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4 [41 marks]

1. When a wire with an electric current I is placed in a magnetic field of [1 mark]

strength B it experiences a magnetic force F. What is the direction of F?
A. In a direction determined by I only
B. In a direction determined by B only
C. In the plane containing I and B
D. At 90° to the plane containing I and B

2. A beam of negative ions flows in the plane of the page through the [1 mark]
magnetic field due to two bar magnets.

What is the direction in which the negative ions will be deflected?

A. Out of the page ⊙
B. Into the page X
C. Up the page ↑
D. Down the page ↓
3. A horizontal wire PQ lies perpendicular to a uniform horizontal magnetic [1 mark]
field.

A length of 0.25 m of the wire is subject to a magnetic field strength of 40 mT. A

downward magnetic force of 60 mN acts on the wire.
What is the magnitude and direction of the current in the wire?
4. Two currents of 3 A and 1 A are established in the same direction through [1 mark]
two parallel straight wires R and S.

What is correct about the magnetic forces acting on each wire?

A. Both wires exert equal magnitude attractive forces on each other.
B. Both wires exert equal magnitude repulsive forces on each other.
C. Wire R exerts a larger magnitude attractive force on wire S.
D. Wire R exerts a larger magnitude repulsive force on wire S.
5. A horizontal electrical cable carries a steady current out of the page. The [1 mark]
Earth’s magnetic field exerts a force on the cable.
Which arrow shows the direction of the force on the cable due to the Earth’s
magnetic field?

6. A proton of velocity v enters a region of electric and magnetic fields. The [1 mark]
proton is not deflected. An electron and an alpha particle enter the same
region with velocity v. Which is correct about the paths of the electron and the
alpha particle?
7. Two parallel wires are perpendicular to the page. The wires carry equal [1 mark]
currents in opposite directions. Point S is at the same distance from both wires.
What is the direction of the magnetic field at point S?

8. A particle of mass m and charge of magnitude q enters a region of [1 mark]

uniform magnetic field B that is directed into the page. The particle
follows a circular path of radius R. What are the sign of the charge of the particle
and the speed of the particle?
9. Two parallel wires P and Q are perpendicular to the page and carry equal [1 mark]
currents. Point S is the same distance from both wires. The arrow shows
the magnetic field at S due to P and Q.

What are the correct directions for the current at P and the current at Q?

10. A liquid that contains negative charge carriers is flowing through a square [1 mark]
pipe with sides A, B, C and D. A magnetic field acts in the direction shown
across the pipe.
On which side of the pipe does negative charge accumulate?
11. A beam of electrons moves between the poles of a magnet. [1 mark]

What is the direction in which the electrons will be deflected?

A. Downwards
B. Towards the N pole of the magnet
C. Towards the S pole of the magnet
D. Upwards

12. The diagram shows two current-carrying wires, P and Q, that both lie in [1 mark]
the plane of the paper. The arrows show the conventional current
direction in the wires.

The electromagnetic force on Q is in the same plane as that of the wires. What is
the direction of the electromagnetic force acting on Q?
13. The diagram shows the magnetic field surrounding two current-carrying [1 mark]
metal wires P and Q. The wires are parallel to each other and at right
angles to the plane of the page.

What is the direction of the electron flow in P and the direction of the electron flow
in Q?

14. Two pulses are travelling towards each other. [1 mark]

What is a possible pulse shape when the pulses overlap?

15. An electron travelling at speed v perpendicular to a magnetic field of [1 mark]
strength B experiences a force F.
What is the force acting on an alpha particle travelling at 2v parallel to a magnetic
field of strength 2B?
A. 0
B. 2F
C. 4F
D. 8F

16. A positively-charged particle moves parallel to a wire that carries a [1 mark]

current upwards.

What is the direction of the magnetic force on the particle?

A. To the left
B. To the right
C. Into the page
D. Out of the page

17. The diagram shows the path of a particle in a region of uniform magnetic [1 mark]
field. The field is directed into the plane of the page.

This particle could be

A. an alpha particle.
B. a beta particle.
C. a photon.
D. a neutron.
18. A wire carrying a current I is at right angles to a uniform magnetic field of[1 mark]
strength B. A magnetic force F is exerted on the wire. Which force acts
when the same wire is placed at right angles to a uniform magnetic field of
strength 2B when the current is I4 ?

A. F4

B. F2
C. F
D. 2F

19. A wire carrying a current I is placed in a region of uniform magnetic field [1 mark]
B, as shown in the diagram.

The direction of the field B is out of the page and the length of the wire is L. What
is correct about the direction and magnitude of the force acting on the wire?
20. An electron is moving parallel to a straight current-carrying wire. The [1 mark]
direction of conventional current in the wire and the direction of motion of
the electron are the same. In which direction is the magnetic force on the
electron?

21. A long, straight, current-carrying wire is placed between a pair of [1 mark]

magnets as shown. What is the direction of the force on the wire?

22. An ion follows a circular path in a uniform magnetic field. Which single [1 mark]
change decreases the radius of the path?
A. Increasing the mass of the ion
B. Increasing the charge of the ion
C. Increasing the speed of the ion
D. Decreasing the magnetic flux density of the field
23. Three parallel wires, X, Y and Z, carry equal currents. The currents in X [1 mark]
and Z are directed into the page. The current in Y is directed out of the
page.

Which arrow shows the direction of the magnetic force experienced by wire Z?
24. Point P is at the same distance from two charges of equal magnitude and [1 mark]
opposite sign.

What is the direction of the electric field at point P?

25. An electron is travelling in a region of uniform magnetic field. At the [1 mark]
instant shown, the electron is moving parallel to the field direction.

The magnetic force on the electron is

A. upwards.
B. downwards.
C. to the right.
D. zero.

26. A metal rod M is falling vertically within a horizontal magnetic field. The [1 mark]
metal rod and magnetic field are directed into the paper. What is the
direction of the initial force acting on the metal rod that is predicted by Lenz’s
law?
27. A wire is placed in a magnetic field which is directed to the right. The wire [1 mark]
carries a current directed into the page. Which of the following is the
direction of the force on the wire?

28. Three wires, P, Q and R, carry equal currents directed into the plane of the[1 mark]
paper.

Which arrow correctly identifies the direction of the magnetic force on wire P?

A. W
B. X
C. Y
D. Z

29. The magnetic field produced by a current in a straight wire is in [1 mark]

A. the same direction as the current.
B. the opposite direction to the current.
C. the same plane as the wire.
D. any plane perpendicular to the wire.
30. Three parallel wires, X, Y and Z, carry equal currents into the page. [1 mark]

Which arrow represents the direction of the magnetic force on wire Z?

31. Which of the following will not give rise to a magnetic field? [1 mark]
A. A moving electron
B. A moving neutron
C. A proton and electron moving away from each other
D. A proton and electron moving towards each other
32. A proton p is at rest between the poles of two horizontal magnets as [1 mark]
shown below.

The magnetic force on the proton is

A. from left to right.
B. from top to bottom.
C. into the plane of the paper.
D. zero.

33. The diagram shows two long wires X and Y carrying identical currents in [1 mark]
the same direction.

The direction of the force experienced by Y is

A. to the left.
B. to the right.
C. into the plane of the page.
D. out of the plane of the page.
34. An electron passes the north pole of a bar magnet as shown below. [1 mark]

What is the direction of the magnetic force on the electron?

A. Into the page
B. Out of the page
C. To the left
D. To the right

35. A long straight wire carries an electric current perpendicularly out of the [1 mark]
paper. Which of the following represents the magnetic field pattern due to
the current?

36. A long straight wire carries an electric current perpendicularly out of the [1 mark]
paper. Which of the following represents the magnetic field pattern due to
the current?
37. A current is established in a coil of wire in the direction shown. [1 mark]

The direction of the magnetic field at point P is

A. out of the plane of the paper.
B. into the plane of the paper.
C. to the left.
D. to the right.

38. An electron enters the vacuum between two oppositely charged plates [1 mark]
with velocity v. The electron is followed by an alpha particle moving with
the same initial velocity as the electron. A uniform magnetic field is directed out of
the plane of the paper.

The electron’s path is undeflected. The path of the alpha particle will be
A. deflected out of the plane of the paper.
B. undeflected.
C. deflected upward.
D. deflected downward.
39. An electron travelling in the direction shown by the arrow X, enters a [1 mark]
region of uniform magnetic field. It leaves the region of field in the
direction shown by the arrow Y.

The direction of the magnetic field is

A. in the direction of X.
B. into the plane of the paper.
C. in the opposite direction to X.
D. out of the plane of the paper.

40. A positively charged particle enters the space between two charged [1 mark]
conducting plates, with a constant velocity directed parallel to the plates,
as shown.

The top plate is positively charged and the bottom plate is negatively charged.
There is a magnetic field in the shaded region PQRS. The particle continues to
move in a horizontal straight line between the plates. Which of the following
correctly describes the magnetic field direction?
A. Into plane of paper
B. Out of plane of paper
C. Up
D. Down
 41. A current carrying wire is in the same plane as a uniform magnetic field. [1 mark]
The angle between the wire and the magnetic field is θ.

The magnetic force on the current carrying wire is

A. zero.
B. into the plane of the paper.
C. out of the plane of the paper.
D. at an angle θ to the direction of the magnetic field.

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