XII – PHYSICS Current – Electricity ( 4 – A ) ASSIGNMENT – 23

Moving Charges and Magnetism

FORCE ON A MOVING CHARGE IN A MAGNETIC FIELD: ( LORENTZ FORCE )

Q.5: Name the physical quantity whose S.I unit is Wb - m -2 . Is it a scalar or a vector quantity?CBSE

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Q.6: In a chamber of uniform magnetic field B , an electron beam enters with velocity v . Write the
expression for the force experienced by the electrons. CBSE

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Q.7:What is the direction of the force acting on a charged particle ‘q’ moving with a velocity v in a
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uniform magnetic field B ? CBSE

Q.8: Under which condition, an electron moving through a magnetic field experiences maximum
force?

Q.9: Under what condition is the force acting on a charge moving through a uniform magnetic field,
minimum? CBSE - AI

Q.10: Which one of the following will experience maximum force, when projected with the same velocity ‘v’
perpendicular to the magnetic field ‘B’: (i)  - particle and (ii) β – particle? CBSE- C

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Q.11: If a particle of charge ‘q’ moving with velocity v along Y – axis and the magnetic field B is
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acting along the Z – axis, use the expression F = q v  B to find the direction of the force
acting on it. CBSE

Q.12: What will be the path of a charged particle moving along the direction of a uniform magnetic
field ? CBSE

Q.13: An electron is moving along positive X – axis in the presence of uniform magnetic field along
positive Y – axis. What is the direction of force acting on it ? CBSE

Q.14: An proton is moving along positive X – axis in the presence of uniform magnetic field along
positive Y – axis. What is the direction of force acting on it ? CBSE
Q.15: Write the expression for the force on a charge moving in a magnetic field. Use this expression to
define the SI unit of magnetic field. CBSE- C

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Q.16: Write the relation for the force F acting on a charge carrier ‘q’ moving with a velocity v through a
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magnetic field B in vector notation. Using this relation , deduce the condition under which this force
will be (i) maximum (ii) minimum. CBSE

Q.17: (a) A beam of  - particles projected along (+) x – axis, experiences a force due to a magnetic field
along the (+) y – axis. What is the direction of the magnetic field?
(b) In place of  - particle, if the beam is of electrons, then what will be the direction of the
magnetic field? [ Ans: (a) – Z axis (b) +Z axis ] HOTS

(S)Q.18: If the magnetic field is parallel to the positive y – axis and the
charged particle is moving along the positive x – axis, which way
would the Lorentz force be for :
(a) an electron ( negative charge). (b) a proton ( positive charge).
[ Ans: (a) – z – axis (b) + z – axis ]

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Q.19: Write the expression for the Lorentz force on a particle of charge q moving with a velocity v in
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a magnetic field B . When is the magnitude of this force maximum? Show that no work is done
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by this force on the particle during its motion from a point r1 to point r2 . CBSE - 2023

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Q.20: An electron is moving with a velocity v = ( 3 × 10 6 ) î . It enters a region of magnetic field
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B = ( 91 mT ) k̂ . CBSE - 2024
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(a) Calculate the magnetic force FB acting on electron and the radius of its path.
(b) Trace the path described by it. [ Ans: F = 4.368 × 10 14 ˆj ; r = 1.875 × 10 4 m ; anticlock wise ]

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Q.21: An electron moving with a velocity v = ( 1.0 × 10 7 m / s ) î + ( 0.5 × 10 7 m / s ) ˆj enters a region
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of uniform magnetic field B = ( 0.5 mT ) ˆj . Find the radius of the circular path described by it.
While rotating ; does the electron trace a linear path too? If so, calculate the linear distance covered
by it during the period of one revolution. CBSE - 2024
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[ Ans: r = 11. 38 × 10 2 m ; Yes, it traces a linear path too. Y = × v y = 0.36 m ]
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