JEE Physics Moving Charges And Magnetism MCQs Set 41

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Question 1: A solenoid of length 0.6 m and radius 2 cm is made up of 600 turns. If it carries a current of 4 A, the magnitude of the magnetic field inside the solenoid is
(a) \( 6.024\times10^{-3}\ \text{T} \)
(b) \( 8.024\times10^{-3}\ \text{T} \)
(c) \( 5.024\times10^{-3}\ \text{T} \)
(d) \( 7.024\times10^{-3}\ \text{T} \)
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Answer: (c) \( 5.024\times10^{-3}\ \text{T} \)

Explanation:
1. n = 600/0.6 = 1000 turns/m.
2. B = μ₀ n I = 4 π x 10⁻⁷ x 1000 × 4 = 5.024 × 10⁻³ T.

Teacher's Note:
1. B = μ₀ n I.

Question 2: The Lorentz force can be calculated using the formula
(a) \( \vec F=q(\vec E+\vec v\times\vec B) \)
(b) \( \vec F=q(\vec E-\vec v\times\vec B) \)
(c) \( \vec F=q(\vec E+\vec v\cdot\vec B) \)
(d) \( \vec F=q(\vec E\times\vec B+\vec v) \)
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Answer: (a) \( \vec F=q(\vec E+\vec v\times\vec B) \)

Explanation:
1. The total force is the electric force qE plus the magnetic force q(v x B).

Teacher's Note:
1. F = q(E + v x B).

Question 3: The current sensitivity of a galvanometer is defined as
(a) the current flowing through the galvanometer when a unit voltage is applied across its terminals
(b) the current per unit deflection
(c) the deflection per unit current
(d) the deflection per unit current when a unit voltage is applied across its terminals
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Answer: (c) the deflection per unit current

Explanation:
1. Current sensitivity is θ/I = NAB/k, i.e. deflection per unit current.

Teacher's Note:
1. Deflection per unit current.

Question 4: A galvanometer of resistance 100 ohm gives a full scale deflection for a current of \( 10^{-5} \) A. To convert it into an ammeter capable of measuring up to 1 A, we should connect a resistance of about
(a) 1 ohm in parallel
(b) \( 10^{-3}\ \Omega\text{ in parallel} \)
(c) \( 10^{5}\ \Omega\text{ in series} \)
(d) 100 ohm in series
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Answer: (b) \( 10^{-3}\ \Omega\text{ in parallel} \)

Explanation:
1. S = G Ig/(I - Ig) = 100 × 10⁻⁵/(1 - 10⁻⁵, about 10⁻³ ohm.
2. The shunt is connected in parallel.

Teacher's Note:
1. Shunt is a small parallel resistance.

Question 5:
Assertion (A): A cyclotron cannot accelerate neutrons.
Reason (R): Neutrons are neutral.
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true, but R is false.
(d) A is false, but R is true.
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Answer: (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:
1. The cyclotron uses a magnetic field and an electric field acting on the charge of the particle.
2. A neutral particle feels neither force, so it cannot be accelerated.

Teacher's Note:
1. Needs charge.

Question 6: Two concentric coils, each of radius \( 2\pi \) cm, are placed at right angles to each other. Currents of 3 A and 4 A flow in the coils. The magnetic induction at the centre of the coils is (\( \mu_0=4\pi\times10^{-7} \) Wb/Am)
(a) \( 10^{-5}\ \text{Wb/m}^2 \)
(b) \( 12\times10^{-5}\ \text{Wb/m}^2 \)
(c) \( 7\times10^{-5}\ \text{Wb/m}^2 \)
(d) \( 5\times10^{-5}\ \text{Wb/m}^2 \)
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Answer: (d) \( 5\times10^{-5}\ \text{Wb/m}^2 \)

Explanation:
1. B = μ₀ I/(2R): for 3 A, B1 = 3 × 10⁻⁵ T; for 4 A, B2 = 4 × 10⁻⁵ T.
2. The fields are perpendicular, so B = √(3² + 4² x 10⁻⁵ = 5 × 10⁻⁵ T.

Teacher's Note:
1. Perpendicular fields add as vectors.

Question 7: To make the field radial in a moving coil galvanometer
(a) the number of turns in the coil is increased
(b) the magnet is taken in the form of a horseshoe
(c) the poles are cylindrically cut
(d) the coil is wound on an aluminium frame
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Answer: (c) the poles are cylindrically cut

Explanation:
1. Cylindrical pole pieces with a soft iron core give a radial field.
2. Then the torque is always the same for a given current.

Teacher's Note:
1. Cylindrical poles give a radial field.

Question 8: Two long hanging wires are joined first in parallel and then in series and connected to a battery. In both cases the force between the two wires is
(a) attraction when in parallel and repulsion when in series
(b) repulsion when in parallel and attraction when in series
(c) repulsion in both cases
(d) attraction in both cases
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Answer: (a) attraction when in parallel and repulsion when in series

Explanation:
1. When the wires are in parallel the currents flow in the same direction, which gives attraction.
2. When they are in series the current flows in opposite directions in the two wires, which gives repulsion.

Teacher's Note:
1. Same direction attracts.

Question 9: A proton moving with a constant velocity passes through a region of space without any change in its velocity. If E and B represent the electric and magnetic fields respectively, this region of space may NOT have
(a) E = 0, B = 0
(b) E = 0, B not zero
(c) E not zero, B = 0
(d) E not zero, B not zero
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Answer: (c) E not zero, B = 0

Explanation:
1. With E not zero and B = 0 the proton would feel the force qE and accelerate.
2. The other cases are possible, for example E perpendicular to B with v = E/B.

Teacher's Note:
1. Only E would accelerate it.

Question 10: Ampere's circuital law is given by
(a) \( \oint\vec H\cdot d\vec l=\mu_0 I_{enc} \)
(b) \( \oint\vec B\cdot d\vec l=\mu_0 I_{enc} \)
(c) \( \oint\vec B\cdot d\vec l=\mu_0 I \)
(d) \( \oint\vec H\cdot d\vec l=\mu_0 I \)
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Answer: (b) \( \oint\vec B\cdot d\vec l=\mu_0 I_{enc} \)

Explanation:
1. The circulation of B around a closed loop equals μ₀ times the enclosed current.

Teacher's Note:
1. Use B, not H, with μ₀.

Question 11: Which of the following are similarities between the Biot-Savart law and Coulomb's law of electrostatics? I. Both are long range and inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source to the point of interest. II. Both are linear in the source. III. Both are produced by scalar sources. IV. Both follow the principle of superposition.
(a) I, II and III
(b) II, III and IV
(c) I, II and IV
(d) I, III and IV
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Answer: (c) I, II and IV

Explanation:
1. Both fields fall as 1/r², are linear in the source (charge or current element) and obey superposition.
2. The current element is a vector source, so III is false.

Teacher's Note:
1. Biot-Savart source is a vector.

Question 12: A long straight wire in a horizontal plane carries a current of 75 A in the north to south direction. The magnitude and direction of the field B at a point 3 m east of the wire are
(a) \( 4\times10^{-6}\ \text{T, vertically up} \)
(b) \( 5\times10^{-6}\ \text{T, vertically down} \)
(c) \( 5\times10^{-6}\ \text{T, vertically up} \)
(d) \( 4\times10^{-6}\ \text{T, vertically down} \)
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Answer: (c) \( 5\times10^{-6}\ \text{T, vertically up} \)

Explanation:
1. B = μ₀ I/(2 π r) = 2 × 10⁻⁷ x 75/3 = 5 × 10⁻⁶ T.
2. For a current flowing from north to south, the right-hand rule gives the field to the east of the wire pointing upward.

Teacher's Note:
1. Use the right-hand grip rule.

Question 13: A velocity selector is a region of perpendicular electric and magnetic fields. For positively charged particles, I. it allows particles to pass straight when v = E/B. II. it deflects particles in the direction of the electric field when v < E/B. III. it deflects particles in a direction perpendicular to both v and B when v < E/B. IV. it deflects all particles in a direction perpendicular to both E and B. Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) I, III and IV
(b) II, III and IV
(c) I, II and III
(d) I, II and IV
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Answer: (c) I, II and III

Explanation:
1. For v = E/B the forces cancel (I).
2. For v < E/B the electric force qE exceeds the magnetic force qvB, so the deflection is along E (II).
3. The direction of E is perpendicular to both v and B (III). IV is false because the deflection is along E, not perpendicular to it.

Teacher's Note:
1. Net force is along E when v is less than E/B.

Question 14:
Assertion (A): For a closed path in a plane through which a current carrying wire passes outside the path, the line integral of B . dl around the path is zero.
Reason (R): For the closed path, the magnetic field at each point on the path is zero.
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true, but R is false.
(d) A is false, but R is true.
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Answer: (c) A is true, but R is false.

Explanation:
1. The current does not pass through the surface bounded by the path, so the circulation is zero.
2. The field itself is not zero at points of the path, so the reason is false.

Teacher's Note:
1. Zero circulation does not mean zero field.

Question 15: An electron (mass \( 9\times10^{-31} \) kg, charge \( 1.6\times10^{-19} \) C) moving with a velocity of \( 10^{6} \) m/s enters a magnetic field. If it describes a circle of radius 0.1 m, the strength of the magnetic field must be
(a) \( 4.5\times10^{-5}\ \text{T} \)
(b) \( 1.4\times10^{-5}\ \text{T} \)
(c) \( 5.6\times10^{-5}\ \text{T} \)
(d) \( 2.6\times10^{-5}\ \text{T} \)
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Answer: (c) \( 5.6\times10^{-5}\ \text{T} \)

Explanation:
1. B = mv/(er) = 9 × 10⁻³¹ x 10⁶/(1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ x 0.1).
2. B = 5.6 × 10⁻⁵ T.

Teacher's Note:
1. r = mv/(eB).

Question 16: A very long straight wire lies along the y-axis and carries a current I in the +y direction. At a certain instant a charge +Q is at a point on the +x side of the wire and has velocity v along +x (away from the wire). The force on the charge is
(a) along +y
(b) along -y
(c) along +x
(d) along -x
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Answer: (a) along +y

Explanation:
1. The field at the point on the +x side due to a current along +y is directed along -z (into the page).
2. F = Q (v x B) = Q v B (x x (-z)) = Q v B (+y).

Teacher's Note:
1. Use the right-hand rule.

Question 17: If m is the magnetic moment and B is the magnetic field, the torque is given by
(a) \( \vec m\cdot\vec B \)
(b) \( |\vec m|/|\vec B| \)
(c) \( \vec m\times\vec B \)
(d) \( |\vec m|\cdot|\vec B| \)
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Answer: (c) \( \vec m\times\vec B \)

Explanation:
1. The torque on a magnetic dipole is the cross product m x B.

Teacher's Note:
1. Torque = m x B.

Question 18: An electric charge in uniform motion produces
(a) an electric field only
(b) a magnetic field only
(c) both electric and magnetic fields
(d) no field at all
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Answer: (c) both electric and magnetic fields

Explanation:
1. Every charge produces an electric field.
2. A moving charge also constitutes a current element and produces a magnetic field.

Teacher's Note:
1. Moving charge: E and B.

Question 19: A charge q moves with velocity v parallel to a magnetic field B. The force on the charge due to the magnetic field is
(a) q v B
(b) q B/v
(c) zero
(d) B v/q
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Answer: (c) zero

Explanation:
1. F = q v B sin(θ) with θ = 0 gives zero.

Teacher's Note:
1. Zero when v is parallel to B.

Question 20: A steady current I flows down a hollow cylindrical tube of radius a, uniformly distributed around the tube. What is the magnitude of the magnetic field B at a point inside the tube, at a distance r from its axis?
(a) 0
(b) \( \frac{2I}{rc} \)
(c) \( \frac{2Ir}{a^2c} \)
(d) \( \frac{4\pi(r-a)I}{r^2} \)
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Answer: (a) 0

Explanation:
1. A circular Amperian loop of radius r less than a encloses no current.
2. So B = 0 inside the tube.

Teacher's Note:
1. Hollow tube: no field inside.

Question 21: The Biot-Savart law indicates that the velocity \( \vec v \) of a moving electron produces a magnetic field \( \vec B \) such that
(a) \( \vec B\parallel\vec v \)
(b) \( \vec B\perp\vec v \)
(c) it obeys an inverse cube law
(d) it is along the line joining the electron and the point of observation
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Answer: (b) \( \vec B\perp\vec v \)

Explanation:
1. B is along v x r, so it is perpendicular to v (and to r).
2. The field varies as 1/r squared.

Teacher's Note:
1. B is perpendicular to v.

Question 22: Two parallel wires A and B carry currents of 10 A and 2 A respectively in opposite directions. If wire A is infinitely long and wire B has a length of 2 m, the force on conductor B situated at a distance of 10 cm from A is
(a) \( 8\times10^{-7}\ \text{N} \)
(b) \( 8\times10^{-5}\ \text{N} \)
(c) \( 4\times10^{-7}\ \text{N} \)
(d) \( 4\times10^{-5}\ \text{N} \)
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Answer: (b) \( 8\times10^{-5}\ \text{N} \)

Explanation:
1. F = μ₀ I1 I2 l/(2 π d) = 2 × 10⁻⁷ x 10 × 2 × 2/0.1.
2. F = 8 × 10⁻⁵ N (repulsive).

Teacher's Note:
1. F = 2e-7 I1 I2 l/d.

Question 23: A coil of one turn is made of a wire of a certain length, and then from the same length a coil of two turns is made. If the same current is passed in both cases, the ratio of the magnetic inductions at their centres will be
(a) 2 : 1
(b) 1 : 4
(c) 4 : 1
(d) 1 : 2
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Answer: (b) 1 : 4

Explanation:
1. For one turn of radius R: B1 = μ₀ I/(2R).
2. For two turns the radius is R/2: B2 = 2 μ₀ I/(2 (R/2)) = 4 B1.
3. B1 : B2 = 1 : 4.

Teacher's Note:
1. N doubles and R halves.

Question 24: Match the physical quantities in Column I with their expressions in Column II.
Column IColumn II
(A) Torque on a circular current loop placed in a uniform field(1) mu0 i/(2R)
(B) Force per unit length between parallel current carrying wires(2) i A B sin(theta)
(C) Magnetic field at the centre of a circular current loop(3) m v/(q B)
(D) Radius of the circular path of a charged particle moving in a uniform field(4) mu0 i1 i2/(2 pi d)

(a) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
(b) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
(c) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
(d) A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
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Answer: (b) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3

Explanation:
1. Torque = M B sin(θ) = i A B sin(θ) (A-2).
2. Force per unit length = μ₀ i1 i2/(2 π d) (B-4).
3. B at the centre = μ₀ i/(2R) (C-1).
4. r = mv/(qB) (D-3).

Teacher's Note:
1. Standard expressions.

Question 25: A current is passed through a straight wire. The magnetic field established around it has lines of force that are
(a) circular and endless
(b) oval in shape and endless
(c) straight
(d) straight or circular depending on the current
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Answer: (a) circular and endless

Explanation:
1. Field lines of a straight current are concentric circles about the wire.
2. Magnetic field lines are closed, so they have no ends.

Teacher's Note:
1. Circles around the wire.

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