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Magnetic effects of current

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An Electric charge in a uniform motion produces

a)

An Electric Field only

b)

An Magnetic field only

c)

Both Electric Field & Magnetic field

d)

Neither of them

2.

Two parallel wires carry current in the same direction attract each other because of

a)

Potential difference between them

b)

Mutual inductance between them

c)

Electric forces between them

d)

Magnetic forces between them

3.

The strength of the magnetic field around a straight conductor carrying an electric current

a)

is same every where around the conductor

b)

obeys inverse square law

c)

is directly proportional to the square root of the distance

d)

None of the above

4.

A wire is parallel to the lines of the force of the magnetic field and the current flows in the wire. Then

a)

The wire will experience a force along the direction of the magnetic field

b)

The wire will not experience any force

c)

The wire will experience the torque

d)

The wire will experience a perpendicular force

5.

A length of the wire carries a steady current. It is bent first to form a circular plane coil of one turn .The same length is now bent more sharply to give a double loop of the smaller radius .The magnetic field at the center caused by the same current is

a)

A quarter of its first value

b)

Un altered

c)

Four times its first value

d)

A half of its first value

6.

Through two parallel wires A & B , 10 and 2 ampere of the currents are passed respectively in opposite direction. If the wire A is infinitely long and the length of the wire B is 2m. the force on the conductor B which is situated at 10 cm distance from A will be

a)

8×10-6 N

b)

8×10-5 N

c)

4×10-5 N

d)

4×10-5 N

7.

An electron having a charge e moves with a velocity v in the x -direction. An electric field acts on it in y- direction. The force on the electron acts in

a)

Positive direction of the y - axis

b)

Negative direction of the y - axis

c)

Positive direction of the x – axis

d)

Negative direction of the x - axis

8.

The resulting magnetic field at the point O due to the current carrying wire shown in the figure

a)

Points vertically upwards

b)

Points vertically downwards

c)

is zero

d)

Can not be determined

9.

A semicircular wire of radius r , carrying a current I, is placed in a magnetic field of the magnitude B .The force acting on it

a)

can never be zero

b)

can have the maximum magnitude 2BIr

c)

can have the maximum magnitude BIπr

d)

can have the maximum magnitude Bir

10.

A experimenter investigates the variation of the force F between the long , parallel current carrying conductors a distance d apart .A straight –line graph should be obtained on plotting

a)

F against d

b)

F against 1d\frac{1}{d}

c)

F against 1d2\frac{1}{d^2}

d)

log |F| against d

11.

A horizontal overhead power line carries a current of 90A in the east to west direction .What is the magnitude and the direction of the magnetic field due to the current 1.5 m below the line ?

a)

0.6 ×10-5 T towards north

b)

0.6 ×10-5 T towards south

c)

1.2 ×10-5 T towards north

d)

1.2 ×10-5 T towards south

12.

A straight wire carrying a current of 10A is bent into a semi circular arc of the radius π cm as shown in the fig. What is the magnitude and the direction of the magnetic field at the centre O of the arc ?

a)

10-4 T normal to the plane of the arc and directed in to the page

b)

10-4 T normal to the plane of the arc and directed out side the page

c)

2×10-4 T parallel to the plane of the arc and directed towards the left

d)

2×10-4T parallel to the plane of the arc and directed towards the right