CPP - MAGNETISM

SECTION (A) : MAGNET AND MAGNETIC FIELD DUE TO A MOVING CHARGE

A 1.* A magnetic needle (small magnet) is kept in a nonuniform magnetic field. It . [JEE - 82]
(A) may experience a force and torque (B) may experience a force but not a torque
(C) may experience a torque but not a force (D) will experience neither a force nor a torque

A 2. Two identical magnetic dipoles of magnetic moments 1.0 A-m 2 each, placed at a
separation of 2 m with their axes perpendicular to each other. The resultant
2m
magnetic field at a point midway between the dipole is: [REE - 95]

(A) 5 × 10–7 T (B) 5 × 10–7 T (C) 10–7 T (D) 2 × 10–7 T

A 3. A point charge is moving in a circle with constant speed. Consider the magnetic field produced by the charge
at a fixed point P (not centre of the circle) on the axis of the circle.
(A) it is constant in magnitude only
(B) it is constant in direction only
(C) it is constant in direction and magnitude both
(D) it is not constant in magnitude and direction both.

SECTION (B) : MAGNETIC FIELD DUE TO A STRAIGHT WIRE

B 1. Two infinitely long, thin, insulated, straight wires lie in the x-y plane along the x and y-axis respectively.
Each wire carries a current I, respectively in the positive x-direction and positive y-direction. The magnetic
field will be zero at all points on the straight line: [JEE - 93]
(A) y = x (B) y = – x (C) y = x – 1 (D) y = – x + 1
B 2. A current carrying wire is placed in the grooves of an insulating semi
circular disc of radius 'R', as shown. The current enters at point A and
leaves from point B. Determine the magnetic field at point D.

0 I 0 I 3 0 I
(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these
8 R 3 4 R 3 4 R

B 3. Determine the magnitude of magnetic field at the centre of the

current carrying wire arrangement shown in the figure. The
arrangement extends to infinity. (The wires joining the
successive squares are along the line passing through the
centre)
0 i
(A) (B) 0
2 a

2 2 0 i
(C) ln2 (D) none of these
a

SECTION (C,D,E) : MAGNETIC FIELD DUE TO A CIRCULAR LOOP, A STRAIGHT WIRE AND
CIRCULAR ARC, CYLINDER, LARGE SHEET, SOLENOID, TOROID AND AMPERE’S LAW
C 1. A current carrying wire AB of the length 2R is turned along a circle, as i
shown in figure. The magnetic field at the centre O.
2
 0i  2     0 i  2   
(A)   (B)  
2R  2  2R  2  O

 0i  0i 
(C) (2 – ) (D) (2 + )2
2R 2R
A B
C 2. A battery is connected between two points A and B the circumference of
a uniform conducting ring of radius r and resistance R. One of the arcs
AB of the ring subtends an angle  at the centre. The value of the
magnetic induction at the centre due to the current in the ring is:
(A) zero, only if  = 180º (B) zero for all values of 
(C) proportional to 2 (180º - ) (D) inversely proportional to r
[JEE - 95]

C 3. A wire is wound on a long rod of material of relative permeability r = 4000 to make a solenoid. If the current
through the wire is 5 A and number of turns per unit length is 1000 per metre, then the magnetic field inside
the solenoid is :
(A) 25.12 mT (B) 12.56 m T (C) 12.56 T (D) 25.12 T

C 4. A coaxial cable is made up of two conductors. The inner conductor is

solid and is of radius R 1 & the outer conductor is hollow of inner radius
R2 and outer radius R 3. The space between the conductors is filled
with air. The inner and outer conductors are carrying currents of equal
magnitudes and in opposite directions. Then the variation of magnetic
field with distance from the axis is best plotted as:

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

C 5. Axis of a solid cylinder of infinite length and radius R lies along y-axis it carries a uniformly
R R
distributed current ‘ i ’ along +y direction. Magnetic field at a point  , y,  is :-
 2 2

 0i  0i  0i  0i
(A) ( î  k̂ ) (B) ( ĵ  k̂ ) (C) ĵ (D) ( î  k̂ )
4 R 2R 4 R 4 R

C 6. Figure shows an amperian path ABCDA. Part ABC is in

vertical plane PSTU while part CDA is in
horizontal plane PQRS. Direction of circumlation along
the path is shown by an arrow near point B and at D.
 
oB . d  for this path according to Ampere’s law will be :

(A) (i1 – i2 + i3) 0 (B) (– i1 + i2)0

(C) i30 (D) (i1 + i2)0

C7. A cylindrical wire of radius R is carrying current i uniformly distributed over its cross-section. If a circular
loop of radius ' r ' is taken as amperian loop, then the variation value of
 B d over this loop with radius
' r ' of loop will be best represented by:

(A)  B  d (B)  B d
R r R r

(C)  B d (D)  B d

R r R r

SECTION (F) : MAGNETIC FORCE ON A CHARGE

F-1. Which of the following particles will experience maximum magnetic force (magnitude) when projected with the
same velocity perpendicular to a magnetic field?
(A) electron (B) proton (C) He+ (D) Li++
F-2. An electric current i enters and leaves a uniform circular wire of radius a through diametrically opposite points.
A charged particle q moving along the axis of the circular wire passes through its centre at speed . The
magnetic force acting on the particle when it passes through the centre has a magnitude
0i 0i 0i
(A) q (B) q (C) q (D) zero
2a 2a a
F-3. Two particles X and Y having equal charges, after being accelerated through the same potential difference,
enter a region of uniform magnetic field and describe circular paths of radii R 1 and R2 respectively. The
ratio of the masses of X to that of Y. [JEE - 88]

1/ 2 2
 R1  R2  R1  R1
(A)   (B) R (C)   (D) R
 R2  1  R2  2

F-4. A negative charged particle falling freely under gravity enters a region having uniform horizontal magnetic
field pointing towards north. The particle will be deflected towards [REE - 91]
(A) East (B) West (C) North (D) South
F 5. A proton of mass m and charge q enters a magnetic field B with a velocity v at an angle  with the direction of
B. The radius of the resulting path is [REE - 92]

mv mv sin  mv mv cos 
(A) (B) (C) qB sin  (D)
qB qB qB

F 6. A current I flows along the length of an infinitely long, straight, thin walled pipe. Then [JEE - 93]
(A) the magnetic field at all points inside the pipe is the same, but not zero
(B) the magnetic field at any point inside the pipe is zero
(C) the magnetic field is zero only on the axis of the pipe
(D) the magnetic field is different at different points inside the pipe.
F 7.* H+, He+ and O 2+ all having the same kinetic energy pass through a thin region in which there is a uniform
magnetic field perpendicular to their velocity. The masses of H +, He+ and O 2+ are 1 amu, 4amu and 16
amu respectively, then [JEE - 94 ]
(A) H+ will be deflected most (B) O 2+ will be deflected most
(C) He+ and O 2+ will be deflected equally (D) All will be deflected equally
F 8.* A beam of electrons moving with a momentum p enters a uniform magnetic field of flux density B
perpendicular to its motion. Which of the following statement(s) is (are) true? [REE - 94]

p2 m
(A) Energy gained is (B) Centripetal force on the electron is Be
2m p

p
(C) Radius of the electron's path is
Be
(D) Work done on the electrons by the magnetic field is zero

SECTION (G) : ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FORCE ON A CHARGE

G 1. A particle moves in a region having a uniform magnetic field and a parallel, uniform electric field. At some
instant, the velocity of the particle is perpendicular to the field direction. The path of the particle will be
(A) a straight line (B) a circle
(C) a helix with uniform pitch (D) a helix with nonuniform pitch.
G 2.* If a charged particle at rest experiences no electromagnetic force,
(A) the electric field must be zero (B) the magnetic field must be zero
(C) the electric field may or may not be zero (D) the magnetic field may or may not be zero
G 3.* If a charged particle projected in a gravity-free room deflects,
(A) there must be an electric field (B) there must be a magnetic field
(C) both field cannot be zero (D) both fields can be nonzero
G 4.* A charged particle moves in a gravity-free space without change in velocity. Which of the following is/are
possible ?
(A) E = 0, B = 0 (B) E = 0, B  0 (C) E  0, B = 0 (D) E  0, B  0
G 5.* Two ions have equal masses but one is singly-ionized and other is double-ionized. They are projected from the
same place in a uniform magnetic field with the same velocity perpendicular to the field.
(A) Both ions will go along circles of equal radii.
(B) The circle described by the single-ionized charge will have a radius double that of the other circle
(C) The two circles do not touch each other
(D) The two circles touch each other
G 6.* An electron is moving along the positive X-axis. You want to apply a magnetic field for a short time so that the
electron may reverse its direction and move parallel to the negative X-axis. This can be done by applying the
magnetic field along.
(A) Y-axis (B) Z-axis (C) Y-axis only (D) Z-axis only.

SECTION (H) : MAGNETIC FORCE ON A CURRENT CARRYING WIRE

H 1. A conducting circular loop of radius r carries a constant current i. It is placed in a uniform magnetic field
B such that B is perpendicular to the plane of the loop. The magnetic force acting on the loop is
(A) i r B (B) 2 r i B (C) zero (D) r i B [JEE - 83]
H-2. A rectangular loop carrying a current i is situated near a long
straight wire such that the wire is parallel to one of the sides of
the loop and the plane of the loop. If a steady current
I is established in the wire as shown in the (fig) the loop will -
(A) Rotate about an axis parallel to the wire
(B) Move away from the wire
(C) Move towards the wire
(D) Remain stationary. [JEE - 85]


 
H 3. A uniform magnetic field B = 3 î  4 ĵ  k̂ exists in region of space. A
semicircular wire of radius 1 m carrying current 1 A having its centre at
(2, 2, 0) is placed in x-y plane as shown in fig. The force on
semicircular wire will be

(A) 2 ( î  ĵ  k̂ ) (B) 2 ( î  ĵ  k̂ ) (C) 2 ( î  ĵ  k̂ ) (D) 2 ( î  ĵ  k̂ )

H 4. Select the correct alternative(s): [JEE-'86]
Two thin long parallel wires separated by a distance 'b' are carrying a current 'i' ampere each. The
magnitude of the force per unit length exerted by one wire on the other is
 0i 2  0i 2  0i  0i
(A) (B) (C) (D)
b 2
2 b 2b 2 b 2

H 5. In the figure shown a current 1 is established in the long straight

wire AB. Another wire CD carrying current 2 is placed in the plane
of the paper. The line joining the ends of this wire is perpendicular
to the wire AB. The resultant force on the wire CD is:
(A) zero
(B) towards negative x-axis
(C) towards positive y-axis
(D) none of these

SECTION () : MAGNETIC FORCE AND TORQUE ON A CURRENT CARRYING LOOP AND
MAGNETIC DIPOLE MOMENT
 1. A bar magnet has a magnetic moment 2.5 JT –1 and is placed in a magnetic field of 0.2 T. Work done in
turning the magnet from parallel to antiparallel position relative to the field direction. [REE - 95]
(A) 0.5 J (B) 1 J (C) 2.0 J (D) Zero

I 2. A circular loop of area 1 cm2, carrying a current of 10 A, is placed in a magnetic field of 0.1 T perpendicular to
the plane of the loop. The torque on the loop due to the magnetic field is
(A) zero (B) 10-4 N-m (C) 10–2 N-m (D) 1 N-m

SECTION (J) : MAGNETIC FIELD DUE TO EARTH

J 1. A power line lies along the east-west direction and carries a current of 10 ampere. The force per metre
due to the earth's magnetic field of 10 –4 T is [REE - 92]
(A) 10–5 N (B) 10–4 N (C) 10–3 N (D) 10–2 N

J 2. A circular coil of radius 20 cm and 20 turns of wire is mounted vertically with its plane in magnetic
meridian. A small magnetic needle (free to rotate about vertical axis) is placed at the center of the coil.
It is deflected through 45° when a current is passed through the coil. Horizontal component of earth's
field is 0.34 × 10 –4 T. The current in coil is: [JEE - 93]

17 3
(A) A (B) 6A (C) 6 × 10–3 A (D) A
10 50

SECTION (K) : MISCELLENEOUS

K 1. The magnetic materials having negative magnetic susceptibility are: [Not in JEE Syllabus]
(A) Non magnetic (B) Para magnetic (C) Diamagnetic (D) Ferromagnetic
 ANSWERS
SECTION (A) :
A 1. ABC A 2. B A 3. A

SECTION (B) :
B 1. A B 2. B B 3. C

SECTION (CDE) :
C 1. B C 2. B C 3. D C 4. C
C 5. A C 6. D C 7. B

SECTION (F) :
F 1. D F2. D F3. C F4. B
F 5. B F 6. B F 7. AC F8. CD

SECTION (G) :
G 1. D G 2. A, D G 3. CD G 4.ABD
G 5. B, D G 6. A, B

SECTION (H) :
H 1. C H 2. C H 3. B H 4. B
H 5. D

SECTION () :
I 1. B I 2. A

SECTION (J) :
J 1. C J 2. A

SECTION (K) :
K 1. C