Full Name: Hoàng Phương Hà Class: 62 NK

Online Homework 9: Magnetic Force and Field

Assignment Due: Tuesday 25-5-2022

Problem Graded 10 Score out of Total 20

Online Homework Problem 9.1 [2pt(s)]:

A circular disk is suspended above a permanent magnet as
drawn to the right. Can Gauss’ Law for magnitism (No
Magnetic Monopoles) be used to argue that the magnetic flux
through the surface is zero?
Select One of the Following:
(a) Yes.
(b) No.

Gauss law for magnetism only holds true for closed surfaces

Online Homework Problem 9.2 [2 pt(s)]: A positive point

charge is fixed at the origin. A permanent magnet is below the
point charge. The orientation of the magnet is shown to the right.
What is the direction of the magnetic force on the point charge?
Select One of the Following:

(a) (b) (c) .

(d) . (e) . (f).
(g) The force is zero.

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Online Homework Problem 9.3 [2 pt(s)] A positively, electrically charged rod is brought near a permanent
magnet, which of the following will be observed?

Select One of the Following:

(a) The rod will attract the north pole and repel the south pole.

(b) The rod will attract the south pole and repel the north pole.

(c) The rod will repel both the north pole and the south pole.

(d) The rod will attract both the north pole and the south pole.

(e) The magnet will not rotate or do anything special

Online Homework Problem 9.4 [2pt(s)]: The figure to the

right shows a positively charged particle moving with a
velocity toward the top of the page between two bar
magnets. What is the direction of the acceleration of the
particle due to the magnetic force?
Select One of the Following:

(a) The acceleration is zero.

(b) toward the top of the page
(c) toward the bottom of the page B1 B2
(d) toward the left of the page
(e) toward the right of the page
(f) into the page
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→ = 𝑞 →→
𝑓𝐿 𝑣 𝐵
 Online Homework Problem 9.5 [2 pt(s)]: The figure to →
the right shows a bar magnet in a non-uniform magnetic 𝐵
field. The direction of the magnetic moment is drawn. Does
the field exert a net force on the moment? If it does, in what
direction is the force on the moment? →
Select One of the Following: 𝑚
(a) into the page

(b) out of the page

(c) to the left of the page
(d) to the right of the page
(e) to the top of the page 𝜏 = →×→
(f) to the bottom of the page 𝑚 𝐵
(g) The net force on the moment is zero.

Online Homework Problem 9.6 [2 pt(s)]: A Gauss gun is a magnetic projectile launcher made of a finite
solenoid. To evaluate the torque on the a Gauss gun due to the earth’s field, approximate the Gauss gun as flat
coil (all the loops in a plane) with 500 turns, radius 1.5cm, and carrying current 300A. The earth’s magnetic field
is about 4.10-5 T. Calculate the maximum torque exerted on the gun by the earth’s magnetic field.

Select One of the Following:

(a) Maximum torque 1,7.10-5 Nm. (b) Maximum torque 0,0042 Nm.

(c) Maximum torque 0,077Nm. (d) Maximum torque 0,282Nm.

(d) Maximum torque 1,44Nm

→
𝑩

4𝜋×10−7 ×300
𝜏 = 𝑁𝐼𝐴𝐵𝑠𝑖𝑛∅ = 500 × 4 × 10−5 × × sin 45° = 1,7. 10−5 N.m
2×0.15

45

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Online Homework Problem 9.7 [2pt(s)]: The current balance wires are 26,5cm long. At maximum current,

the device carries a current of 17A. The normal equilibrium center to center separation of the wires is 0,60cm.
Compute the force on the top wire due to the magnetic field of the bottom wire. (Treat the bottom wire as an
infinite straight wire).

Select One of the Following:

(a) 0.0096N (b) 0.0026N (c) 0 (d) 14N (e) 0.43N

Online Homework Problem 9.8 [2 pt(s)]: The figure to the right shows the trajectory of a proton (mp = 1,67 .10
-27
kg, qp = 1,602.10-19 C) in a magnetic field. Suppose the field is of strength of the maximum field of a
traditional superconducting magnet B = 15T. The proton travels at a speed of 107 m/s , compute the radius and
the direction of the orbit.

Select One of the Following:

(a) 3.10-5 m, counter-clockwise

(b) 3.10-5 m, clockwise
(c) 2.10-4 m, counter-clockwise
(d) 2.10-4 m, clockwise
(e) 6.10-4 m, counter-clockwise
(f) 6.10-4 m, clockwise
(g) 7.10-3 m, counter-clockwise
(h) 7. 10-3 m, clockwise

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 The force by the field on the moving charge is the
Lorentz force:
𝑚𝑣 2
𝐹𝑚 = 𝑞𝑣𝐵 = 𝑚𝑎𝑐 = 𝑟
For r and substitute
𝑚𝑣 (1,67).(10−27 ).(1).(107 )
𝑟= = (1,6).(10−19 ).(15𝑇)
=
𝑞𝐵
(7). (10−3 )(𝑚)

Online Homework Problem 9.9 [2pt(s)]: A charged particle travels in a circular orbit of radius r in a uniform
magnetic field. What is the new radius of the orbit if the charge is doubled?
Select One of the Following:

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) r/2 (f) r/4

The radius of the orbit is inversely proportional to the charge

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Online Homework Problem 9.10 [2pt(s)]: A positively →
charged particle passes through the point P in the uniform 𝐵0
magnetic field drawn to the right. In what direction must the
particle travel for the magnitude of the magnetic force to be
maximum?
Select One of the Following:
A
(a) to the left or to the right of the page
(b) into or out of the page
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(c) to the top or to the bottom of the page
(d) to the left of, to the right of, into, or out of the page
(e) to the left of, to the right of, to the top of, or to the bottom
of the page
(f) The force has the same magnitude for any direction of
motion.
→=0
𝐵𝑝
→ ↑↑→
The magnetic force on a charged particle is strongest when the particle’s 𝐵0 𝐵𝐼
motion is perpendicular to the magnetic field