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A circular coil of $25$ turns and radius of $12$cm is placed in a uniform magnetic field of $0.5$ T normal to the plane of coil. If the current in the coil is $5$A, then total torque experienced by the coil is

  1. $1.5$N m

  2. $2.5$N m

  3. $3.5$ N m

  4. zero


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Here, n = $25$ turns, r = $12$cm, B = $0.5$T
Since the coil is placed in uniform magnetic field normal to the place of the coil. Hence the angle between magnetic moment and magnetic field direction is zero $(i.e. \theta = 0)$
$therefore = mB sin \theta = mB sin 0$
$\therefore T = 0$

A closely wound solenoid of 2000 turns and area of cross-section $1.5 \times 10^{-4}m^2$ carries a current of 2.0 A. It is suspended through its centre and perpendicular to its length, allowing it to turn in a horizontal plane in a uniform magnetic field $5 \times 10^{-2}T$, making an angle of 30$^o$ with the axis of the solenoid. The torque on the solenoid will be

  1. $3 \times 10^{-3} N -m$

  2. $1.5 \times 10^{-3} N -m$

  3. $1.5 \times 10^{-2} N -m$

  4. $3 \times 10^{-2} N -m$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Given :   $N = 2000$ turns        $A = 1.5\times 10^{-4} m^2$              $I = 2.0$ A                $B = 5\times 10^{-2}$ T            $\theta = 30^o$

Torque    $\tau = NI (A\times B) =NIAB \sin \theta$                 
$\therefore$  $\tau = (2000) (2.0) (1.5\times 10^{-4}) (5\times 10^{-2}) (0.5) $                           $(\because \sin 30^o =0.5)$
$\implies$   $\tau = 1.5\times 10^{-2}$  $N-m$

At a place the horizontal component of earth's field is $0.5 \times 10^{-4}T$. A bar magnet suspended horizontally perpendicular to earth's field experiences a torque of $4.5\times 10^{-4}N-m$ at that place. The magnetic moment of the magnet is: 

  1. $2.25\times 10^{-8}J/T$

  2. $1/9 J/T$

  3. $2.25 J/T$

  4. $9 J/T$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

$\tau = MB sin\theta$
$4.5 \times 10^{-4}= M\times 0.5 \times 10^{-4}. sin 90^0$
$M= \dfrac{4.5 \times 10^{-4}}{0.5\times 10^{-4}}= 9 J/T$

A coil in the shape of equilateral tringale of side $0.02\ m$  is suspended from the vertex such that it is hanging in a  vertical place between the pole-pieces of a permanent magnet  producing a horizontal magnetic field of $5 \times 10^{-2}\  T.$ When a current of $0.1\ A$ passed through it and the  magnetic field is parallel to its plane then couple acting on  the coil is :

  1. $8.65 \times 10^{-7}\ N-m$

  2. $6.65 \times 10^{-7}\ N-m$

  3. $3.35 \times 10^{-7}\ N-m$

  4. $3.91 \times 10^{-7}\ N-m$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The torque acting on a coil is given by,

$\tau $ = N B I A sin$\theta $
Here, A = $\frac{1}{2}  \times  base  \times $ height
$\begin{array}{l} =\frac { 1 }{ 2 } \times 0.02\times \sqrt { { { 0.02 }^{ 2 } }-{ { 0.01 }^{ 2 } } }  \ =1.732\times { 10^{ -4 } }{ m^{ 2 } } \end{array}$
$\theta $ = Angle between direction of the magnetic field and normal to the plane of the coil. Also, as the magnetic field is parallel to the plane of the coil, so $\theta $ = 90
thus, 
$\tau$  = $1\times 5\times { 10^{ -2 } }\times 0.1\times 1.732\times { 10^{ -4 } }\times 1$
    = 8.6$\times10^{-7}$ Nm



A bar magnet when placed at an angle of $30^o$ to the direction of magnetic field of induction of $ 5\times10^{-5} T$, experiences a moment of a couple $2.5\times10^{-6} N-m$. If the length of the magnet is $5\ cm$ its pole strength is:

  1. $2\times10^{-2}\ Am$

  2. $5\times10^{-2}\ Am$

  3. $2\ Am$

  4. $5\ Am$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Torque experienced by bar magnet is $\tau =MB\sin \theta $ where $M$magnetic moment, $B$ is magnetic field induction and $\theta $ is the angle between $M\,\,and\,\,B$

It is given that

  $ \tau =2.5\times {{10}^{-6}}N $

 $ B=5\times {{10}^{-5}}T $

 $ L=0.05m $

 $ 2.5\times {{10}^{-6}}=M\times 5\times {{10}^{-5}}\,\times \dfrac{1}{2} $

 $ M={{10}^{-1}} $

 $ M=m\times L $

 $ {{10}^{-1}}=m\times 0.05 $

 $ m=2 Am $

A bar magnet is held perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field. If the couple acting on the magnet is to be halved by rotating it, then the angle by which it is to be rotated is:

  1. $30^o$

  2. $45^o$

  3. $60^o$

  4. $90^o$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

We know that,

$ \tau =MB\sin \theta  $

$ \tau \propto \sin \theta  $

So,

$ \dfrac{{{\tau } _{1}}}{{{\tau } _{2}}}=\dfrac{MB\sin {{\theta } _{1}}}{MB\sin {{\theta } _{2}}} $

$ \dfrac{{{\tau } _{1}}}{{{\tau } _{2}}}=\dfrac{\sin {{\theta } _{1}}}{\sin {{\theta } _{2}}} $

$ \dfrac{\tau }{\frac{\tau }{2}}=\dfrac{\sin {{90}^{0}}}{\sin {{\theta } _{2}}} $

$ \sin {{\theta } _{2}}=\dfrac{1}{2} $

$ {{\theta } _{2}}={{30}^{0}} $

Hence, the angle is ${{30}^{0}}$


If a current is passed through a loop which is placed in a magnetic field, then the acting torque will not depend on

  1. Shape of the loop

  2. Area of the loop

  3. The current value

  4. Magnetic field


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Since,  $T _B=MB\sin\theta$ where $\theta$ is angle between body and the magnetic field$\implies $ shape of loop does not affect torque since $B$ depends on the area and current.

A charged particle is moving with uniform velocity $V\hat {j}$ through a uniform magnetic field $B(-\hat {i})$ and a unifom electric field $\vec {E}$. Then $\vec {E}$ is

  1. $-Bv\hat {k}$

  2. $Bv\hat {k}$

  3. $\dfrac {v}{B}\hat {k}$

  4. $\dfrac {-B}{v}\hat {k}$


Correct Option: B

At some location on earth the horizontal components of earth's magnetic field is $18 \times 10^-6 T.$ At this location, magnetic needle of length 0.12 m and pole strength 1.8 Am is suspended from its mid-point using a thread, it makes $45^0$ angle with horizontal in equilibrium to keep this needle horizontal, the vertical force that should be applied at one of its ends is:

  1. $3.6 \times 10^-5 N$

  2. $6.5 \times 10^-5 N$

  3. $1.3 \times 10^-5 N$

  4. $1.8 \times 10^-5 N$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

At $45 ^o, B _H = B _V$

$F \dfrac{l}{2} = MB _V = m \times l \times B _V$
$F = \dfrac{2 m l B _V} { l} = 3.6 \times 18 \times 10^{-6} $
$ = 6.5 \times 10^{-5} N$

Two bar magnets with magnetic moments2$\mathrm { M }$ and $\mathrm { M }$ are fastened together at right angles to each other at their centres to forma crossed system, which can rotate freelyabout a vertical axis through the centre. The crossed system sets in earth's magnetic fieldmaking an angle $\theta$ with the magnetic merid-ian such that

  1. $\theta = \tan ^ { - 1 } \left( \dfrac { 1 } { \sqrt { 3 } } \right)$

  2. $\theta = \tan ^ { - 1 } ( \sqrt { 3 } )$

  3. $\theta = \tan ^ { - 1 } \left( \dfrac { 1 } { 2 } \right)$

  4. $\theta = \tan ^ { - 1 } \left( \dfrac { 3 } { 4 } \right)$


Correct Option: C