1. What is the acceleration of a proton moving with a speed of 9.
5 m/s at right
angles to a magnetic field 1.2T? ( q proton = 1.6 x 10-19 C and mass of proton =
1.67 x 10-27 kg) [ans:1.09 x 109 m/s2 ]
2. An electron moves at right angles to a magnetic field 0.12T. What is the speed if
the force exerted on it is 8.9 x 10-15 N?(q electron =1.6 x 10-19 C) [ans: 4.6 x 105
m/s]
3. A 0.32µC particle moves with a speed of 16 m/s through a region where the
magnetic field has a strenght of 0.95T. At what angle to the field is the particle
moving if the force exerted on it is (a) 4.8 x 10-6 N (b) 3.0 x 10-6 N (c) 1.0 X 10-7
N [ans: θ = 80.7o b. 38.1o c. 1.2o ]
4. A proton moving with a speed of 2.0 x 106 m/s enters perpendicularly into a
uniform magnetig field of 0.014 T. Calculate the radius of the path of the proton.
(Mass of proton = 1.66 x 10-27 kg and the charge of proton = 1.6 x 10-19 C)
[ans: 1.48m]
5. A narrow beam of positive ions travelling in a uniform magnetic field of 0.454 T
and deflected in a semi circular path as shown below. The speed of the beam is
1.4 x 105 m/s.
a) Show the direction of the magnetic field [out of the page]
b) Calculate the diameter of the circular path if the mass of proton = 1.66 x 10 -27
kg and the charge of proton = 1.6 x 10-19 C.[ans :6.399 x 10-3m]
c) Calculate the force on the positive ion.[ans:1.017 x 10-14 N]
d) Calculate the acceleration of the ion.[ans: 6.126 x 1012 m/s2]
Uniform magnetic field
Positive beam
6. What is the magnetic force exerted on a 2.55m length of wire carrying a current of
0.675 A perpendicular to a magnetic field of 0.720 T? [ans: 1.24 N]
7. A wire with a current of 2.8 A is at angle of 36o relative to a magnetic field of 0.88
T. Find the force exerted on a 2.25 m length of wire. [ans: 3.26 N]
8. A 0.45 m copper rod with a mass of 0.17kg carries a current of 11A in the positive
x direction. What are magnitude and direction of the minimum magnetic field
needed to lift the rod. [ans: 0.34 T into the page]
9. A rectangular loop of 200 turns is 22cm wide and 16 cm high. What is the current
in this loop if the maximum torque in a field of 0.45T is 23 N.m? [ans: 7.3 A]
10. A single circular loop of radius 0.23m carries a current of 2.6 A in a magnetic field
of 0.95 T. What is the maximum torque exerted on this loop? [ans: 0.42 N.m]
11. A wire of length 100cm is shape in to a circular shape carries a current of 3 A in a
magnetic field of 0.85 T. (a) What is the maximum torque exerted on this loop.
(b) If the same wire is shape in to a square, calculate the maximum torque
exerted on the loop if the current and the magnetic field is unchanged.
[ans: a. 0.2 N.m b. 0.16 N.m]
12. Calculate the magnetic field for a point at A, 5.25cm from a long, straight wire that
carries a current of 6.81A. [ans: 2.59 x 10-5T ]
13. A long, straight wire carries a current of 7.2A. how far from this wire is the
magnetic field it produces equal to 5.0 x 10-5 T. [ans: 2.8 x 10-2m]
14. Calculate the magnitude of the magnetic at a point A which is 2cm to the right of
wire 2 as shown in the figure below. [ans : 5.643 x 10-5 T into the page]
Wire 1 Wire 2 Wire 3
A
I1= 10A I2= 5A I3= 7A
5cm 6cm
15. Determine the strength and direction of the magnetic field on point B.[ans:0.33
x10-5T y direction ]
I1= 10A I2= 7A
B
Wire 1 Wire 2
10cm 6cm
16. Two power lines, each 250m in length, run parallel to each other with a
separation of 35 cm. If the lines carry parallel current of 120A, what is the
magnitude and direction of the magnetic force each exerts on the other. [ans:
2.057 N attract ]
17. Three long, straigth wires A,B and C are separated by a equal distance of 32.2
cm. Wire A carries a current of 2.75 A, wire B carries a current of 1.50A and eire
C carries a current of 4.33 A. (a) Find the force per meter length exerted on the
2.75 A wire. [ans: 1.14 x 10-6N ]
A B C
18. A solenoid measuring 32 cm long with 450 turns is needed to produce a magnetic
field of 5.0 x 10-5 T. Determine the required current for the solenoid.
[ans: 0.03 A ]
19. A solenoid that is 75 cm long produces a magnetic field of 1.3 T within its core
when it carries a current of 8.4 A. Calculate the number of turn of wire are
contained in this selenoid? [ans: 9.2 x 103turns]
20. The maximum current in a superconducting selenoid can be as large as 3.75kA. If
the number of turns per meter in such selenoid is 3250, what is the magnitude of
the magnetic field it produces. [ans: 15.3 T]
21. You are needed to construct a selenoid of 55cm long using a plastic tube of 12
cm diameter. The selenoid carries a curent of 2.0 A and produces a magnetic
field of 0.85 T. Calculate the total length of wire needed to carry out this project.
[ans: 70.122 x 103 m]
