ST JOHN’S SCHOOL

PHYSICS
CH 4 MAGNETIC EFFECT OF CURRENT
Q1. A current of 10A is flowing east to west in a long wire kept horizontally in the east-west
direction. Find magnetic field in a horizontal plane at a distance of:-
(a) 10 cm north
(b) 20 cm south from the wire and in the vertical plane at a distance of
(c) 40 cm downward and
(d) 50 cm upward
Q2. A long straight wire carrying a current of 30A is placed in an external uniform magnetic field of
4.0*10-4T parallel to the current. Find the magnitude of the resultant magnetic field at a point 2.0 cm
away from the wire.
Q3. Fig. shows two current carrying wires 1 & 2. Find the magnitudes and direction of the magnetic
field at points P, Q, & R.

Q4.Two parallel wires P & Q placed at a separation of r =6 cm carry electric currents I1=5A and
I2=2A in opposite directions as shown in fig. Find the point on the line PQ where the resultant
magnetic field is zero.

Q5. A current of 1.0A is flowing in the sides of an equilateral triangle of side 4.5 *10-2 m. Find the
magnetic field at the centroid of the triangle.
Q6. A straight wire carries a current of 3A. Calculate the magnitude of the magnetic field at a point
10 cm away from the wire.
Q7. Calculate the magnetic induction at the centre of a coil bent in the form of a square of side 10
cm carrying a current of 10A.
Q8. The plane of a circular coil is horizontal. It has 10 turns each of radius 8 cm. A current of 2A
flows through it. The current appears to flow clockwise from a point above the coil. Find the
magnitude and the direction of magnetic field at the centre of the coil due to the current.
Q9. In the Bohr model of Hydrogen atom, an electron revolves around the nucleus in a circular orbit
of radius 5.11*10-11 m at a frequency of 6.8*1015 Hz. What is the magnetic field set up at the centre of
the orbit?
Q10. The radius of the first orbit of Hydrogen atom is 0.5A 0. The electron moves in an orbit with a
uniform speed of 2.2*106 ms-1. What is the magnetic field produced at the centre of the nucleus due
to the nation of this electron? Use µ0/4 π =10-7 NA-2 and electronic charge=1.6*10-19 C
Q11. A Helium nucleus is completing one round of a circle of radius 0.8 m in 2 seconds. Show that
the magnetic field at the centre of the circle is 10-19µ0 tesla. Take e=1.6*10-19 C.
Q12. The magnetic field due to a current carrying circular loop of radius 12 cm at its centre is
0.50*10-4 T. Find the magnetic field due to this loop at a point on the axis at a distance of 5.0 cm
from the centre.
Q13. Two coaxial circular loops L1 & L2 radius 3 cm and 4 cm are placed as shown. What should be
the magnetic field and direction of the current in the loop L2 so that the net magnetic field at the
point 0 be zero?

Q14. A long wire having a semi-circular loop of radius r carries a current I, as shown in fig. Find the
magnetic field due to entire wire at the point O.

Q 15 A long wire is bent as shown in fig. what will be the magnitude and direction of the field at the
centre O of the circular portion ,if the current I is passed through the wire ? assume that the various
portions of the wire do not touch at point P?

Q 16 Fig shows a current loop having two circular segments and joined by two radial lines .find the
magnetic field at the centre O
Q 17 The wire shown in fig. carries a current of 10A.determine the magnitude of the magnetic field
at the centre O. Given radius of the bent coil is 3cm?

Q 18 A straight wire of length π/2metre ,is bent into a circular shape .if the wire were to carry a
current of 5A.calculate the magnetic field ,due to it ,before bending ,at the point distant 0.01 times
the radius of the circle formed from it .also calculate the magnetic field ,at the centre of the circular
loop formed ,for the same value of current?
Q 19 A solenoid coil of 300turns per meter is carrying a current of 5A.The length of the solenoid is
0.5m and has a radius of 1cm.find the magnitude of the magnetic field inside the solenoid?
Q 20 A solenoid of length 0.5m has a radius of 1cm and is made up of 500 turns .it carries a current
of 5A .what is the magnitude of the magnetic field inside the solenoid?
Q 21 A 0.5m long solenoid has 500 turns and has a flux density of 2.52*10 -3 T at its centre .find the
current in the solenoid .given μ0=4π*10-7Hm-1.
Q 22 A copper wire having a resistance of 0.01Ωper meter is used to wind a 400 turn solenoid of
radius 1.0cm and length 20cm.find the emf of battery which when connected across the solenoid
would produce a magnetic field of 10-2T near the centre of the solenoid ?
Q 23 A wire of radius 0.5cm carries a current of 100A, which is uniformly distributed over its cross
section .find the magnetic field (i) at 0.1m from the axis of the wire (ii)at the surface of the wire
(iii)at a point outside the wire 0.2cm from the surface of the wire?
Q 24A proton enters a magnetic field of flux density 2.5T with a velocity of 1.5*10 7ms-1 at an angel
of 30˚ with the field. find the force on the proton?
Q 25 A electron is moving northwards with a velocity of 3.0*10 7ms-1 in a uniform magnetic field of
10T directed eastwards .find the magnitude and direction of the force on the electron.
Q 26 A positive charge of 1.5μC is moving with a speed of 2*10 6ms-1 along the positive X-axis .A
magnetic field B=(0.2j+0.4k)T acts in space .find the magnetic force acting on the charge ?
Q27 A long straight wire AB carries a current of 4A .A proton P travels at 4*10 6ms-1,parallel to the
wire ,0.2m from it and in a direction opposite to the current as shown in fig .calculate the force
which the magnetic field of current exerts on the protons .also specify the direction of the force?

Q 28 Copper has 8*1028electrons per cubic metre .A copper wire of length 1m and cross sectional
area 8.0*10-2m2 carrying a current and lying at he right angle to a magnetic field of strength 5*10 -3T
experiences a force of 8.0*10-2N.calculate the drift velocity of free electrons in the wire?