force on the charge
may be zero. [ ]

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

43. A dumbell consisting of two masses m each, connected by a light rigid rod of length l, falls on two pads of
equal height, through h. The coefficients of restitution are 1/3 and 2/3 respectively. To what maximum
height will the centre of mass of the dumbell rise after bouncing off the pads? []

(A) h (B) h/4 (C) h/3 (D) h/2

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*44. A particle having charge q and mass m is projected from the origin with velocity v0 [iˆ  kˆ] in a uniform
magnetic field B   B kˆ at time t = 0. If x(t), y(t), z(t) represent x, y and z-co-ordinates of the particle at
0
time t, then select the correct option(s). [ ]
mv0   qB   mv0  qBt 
(A) y(t )  1  cos  m t   (B) x(t )  cos  
qB    qB  m 
mv0   qBt  
(C) y(t )  1  sin   (D) z (t )  v0t
qB   m 
*45. A rectangular loop carrying current i is shown in the diagram. If the magnetic field in the region is
2 B0iˆ  B0 ˆj , then choose the correct statement(s). []
y
i
i


a x


a
z
(A) Magnetic moment of the loop is a i (iˆ  ˆj )
(B) Magnetic moment of the loop is a i (iˆ  ˆj )
(C) Torque on the loop is a iB (kˆ) 0
(D) Torque on the loop is 2a iB0kˆ
Paragraph For Q. 46 – 47
A charge particle (q, m) enters in a uniform magnetic field ( B0 ) region of width a with velocity, V0 . Collision
between charge particle and wall is elastic. Impulse received by the charge particle on the collision with wall is
mV
n mV0 . Also, the separation between point of entry in magnetic field and point of exit is p 0 . [ ]
qB0

46. The value of n is _________

47. The value of p is _________

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48. In the given diagram P1 and Q1 are two points deep inside a solenoid and P2 and Q2 are two points on the
end face of the solenoid as shown. Field line P1P2 is along the axis of the solenoid while field line Q1Q2 is
some distance away from the axis. The radius of solenoid is R. Match the quantity/ratio in Column-I with
its value in Column-II: []

Q2
Q1

P2 P1

Column - I Column - II
(A) Ratio of Magnetic field at P1 to magnetic field at P2 is: (P) 1
(B) If P2Q2  R ( Q2 is on the circumference of solenoid), the (Q) 2
angle between the tangents to the field lines at P2 and Q2 is
(k) radians. Value of ‘k’ is:
(C) Ratio of magnetic flux through a disk with P1 Q1 as radius to (R) 1/2
that with P2 Q2 as radius is:
(D) The ratio of lengths P1 Q1 / P2 Q2 is: (S) 1
2
(A) (A-P), (B-S), (C-Q), (D-R) (B) (A-Q), (B-P), (C- (R), (D-Q)
(C) (A-Q), (B-R), (C-P), (D-S) (D) (A-P), (B-Q), (C-S), (D-R)
49. A uniform conducting square loop of side l and mass m carrying a current i, is hanging horizontally with
the help of two vertical non-conducting strings. There exists a horizontal uniform magnetic field B which is
mg  piB
parallel to side of loop as shown in the figure. If tension in string (1) is then find (p + q). [ ]
q

50. A horizontal rod of mass 10 gm and length 10 cm is placed on a smooth plane inclined at an angle of 60 
with the horizontal, with the length of the rod parallel to the edge of the inclined plane. A uniform magnetic
field of induction B is applied vertically downwards. If the current through the rod is
1.73 ampere, then the value of B in Tesla for which the rod remains stationary on the inclined plane is: []

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Answer key : ALPS_ Physics – 2325

Topic: Magnetic Effect of Current, Energy and Momentum
Day 1

1 2 3 4 5 6

C B C AC AC (A) – (P, Q, S), (B) – (P, R), (C) – (T), (D) – (S)
7 8 9 10

A A 8 2

Day 2

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

B A C BC AD 00.00 06.28 D 9 4

Day 3

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

B C B AC AC 13.50 00.50 A 6 4

Day 4

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

A A B BC AC 04.00 02.00 B 2 0

Day 5

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

C B B AD BC 03.00 00.27 C 04 1

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