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CHAPTER 6: MAGNETISM
1. A proton moves with a speed of 1.0 x 105 ms-1 through the Earths magnetic field. When
the proton moves eastward, it experiences a maximum magnetic force of 8.8 x 10 -19 N.
What is the magnetic strength of the Earths magnetic field at that location? (Ans : 5.5 x
10-5 T)
2. An electron travels at an angle of 40 with the direction of a magnetic field of 0.40 T in
the y direction. The speed of the electron us 3.00 x 106 ms-1. Calculate the magnitude of
the magnetic force on the electron and the acceleration experiences by the proton.
3. A proton moves parallel to a magnetic field of 0.10 T with a speed of 2.0 x 106 ms-1. Find
the magnitude of the acceleration of the proton.
4. A He2+ ion travels at right angles to a magnetic field of 0.80 T with a velocity of 105 m/s.
Find the magnitude of the magnetic force on the ion. (Ans : 2.56 x 10-14 N)
5. An electron is moving with a speed of 5 x 107 ms-1 to a magnetic field of 0.5 T. (a) What
is the magnetic force on the electron? (b) What is the radius of the circle in which the
electron moves? (Ans : 4 x 10-12 N, 0.57 mm)
6. (a) What is the force on a charged carbon ion moving with a speed of 3 x 105 ms-1 to a
magnetic field of 0.75 T. (Ans : 3.6 x 10-14 N)
(b) What is the centripetal acceleration of the ion? (Ans : 1.81 x 1012 ms-2)
(c) What is the radius of the circle in which the ion moves? (Ans : 49.7 mm)
7. Calculate the force on a straight wire 11 cm long carrying a current of 12 A when the
wire is in a 200 T magnetic field perpendicular to the wire. (Ans : 260 N)
8. Find the force on each segment of the wire shown in Figure below, if B = 0.15 T. Assume
that the current in the wire is 5A.

9. A wire bearing a current of 10 A lies perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field, B. A

force on of 0.2 N is found to exist on a section of the wire 80 cm long. Determine the
magnetic field. (Ans: 0.025 T)
10. A coil of 20 turns has an area of 800 mm2 and bears a current of 0.5 A. It is placed with
its plane parallel to a magnetic field of intensity 0.3 T. Determine the torque on the coil.
(Ans : 2.4 x 10-3 Nm)

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11. A rectangular loop 6 cm high and 2 cm wide is placed in a magnetic field of 0.02 T. If the
loop contains 200 turns and carries a current of 50 mA, what is the torque on it? Assume
that the face of the loop is parallel to the field. (Ans : 2.4 x 10-4 Nm)
12. A 3.0 C charge is traveling with a speed of 5 x 104 m/s parallel to a very long and
straight wire. The wire is 8.0 cm from the charge and carries a current of 40.0 A in the
direction opposite to that the moving charge. Find the magnitude and direction of the
force on the charge.
13. Two parallel straight wires 20.0 cm apart carry currents in opposite direction. Current I1 =
3.0 A is out of page, and I2 = 7.0 A is into the page. Determine the magnitude and
direction of the magnitude field halfway between the two wires.
14. Two parallel straight wires 8.0 cm apart carry currents in same direction. Current I1 = 2.0
A and I2 = 4.0 A are into the page. Determine the magnitude and direction of the
magnitude field halfway between the two wires.
15. Two long and fixed parallel wires A and B are 13 cm apart and carry a current of 10 A
and 30 A respectively as shown below. Determine the magnitude and the direction of
magnetic field at point P.

16. Two long and fixed parallel wires A and B are 7 cm apart and carry a current of 20 A and
50 A respectively as shown below. Determine the magnitude and the direction of
magnetic field at point Z.

17. The two wires of a 5.0 m long appliance cord are 2.0 mm apart and carry a current of 5.0
A dc. Calculate the force one wire exerts on the other.
18. A solenoid 0.5 m long has 2000 turns. The magnetic induction near the center of the
solenoid is 0.08 T. What is the current in the solenoid? (Ans: 16 A)
19. Two long and fixed parallel wires, A and B, are 10 cm apart in air and carry currents of
40 and 20 A, respectively, in opposite directions. Determine the resultant magnetic field
(a) on a line midway between the wires andM parallel to them, (b) on a line 8 cm from
wire A and 18 cm from wire B. (Ans : 2.4 x 10-4 T, 7.8 x 10-5 T)

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20.

A solenoid has length L= 1.00 m and inner diameter d = 1.55 cm, and it carries a
current I = 4 A. It consists of five close-packed layers, each with 7 turns along length L.
What is B at its center?