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Ch—04 Moving Charges and Magnetism
Daily Practice Problem 05
Q1. A proton, an electron and a helium
nucleus, have the same energy. They are in
circular orbits in a plane due to magnetic field
perpendicular to the plane. Let 𝑟𝑟𝑝𝑝 , 𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 𝑟𝑟𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻
be their respective radii, then
(a) 𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑒 < 𝑟𝑟𝑝𝑝 = 𝑟𝑟𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻
(b) 𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑒 > 𝑟𝑟𝑝𝑝 = 𝑟𝑟𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻
(c) 𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑒 < 𝑟𝑟𝑝𝑝 < 𝑟𝑟𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻
(d) 𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑒 > 𝑟𝑟𝑝𝑝 > 𝑟𝑟𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻
Q2. In an experiment, electrons are
accelerated, from rest by applying a voltage
of 500 𝑉𝑉. Calculate the radius of the path, if
a magnetic field 100 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 is then applied.
(Take, charge of the electron = 1.6 × 10−19 𝐶𝐶
and mass of the electron = 9.1 × 10−31 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘)
(a) 7.5 × 10−2 𝑚𝑚
(b) 7.5 × 10−4 𝑚𝑚
(c) 7.5 × 10−3 𝑚𝑚
(d) 7.5 𝑚𝑚
Q3. Doubly-ionized helium ions are
projected with a speed of 10 kms--1 in a
direction perpendicular to a uniform
magnetic field of magnitude 1.0 𝑇𝑇. Find
(a) the force acting on an ion,
(b) the radius of the circle in which it
circulates and
(c) the time taken by an ion to complete the
circle.
Q4. An electron travels in a circular path of
radius 20 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 in a magnetic field 2 × 10−3 𝑇𝑇.
(a) Calculate the speed of the electron.
(b) What is the potential difference
through which the electron must be
accelerated to acquire this speed?
Q5. An electron moving perpendicular to a
uniform magnetic field completes a circular
orbit in 10−6s. Calculate the value of the
magnetic field. Mass of electron = 9 ×
10−31 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘.
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Q6. A uniform magnetic Q8. A beam of charged particle, having

field of strength 𝐵𝐵 exists in kinetic energy 103 𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒, contains masses
a region of width 𝑑𝑑. A 8 × 10−27 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 and 1.6 × 10−26 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 emerge
particle of charge 𝑞𝑞 and from the end of an accelerator tube. There is
mass 𝑚𝑚 is shot a plate at distance 10−2 m from the end of
perpendicularly (as shown the tube and placed perpendicular to the
in figure) into the magnetic beam. Calculate the magnitude of the
field. Find the time spent by the particle in the smallest magnetic field which can prevent
magnetic field if the beam from striking the plate.
𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚
(a) 𝑑𝑑 >
𝑞𝑞𝑞𝑞

𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚
(b) 𝑑𝑑 <
𝑞𝑞𝑞𝑞
Q9. In figure, what should be the speed of
the charged particle so that it cannot collide
with the upper wall? Also, find the
coordinates of the point where the particle
Q7. An a-particle is accelerated by a strikes the lower plate in the limiting case of
potential difference of 104 𝑉𝑉. Find the change velocity.
in its direction of motion, if it enters normally
in a region of thickness 0.1 𝑚𝑚 having
transverse magnetic induction of 0.1 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡.
(𝐺𝐺𝐺𝐺𝐺𝐺𝐺𝐺𝐺𝐺: 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝛼𝛼 − 𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝: 6.4 ×
10−27 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘).
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ANSWERS

1. a 4. (i) 7.0 × 107 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −1 𝑚𝑚

(b) 𝑞𝑞𝑞𝑞 sin−1 �𝑅𝑅�
𝑑𝑑

2. b (ii) 14 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘

5. 3.5 × 10−3 𝑇𝑇 7. 𝜃𝜃 = 30°

3. (a). 3.2 × 10−15 𝑁𝑁
(b). 2.1 × 10−4 𝑚𝑚
8. 1.414 T
𝜋𝜋𝑚𝑚
6. (a) 𝑞𝑞𝑞𝑞𝑞𝑞
𝑞𝑞𝑞𝑞
(c). 1.32 × 10−7 𝑠𝑠 9. ; (−2𝑑𝑑, 0, 0)
𝑚𝑚