MAGNETISM

Introduction:

 We have allready studied about thermal effects of

current and now in the present chapter we are
studied about magnetic effect of current.

 Earlier it was believe that there is no connection

between electric and magnetic force and both of
them are completely different.

 But in 1820 Oersted showed that the electric current

through a wire deflect the magnetic needle placed
near the wire and the direction of deflection of
needle is reversed if we reverse the direction of
current in the wire.

 So, Oersted's experiments establishes that a

magnetic field is assoiated with current carrying
wire.
  Again if we a magnetic needlle near a bar magnet it
gets deflectid and rests in some other direction.

 This needle experiences the tourque which turn the

needle to a definite direction.

 Thus, the reagion near the bar magnet or current

carrying where magnetic needle experience and
suffer deflection is called magnetic field.
(2) The Magnetic Field

 We all ready know that a stationery charges gets up

a electric field E in the space surrounding it and this
electric field exerts a force F=q0E on the test charge
q0 placed in magnetic field.
 Similarly we can describe the intraction of moving
charges that, a moving charge excert a magnetic
field in the space surrounding it and this magnetic
field exert a force on the moving charge.
 Like electric field, magntic field is also a vector
quantity and is represented by symbol B
 Like electric field force which depend on the
magnitude of charge and electric field, magnetic
force is propotional to the magnitude of charge and
the strength of magnetic field.
 Apart from its dependence on magnitude of charge
and magnetic field strength magnetic force also
depends on velocity of the particle.
 The magnitude magnetic force increase with
increase in speed of charged particle.
 Direction of magnetic force depends on direction of
magnetc field B and velocity v of the chared particle.
 The direction of magnetic force is not alonge the
direction of magnetic field but direction of force is
always perpendicular to direction of both magnetic
field B and velocity v
 Test charge of magnitude q0 is moving with velocity
v through a point P in magnetic field B experience a
deflecting force F defined by a equation
F=qv X B
 As mentioned earlier this force on charged particle is
perpendicular to the plane formed by v and B and its
direction is determined right hand thumb rule.


When moving charge is positive the direction of force F is
the direction of advance of hand screw whose axis is
perpendicular to the plane formed by v and B.

Direction of force would be opposit to the direction of

advance screw for negative charge moving in same
direction.
Magnitude of force on charged particle is
F=q0vBsinθ
where θ is the angle between v and B.
If v and B are at right angle to each other i.e. θ=90 then
force acting on the particle would be maximum and is
given by
Fmax=q0vB ----(3)
When θ=180 or θ=0 i.e. v is parallel or antiparallel to B
then froce acting on the particle would be zero.
 Again from equation 2 if the velocity of the palticle in
the magnetic field is zero i.e., particle is stationery in
magnetic field then it does not experience any force.
SI unit of strength of magnetic field is tesla (T). It can be
defined as follows
B=F/qvsinθ
for F=1N,q=1C and v=1m/s and θ=90
1T=1NA-1m-1
Thus if a charge of 1C when moving with velocity of 1m/s
along the direction perpendicular to the magnetic field
experiences a force of 1N then magnitude of field at that
point is equal to 1 tesla (1T).
Another SI unit of magnetic field is weber/m2 Thus
1 Wb-m-2=1T=1NA-1m-1
In CGS system, the magnetic field is expressed in 'gauss'.
And 1T= 104 gauss. Dimention formula of magnetic field
(B) is [MT-2A-1].
Abstract:

Fleming's left-hand rule for electric motors is one of a

pair of visual mnemonics, the other being Fleming's right-
hand rule[1] (for generators). They were originated by
John Ambrose Fleming, in the late 19th century, as a
simple way of working out the direction of motion in an
electric motor, or the direction of electric current in an
electric generator.

When current flows through a conducting wire, and an

external magnetic field is applied across that flow, the
conducting wire experiences a force perpendicular both
to that field and to the direction of the current flow (i.e
they are mutually perpendicular) . A left hand can be
held, as shown in the illustration, so as to represent
three mutually orthogonal axes on the thumb, fore finger
and middle finger. Each finger is then assigned to a
quantity (mechanical force, magnetic field and electric
current). The right and left hand are used for generators
and motors respectively.

Objective:
To study the force on a current-carrying straight
conductor in a magnetic field and to verify that the
motion of the conductor is according to Fleming’s left-
hand rule.

Theory:
A current carrying conductor placed in a magnetic field
experiences a force. If the direction of the field and that
of current are mutually perpendicular to each other, then
the force acting on the conductor will be perpendicular
to both and that can be determined using the Fleming’s
left-hand rule. When current establishes in the
conductor, it gets displaced which verifies the existence
of a force on the conductor.

Fleming's Left Hand Rule:

Hold the thumb and the first two fingers of your left
hand mutually at right angles to each other as shown in
Fig. (2). Then if the Forefinger points in the direction of
the Field, and the second finger in the direction of the
Current, the thumb will point in the direction of Force.

Materials Required:

A horse shoe magnet, a small aluminium rod, an

ammeter, two wooden stands, two connecting wires, a
battery, a plug key.
Procedure:
1. Suspend the aluminium rod horizontally from the
stand using clean connecting wires.

2. Place the horse-shoe magnet in such a way that the

rod lies in between both the poles such that south pole is
vertically above and north pole is vertically below the
rod.

3. Connect the rod in series to the battery, key and the

rheostat.

4. Now switch on the current and observe the

displacement of the rod.

5. Reverse the direction of the current and observe the

change in the displacement of the rod.
Observations:
On passing current through a straight conductor
(aluminium rod) kept in a magnetic field, the conductor
gets displaced upward or downward.

Result:
1. The direction of displacement of the conductor rod
changes with the change in the direction of current
through it.

2. The displacement of aluminium rod is in accordance

with Fleming’s left-hand rule.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
 https://www.seminarsonly.com/Engineering-
Projects/Physics/current-carrying-conductor.php
 https://opentextbc.ca/physicstestbook2/chapter/ma
gnetic-force-on-a-current-carrying-conductor/
 INVESTIGATORY PROJECT
PHYSICS
SESSION 2019-20
TOPIC:FORCE ON A CURRENT CARRYING
CONDUCTOR IN A MAGNETIC FIELD

PROJECT BY: HISHITA JAY THAKKAR

GUIDED BY: AMIT SIR
 INDEX
1 INTRODUCTION Pg.5
2 ABSTRACT Pg.6
3 OBJECTIVE Pg.7
4 THEORY Pg.7
5 PROCEDURE Pg. 10
6 OBSERVATIONS Pg. 11
7 RESULT Pg. 11
8 BIBLIOGRAPHY Pg. 12