Daily Test Physics Grade XII Science

Chapter 19. Magnetic Forces and Fields 12A

Student’s name / class : _________________ / ______________ 4
Directions:
1. Write your name and class in the blank space
2. There are 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer problems, and 4 essay problems in the test.
3. This is a closed book test. You cannot open any notes, textbooks, laptops, etc. during the test. You may use a
calculator.
4. You may not borrow stationaries and calculators from the other students. Any communication with the other students
will be assumed as cheating, and your test score will be zero.
Part A. Multiple choice questions (15%)
1. Two identical bar magnets lie on a table along a straight line with opposite poles facing each other. The correct
drawing of magnetic field lines is..

A. B.

C. D.

E.
2. The following statements are about the magnetic field
i. The SI unit of the magnetic field is N / A.m
ii. The direction of the magnetic field vector at any point is tangent to the field line passing through that
point.
iii. The magnetic field is strong where field lines are close together and weak where they are far apart.
iv. The magnetic field lines are always closed loops
The correct statement(s) about the magnetic field is/are
A. i and ii
B. i, ii, and iii
C. ii and iii
D. ii, iii, and iv
E. all statements are true
3. The magnetic force on a point charge in a magnetic field B is largest, for a given speed, when it….
A. moves in the direction of the magnetic field.
B. moves in the direction opposite to the magnetic field.
C. moves perpendicular to the magnetic field.
D. has velocity components both parallel to and perpendicular to the field.
4. What is the magnitude and direction of the magnetic force exerted on a proton (charge 1.6 x 10 –19 C) moving east at
a speed of 6.0 × 106 m/s by a horizontal magnetic field of 2.5 T directed north?
A. 1.6 x 10–19 C to west
B. 1.6 x 10–19 C to south
C. 1.6 x 10–19 C upward
D. 1.6 x 10–19 C downward
E. No force
5. A compass is placed directly on top of a wire (needle not shown). The current in the wire flows to the right. Which
way does the north end of the needle point?
A. North
B. South
C. East
D. West

Part B. Short answer problems (15%)

6. A charged particle is moving towards a magnetic field as shown in the figure below
What will be the final position of the positively charged particle? ____________ (2%)

7. A proton is moving into an electromagnetic field region as shown in the figure below.

What is the direction of the electric force? ____________ (2%)

What is the direction of the magnetic force? ___________ (2%)

8. A positively charged particle is moving parallel with a current-carrying wire as shown in the figure below.

What is the direction of the magnetic force experienced by the positively charged particle? _______ (3%)
9. A current in a wire points into the page as shown below.

In which direction is the magnetic field at point A & B respectively? __________ (2%) & _________(2%)
10. What is the direction of the magnetic field at point P in the figure? __________ (2%)

Part C. Essay problems (70%)

1. A current I = 40.0 A flows through a strip of metal. An electromagnet is switched on so that there is a uniform
magnetic field of magnitude 0.30 T directed into the page.
 (a) If the width of the strip is 3.5 cm, the magnetic field is 0.43 T, and the Hall voltage is measured to be 7.2 μV,
what is the drift velocity of the carriers in the strip? (10%)
(b) If the thickness of the strip is 0.24 mm, and the current in the wire is 54 A, what is the density of carriers (number
of carriers per unit volume) in the strip? (10%)
Answer:

2. A square loop of wire of side 3.0 cm carries 3.0 A of current. A uniform magnetic field of magnitude 0.67 T makes an
angle of 37 °with the plane of the loop.
(a). What is the magnitude of the torque on the loop? (10%)
(b) What is the net magnetic force on the loop? (10%)
(c) Explain how does the electric motor works using the concept of magnetic torque. Draw the illustrations if
needed. (10%)
Answer:

3. Two conducting wires perpendicular to the page are shown in cross-section as gray dots in the
figure. They each carry 10.0 A out of the page. What is the magnitude and direction of the magnetic
field at point P? (10%)
Answer:

4. Two power lines, each L1 = 22 m and L2 = 25 m, run parallel with each other with a separation of 25 cm. If the lines
carry parallel currents of 110 A opposite direction, what are the magnitude and direction of the magnetic force each
exerts on the other? (10%)
Answer: