SOLENOIDS

DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage and answer the questions that correspond.
Thomas Boczar, Solenoids. 2012

A solenoid is a coil wound in a tightly packed helix. When a wire is wrapped around a metallic core and electrical current runs through it, a magnetic field is created. This magnetic 5 field, also known as a B-Field, is produced on the inside of the coil, and its strength is dependent on the number of turns per unit length, the current, and a permeability constant.
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1. (SI 401) In reference to the passage, what is one experiment a scientist could perform to support the idea that the magnitude of the magnetic field is independent of the length of the solenoid?
a. b. c. Create multiple solenoids each with varying currents Create multiple solenoids with varying lengths and turns per unit length Create multiple solenoids with varying lengths while holding the number of turns per unit length constant Create multiple solenoids each with the same length

The magnitude of the magnetic field is 10 independent of the total length of the solenoid. One way of creating a magnet is wrapping wire around a metallic object, such as a nail, and attaching one end of the wire to the positive terminal of a battery and connecting the other 15 end of the wire to the negative terminal. When the connection is made, current will start to flow through the wire and produce a magnetic field inside the nail, creating a magnet that will attract other metals.
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2. (EMI 501) In reference to the passage, which of the following would not be a valid procedure in creating a magnet, such as the nail?
e. Wrapping a wire around a nail and changing which side of the wire is in contact with the positive terminal of the battery Wrapping a wire around a nail and changing the number of turns around the nail Running the wire along the side of the nail and connecting each end of the wire to a battery terminal Using a 1.5 Volt battery instead of a 6 Volt battery

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3. (ID 502) Using Figure 1, one can conclude that when current is held constant, the relationship between the number of turns and the B-Field is
a. b. c. d. Directly proportional Indirectly proportional Inversely proportional Non existent, there is no relationship

4. (EMI 501) If a scientist used a current of 3.0 mA and found a magnetic field of 13.6 T, roughly how many turns did the solenoid have?
e. f. g. h. 4.5 turns 13.5 turns 1400 turns 3200 turns

5. (ID 501) Looking at the experiments in Figure 1 and Figure 2, which of the following statements is true regarding the variables?
a. b. c. d. Figure 1 and Figure 2 used the same number of turns Figure 1 and Figure 2 used the same current Figure 1 and Figure 2 show a constant B-Field None of the statements are true, every variable was changed from the first experiment to the second

6. (EMI 502) Which of the following hypothesis is valid based on the information given only in Figure 2?
e. f. g. h. As the number of turns in a solenoid decreases, the Magnetic Field increases As the current increases in a solenoid, the Magnetic Field increases As the number of turns in a solenoid decreases, the current increases We can not make a valid hypothesis based only on Figure 2

7. (SI 703) In order to investigate the effect of the current in a solenoid on the magnetic field, the scientist should perform which of the following experiments?
a. Keep the number of turns and the current constant, and see how it changes the magnetic field Keep the number of turns constant but change the current in the solenoid, and see how the magnetic field changes Keep the current constant but change the number of turns in the solenoid, and see how the magnetic field changes Dont hold either variable constant by changing the current and number of turns, seeing the change in the magnetic field

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Course: Physics Course Level: Regular or Honors

Unit: Magnetism CRS Focus Band: 28-32

Magnetic field in a solenoid based on number of turns and current. Critical Content Solenoid, Magnetic Field IOD 501- Determine how the value of a variable changes with the change of another variable from two simple data presentations Being able to interpret data and see the relationship between variables.

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