PHY023 Problem Set 3

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1. What is the force exerted on a particle by a magnetic field B  (1.5T ) ˆj if the particle with a charge of -1.25 x 10-8
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C is moving with instantaneous velocity v  (4.15  10 4 m / s) ˆj  (3.85  10 4 m / s)kˆ ?
2. A circular area with a radius of 6.5 cm lies in the xy-plane. What is the magnitude of the magnetic flux through this
circle due to a uniform magnetic field B = 0.250 T at an angle 30.0° from the +z-direction?
3. An electron at point A in the figure has a speed of 2.115 x 106 m/s. Find the magnitude
and direction of the magnetic field that will cause the electron to follow the semi-
circular path from A to B, and the time required for the electron to move from A to B.
4. The plane of a 0.04 m x 0.10 cm rectangular loop of wire is parallel to a 0.19-T magnetic
field. The loop carries a current of 3.1 A. What torque acts on the loop?
5. A –4.80-μC charge is moving at a constant speed of 6.80 × 105 m/s in the +x-direction relative to a reference frame.
At the instant when the point charge is at the origin, what is the magnetic field vector it produces at x = 0.500 m, y =
0.500 m, z = 0?
6. A straight wire carries a 10.0-A current. ABCD is a rectangle with point D in the middle
of a 1.10-mm segment of the wire. Find the direction and magnitude of the magnetic
field due to this segment at point C.
7. Two long, straight parallel wires, 10.0 cm apart, carry equal 2.00-A currents in the same
direction as shown. Find the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field midway
between the wires.
8. Two long, parallel wires are separated by a distance of 0.400 m. The currents I1 and I2
have the directions shown. Calculate the magnitude of the force exerted by each wire
on a 1.20-m length of the other. Is the force attractive or repulsive?
9. A closely wound, circular coil with radius of 2.00 cm has 600 turns and carries a current of 0.500 A. What is the
magnitude of the magnetic field at a point on the axis 8.00 cm from its center?
10. A solenoid is designed to produce a magnetic field of 0.0270 T at its center. It has a radius of 1.40 cm and length of
40.0 cm, and the wire can carry a maximum current of 12.0 A. What minimum number of turns per unit length must
the solenoid have?
11. A toroidal solenoid has inner radius of 15.0 cm and outer radius of 18.0 cm. The solenoid has 250 turns and carries a
current of 8.50 A. What is the magnitude of the magnetic field at the following distances from the center of the
torus: a) 12.0 cm, b) 16.0 cm and c) 20.0 cm?
12. A coil 6.00 cm in radius, containing 400 turns, is placed in a uniform magnetic field that
varies with time according to B = (0.0120 T/s)t + (3.00×10-5 T/s4)t4. The coil is
connected to a 450-Ω resistor, and its plane is perpendicular to the magnetic field. You
can ignore resistance of the coil. What is the current in the resistor at time t = 4.00 s?
13. A circular loop of wire is in a region of spatially uniform magnetic field as shown. The
magnetic field is directed into the plane of the figure. Determine the direction
(clockwise or counter-clockwise) of the induced current in the loop when the magnetic field is decreasing.
14. A 1.41-m bar moves at an angle 37.0o through a uniform, 1.20-T magnetic field with
a speed of 2.50 m/s as shown. Find the emf induced between the ends of this bar if
the bar moves in the + x-axis.
15. Two toroidal solenoids are wound around the same form so that the magnetic field
of one passes through the turns of the other. Solenoid 1 has 700 turns, and solenoid
2 has 400 turns. When the current in solenoid 1 is 6.25 A, the average flux through
each turn of solenoid 2 is 0.0320 Wb. What is the mutual inductance of the pair of solenoids?
16. A toroidal solenoid has 500 turns, cross-sectional area 6.25 cm2, and mean radius 4.00 cm. Calculate the self-
inductance.
17. A 15.0-Ω resistor and a coil are connected in series with a 6.30-V battery with negligible internal resistance and a
closed switch. At 2.00 milliseconds after the switch is opened the current has decayed to 0.210 A. Calculate the
inductance of the coil.