School of Indiana Alem Bank Branch Department of Natural Sciences Physics Unit

Physics Review Problems I for Grade 12 Students in 2016 E. C Magnetism

1] Two long wires 1 and 2 are kept 6 cm apart and carry currents of I1 = 2 A and I2 = 10 A in the same direction directions. At what
distance from wire 1 will the resultant magnetic be zero?
A] 1 cm B] 2 cm C] 3 cm D] 4 cm
2] A long straight wire lying along the y-axis carries a current of 10 A along the positive y-direction. A proton moving with a velocity of
107 m/s is at a distance 5 cm from the wire at a certain instant. Find the magnitude and direction of the force acting on the proton at that
instant if its velocity is directed: (a) along the negative x-direction, (b) along the positive y-direction, & (c) along the positive z-direction
3] A proton and an a-particle move perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field. The mass of an a-particle is four times that of a proton
and its charge is twice that of a proton. Find the ratio of radii of the circular path followed by them if both: (a) have equal velocities,
(b) have equal kinetic energies and (c) have equal linear momenta, (d) are accelerated through the same potential difference
4] Two thick and straight conductors AB and CD are placed horizontally and parallel to each other at a separation of 20 cm. They are
connected to battery as shown in Fig. below. A straight wire PQ of mass 150 g can slide on AB and CD. If the current I = 2 A, g = 10
m/s2 and a magnetic field B = 1.5 T is applied as shown in the figure, the minimum coefficient of friction between the wire and the
conductors so that the wire is prevented from sliding is
(a) 0.1 (c) 0.3
(b) 0.2 (d) 0.4

5] The battery of a car is connected to the motor by 50 cm long wires which are 1.0 cm apart. If the current in the wires is 200 A, find
the force between the wires. Is the force attractive or repulsive?
6] A straight horizontal conducting rod of length 50 cm and mass 60 g is suspended by two vertical wires at its ends. A current of 5 A set
up in the rod. (a) What magnetic field should be set up normal to the conductor in order that the tension in the wires is zero?
(b) What will be the tension in the wires if the direction of the current is reversed, keeping the magnetic field the same?
7] A particle is projected into a uniform magnetic field acting perpendicular to the plane of the paper.
The field points into the paper, indicated by x which represents the tail of the field vector.
The trajectory shown could be that of a: (a) neutron (b) proton (c) alpha particle (d) electron

School of Indiana Alem Bank Branch Department of Natural Sciences Physics Unit
Physics Review Problems I for Grade 12 Students in 2016 E. C Magnetism
1] Two long wires 1 and 2 are kept 6 cm apart and carry currents of I1 = 2 A and I2 = 10 A in the same direction directions. At what
distance from wire 1 will the resultant magnetic be zero?
A] 1 cm B] 2 cm C] 3 cm D] 4 cm
2] A long straight wire lying along the y-axis carries a current of 10 A along the positive y-direction. A proton moving with a velocity of
107 m/s is at a distance 5 cm from the wire at a certain instant. Find the magnitude and direction of the force acting on the proton at that
instant if its velocity is directed: (a) along the negative x-direction, (b) along the positive y-direction, & (c) along the positive z-direction
3] A proton and an a-particle move perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field. The mass of an a-particle is four times that of a proton
and its charge is twice that of a proton. Find the ratio of radii of the circular path followed by them if both: (a) have equal velocities,
(b) have equal kinetic energies and (c) have equal linear momenta, (d) are accelerated through the same potential difference
4] Two thick and straight conductors AB and CD are placed horizontally and parallel to each other at a separation of 20 cm. They are
connected to battery as shown in Fig. below. A straight wire PQ of mass 150 g can slide on AB and CD. If the current I = 2 A, g = 10
m/s2 and a magnetic field B = 1.5 T is applied as shown in the figure, the minimum coefficient of friction between the wire and the
conductors so that the wire is prevented from sliding is
(a) 0.1 (c) 0.3
(b) 0.2 (d) 0.4
5] The battery of a car is connected to the motor by 50 cm long wires which are 1.0 cm apart. If the current in the wires is 200 A, find
the force between the wires. Is the force attractive or repulsive?
6] A straight horizontal conducting rod of length 50 cm and mass 60 g is suspended by two vertical wires at its ends. A current of 5 A set
up in the rod. (a) What magnetic field should be set up normal to the conductor in order that the tension in the wires is zero?
(b) What will be the tension in the wires if the direction of the current is reversed, keeping the magnetic field the same?
7] A particle is projected into a uniform magnetic field acting perpendicular to the plane of the paper.
The field points into the paper, indicated by x which represents the tail of the field vector.
The trajectory shown could be that of a: (a) neutron (b) proton (c) alpha particle (d) electron
8] An electron moves with a speed of 2 x 105 m/s along the positive x-direction in a magnetic field B = ( -4 i -3 j + k) tesla. The
magnitude of the force (in newton) experienced by the electron is (the charge on electron = 1.6 x 10–19 C)

9] A proton of velocity (3i + 2 j) m/s enters a magnetic field of (2j + 3k) tesla. The acceleration produced in the proton is (charge to
mass ratio of proton = 0.96 x 108 C /kg)

10] A square coil of resistance 2 Ω, 100 turns and side 10 cm is placed in a magnetic field B = 2.0 T. The direction of the magnetic field
is perpendicular to the plane of the coil. The work done is pulling the coil completely out of the region of magnetic field in 2.0 s without
any acceleration is (a) 0.01 J (b) 0.1 J (c) 1.0 J (d) 10 J

11] A magnetic flux of 5 mWb is linked with a coil when a current of 1 mA flows through it. Find the self-inductance of the coil.

12] An ideal inductor of inductance 5 H and a pure resistor of resistance 100 Ω are connected in series to a battery of emf 6 V of
negligible internal resistance through a switch. The switch is closed at time t = 0. What is the time constant t of the circuit?

13] The primary of a transformer has 400 turns while the secondary has 2000 turns. The power output from the secondary at 1000 V is
12 kW. (a) Calculate the primary voltage. (b) If the resistance of the primary is 0.9 Ω and that of the secondary is 5 Ω and the efficiency
of the transformer is 90%, calculate the power loss in the primary coil and in the secondary coil.

14] A pair of coils has a mutual inductance of 2 H. If the current in the primary changes from 10 A to zero in 0.1 s, the induced emf in
the secondary will be: (a) 100 V (b) 200 V (c) 300 V (d) 400 V

15] An electron moves along the line PQ which lies in the same plane as a circular loop of conducting wire, as shown in Fig. below.
What will be the direction of the induced current, if any, in the loop?
(a) Anti-clockwise
(b) Clockwise
(c) Alternating
(d) No current will be induced in the loop

16] When the current in a coil changes from 2A to – 2A in 0.05s, an emf of 8V is induced in the coil. The self inductance of the coil is

(a) 0.2H (b) 0.4H (c) 0.8H (d) 0.1H

Mesay T.

8] An electron moves with a speed of 2 x 105 m/s along the positive x-direction in a magnetic field B = ( -4 i -3 j + k) tesla. The
magnitude of the force (in newton) experienced by the electron is (the charge on electron = 1.6 x 10–19 C)

9] A proton of velocity (3i + 2 j) m/s enters a magnetic field of (2j + 3k) tesla. The acceleration produced in the proton is (charge to
mass ratio of proton = 0.96 x 108 C /kg)

10] A square coil of resistance 2 Ω, 100 turns and side 10 cm is placed in a magnetic field B = 2.0 T. The direction of the magnetic field
is perpendicular to the plane of the coil. The work done is pulling the coil completely out of the region of magnetic field in 2.0 s without
any acceleration is (a) 0.01 J (b) 0.1 J (c) 1.0 J (d) 10 J

11] A magnetic flux of 5 mWb is linked with a coil when a current of 1 mA flows through it. Find the self-inductance of the coil.

12] An ideal inductor of inductance 5 H and a pure resistor of resistance 100 Ω are connected in series to a battery of emf 6 V of
negligible internal resistance through a switch. The switch is closed at time t = 0. What is the time constant t of the circuit?

13] The primary of a transformer has 400 turns while the secondary has 2000 turns. The power output from the secondary at 1000 V is
12 kW. (a) Calculate the primary voltage. (b) If the resistance of the primary is 0.9 Ω and that of the secondary is 5 Ω and the efficiency
of the transformer is 90%, calculate the power loss in the primary coil and in the secondary coil.

14] A pair of coils has a mutual inductance of 2 H. If the current in the primary changes from 10 A to zero in 0.1 s, the induced emf in
the secondary will be: (a) 100 V (b) 200 V (c) 300 V (d) 400 V

15] An electron moves along the line PQ which lies in the same plane as a circular loop of conducting wire, as shown in Fig. below.
What will be the direction of the induced current, if any, in the loop?
(a) Anti-clockwise
(b) Clockwise
(c) Alternating
(d) No current will be induced in the loop

16] When the current in a coil changes from 2A to – 2A in 0.05s, an emf of 8V is induced in the coil. The self inductance of the coil is

(a) 0.2H (b) 0.4H (c) 0.8H (d) 0.1H

Mesay T.