1.

An proton is moving at 106 m/ s in a direction parallel to a long wire carrying a current of 5 A,

separated by a perpendicular distance of 5 cm in air. Determine the magnitude of the force
experienced by the electron. [3.2 × 1018 N]
2. An electron travels in a circular path of radius 5 cm in a magnetic field of 4 mT. Calculate the speed
and the potential difference through which the electron must be accelerated to acquire this speed?
[3.52 × 107 m/s, 3516.5 V]
3. An electron of kinetic energy 1 MeV moves perpendicular to the direction of a uniform magnetic
field of 1.0 mT. Calculate the time period of rotation of the electron in the magnetic field. [35.7 ns]
4. A proton and an alpha particle enter a uniform magnetic field with same kinetic energy
perpendicular to it. Compare the radii of circular paths followed by the two particles? [1:1]
5. Two wires carrying 10 A and 20 A current in same direction are kept 70 cm apart. Find the
magnetic field at distance 50 cm from 10 A and 20 cm from 20 A. Also find where will the B be
zero. [16 ×106]
6. An electron enters a uniform magnetic field of 1.25mT after being accelerated from rest by an
electric field such that the velocity of the electron is perpendicular to the magnetic field. The
electron remains in the magnetic field for 7.00 ns (nano second). What is the angle between the
initial electron velocity and the final electron velocity? [88]
7. An electron is projected horizontally with a kinetic energy of 10 keV. A magnetic field of strength
1×107T exists in the vertically upward direction. (a) Will the electron deflect towards right or towards
left of its motion? (b) Calculate the sideways deflection of the electron in traveling through 1m. [(a) left
(b) 1.5 cm]
8. A magnetic field of 4mT k exerts a force of (4i + 3j) ×10 – 10 N on a particle having a charge of 1nC and
going in the XY plane. Find the velocity of the particle. [−75i + 100j m/s]
9. When a proton is released from rest in a room, it starts with an initial acceleration a0 towards west.
When it is projected towards north with a speed v0, it moves with an initial acceleration 3a0 towards
ma 0 2ma 0
west. Find the electric field and maximum possible magnetic field in the room. [ west down ]
e ev 0
Example: 1 Current flows due north in a horizontal transmission line. Magnetic field at a
point P vertically above it directed
(a) North wards
(b) South wards
(c) Toward east
(d) Towards west

Example: 3 Find the position of point from wire 'B' where net magnetic field is zero due to
following current distribution
(a) 4 cm
(b) 32/7 cm
(c) 12/7 cm
(d) 2 cm
Example: 4 Find out the magnitude of the magnetic field at point P due to following
current distribution, both conductors are wires
𝜇0 𝑖𝑎
(a) i
𝜋𝑟 2 r B
𝜇0 𝑖𝑎2 a
(b) 
𝜋𝑟 M  P
𝜇0 𝑖𝑎 a
(c)
2𝜋𝑟 2 r B
2𝜇0 𝑖𝑎 i
(d)
𝜋𝑟 2
Example: 5 What will be the resultant magnetic field at origin due to four infinite length wires. If each wire produces magnetic
field 'B' at origin
(a) 4 B Y
1
(b) √2𝐵 i
x
i 4 2
(c) 2√2𝐵
(d) Zero x i X
Example: 6 Two parallel, long wires carry currents i1 and i2 with i1> i2 . When the
3 i
currents are in the same direction, the magnetic field at a point midway
between the wires is 10 μT. If the direction of i2 is reversed, the field
becomes 30 μT. The ratio i1/i2 is
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
Example: 8 A wire in the form of a square of side a carries a current i. Then the magnetic induction at the centre of the square
wire is (Magnetic permeability of free space = μ0) [EAMCET 2001]
𝜇0 𝑖
(a)
2𝜋𝑎 i
𝜇0 𝑖 √2 O
(b)
𝜋𝑎
2√2𝜇0 𝑖
(c)
𝜋𝑎 a
𝜇0 𝑖
(d)
√2𝜋𝑎
Example: 13 Two infinite length wires carries currents 8A and 6A respectively and placed along X and Y-axis. Magnetic field at a
point P(0,0,d) m will be
7𝜇0 10𝜇0 14𝜇0 5𝜇0
(a) (b) (c) (d)
𝜋𝑑 𝜋𝑑 𝜋𝑑 𝜋𝑑
Example: 14 An equilateral triangle of side 'a' carries a current i then find out the magnetic field at point P which is vertex of
triangle
𝜇0 𝑖
(a) ⊗ P
2√3𝜋𝑎
𝜇0 𝑖
(b) ⊙ i i
2√3𝜋𝑎
2√3𝜇0 𝑖
(c) ⊙
𝜋𝑎 a
2√3𝜇0 𝑖
(d) ⊗
𝜋𝑎