Chot 6 Magnetism Flashcards
QUESTION
OPTION 1
- What is the primary principle behind the operation of a simple compass? (A. Electric currents generate magnetic fields, B. Freely suspended bar magnets align with the Earth’s magnetic field, C. Magnetic monopoles exist in isolated forms, D. Magnetic field lines never intersect)
Answer: B. Freely suspended bar magnets align with the Earth’s magnetic field.
- What are the regions of a magnet where its magnetic effect is strongest? (A. Equatorial regions, B. Poles, C. Surface area, D. Center)
Answer: B. Poles
- If a bar magnet is broken into two pieces, what happens to its poles? (A. Only one piece retains the poles, B. Each piece forms new north and south poles, C. Poles disappear, D. Magnetic strength diminishes completely)
Answer: B. Each piece forms new north and south poles.
- What happens when like poles of two magnets are brought close together? (A. They attract, B. They repel, C. They form a monopole, D. They lose magnetism)
Answer: B. They repel.
- What is the direction of magnetic field lines around a bar magnet? (A. From the north pole to the south pole, B. From the south pole to the north pole, C. Randomly oriented, D. They do not have a fixed direction)
Answer: A. From the north pole to the south pole.
- What happens to a compass needle near a wire carrying current? (A. It aligns tangentially to the circular magnetic field lines, B. It points north regardless of the current, C. It does not move, D. It aligns parallel to the current)
Answer: A. It aligns tangentially to the circular magnetic field lines.
- Who discovered the relationship between electricity and magnetism? (A. Michael Faraday, B. Hans Christian Oersted, C. James Clerk Maxwell, D. André-Marie Ampère)
Answer: B. Hans Christian Oersted
- What is the SI unit of magnetic field? (A. Weber (Wb), B. Tesla (T), C. Gauss (G), D. Newton per Ampere meter (N/A·m))
Answer: B. Tesla (T)
- What does the right-hand rule help determine in electromagnetism? (A. The direction of the magnetic force, B. The strength of the magnetic field, C. The location of magnetic poles, D. The angle of current flow)
Answer: A. The direction of the magnetic force.
- What happens to the force on a current-carrying wire if the direction of the current is reversed? (A. The force doubles in magnitude, B. The force reverses direction, C. The force becomes zero, D. The force remains unchanged)
Answer: B. The force reverses direction.
- What is the force acting on a wire in a magnetic field dependent on? (A. The current and magnetic field strength, B. The material of the wire, C. The temperature of the wire, D. The length of the magnetic field)
Answer: A. The current and magnetic field strength.
- What is the direction of the magnetic force on a charged particle moving in a magnetic field? (A. Perpendicular to both the velocity and the magnetic field, B. Parallel to the magnetic field, C. Along the direction of the velocity, D. Anti-parallel to the velocity)
Answer: A. Perpendicular to both the velocity and the magnetic field.
- What happens if a charged particle moves parallel to a magnetic field? (A. The force on the particle is zero, B. The particle stops moving, C. The force is maximized, D. The particle changes direction)
Answer: A. The force on the particle is zero.
- Which equation represents the magnitude of the magnetic force on a moving charged particle? (A. , B. , C. , D. )
Answer: A.
- What defines the direction of magnetic field lines at any point? (A. The direction the north pole of a compass needle points, B. The direction the south pole of a compass needle points, C. Random orientation, D. It cannot be determined)
Answer: A. The direction the north pole of a compass needle points.
- What is the significance of 1 Tesla (T)? (A. 1 Newton per Ampere meter, B. 1 Weber per square meter, C. 1 Gauss, D. 1 Coulomb per second)
Answer: B. 1 Weber per square meter.
- What is the force between two parallel current-carrying wires? (A. Attraction if currents are in the same direction, B. Repulsion if currents are in the same direction, C. No force acts between them, D. Force depends on temperature)
Answer: A. Attraction if currents are in the same direction.
- What is the direction of the magnetic field due to a current-carrying wire? (A. Tangential to concentric circles around the wire, B. Along the length of the wire, C. Perpendicular to the wire, D. Randomly oriented)
Answer: A. Tangential to concentric circles around the wire.
- What is the equation for magnetic force on a wire in a uniform field? (A. , B. , C. , D. )
Answer: A.
- What is the angle at which magnetic force is maximum? (A. 90°, B. 0°, C. 180°, D. 45°)
Answer: A. 90°.
- What is the proportionality constant in the magnetic force equation in SI units? (A. 1, B. , C. , D. 0)
Answer: B.
- Which scientist discovered that currents produce magnetic fields? (A. André-Marie Ampère, B. Hans Christian Oersted, C. Michael Faraday, D. James Clerk Maxwell)
Answer: B. Hans Christian Oersted.
- How are magnetic field lines near a current-carrying wire oriented? (A. In concentric circles, B. Radially outward, C. Along the length of the wire, D. Randomly scattered)
Answer: A. In concentric circles.
- What is the term for the number of magnetic field lines crossing a unit area? (A. Magnetic flux density, B. Magnetic potential, C. Magnetic flux, D. Magnetic pressure)
Answer: A. Magnetic flux density.
- How is a magnetic field represented mathematically? (A. , B. , C. , D. )
Answer: A.
- What is the force on a wire if it is parallel to the magnetic field? (A. Zero, B. Maximum, C. Half the maximum, D. Depends on the current)
Answer: A. Zero.
- What determines the strength of a magnetic field due to a wire? (A. The current in the wire and distance from the wire, B. The material of the wire, C. The temperature of the wire, D. The orientation of the wire)
Answer: A. The current in the wire and distance from the wire.
- What happens to the force when the angle between velocity and magnetic field is 0°? (A. Force is zero, B. Force is maximum, C. Force is half the maximum, D. Force becomes infinite)
Answer: A. Force is zero.
- What property of magnetic force prevents it from doing work on a charged particle? (A. It is always perpendicular to the velocity, B. It depends on the charge of the particle, C. It is parallel to the magnetic field, D. It acts along the velocity)
Answer: A. It is always perpendicular to the velocity.
- What is the typical direction of force on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field? (A. Perpendicular to both the current and magnetic field, B. Parallel to the magnetic field, C. Anti-parallel to the current, D. Along the length of the wire)
Answer: A. Perpendicular to both the current and magnetic field.
- What is the direction of the magnetic force on a positively charged particle moving in a magnetic field? (a) Perpendicular to both velocity and the magnetic field, b) Along the velocity vector, c) Opposite to the magnetic field, d) Along the magnetic field direction)
Answer: a) Perpendicular to both velocity and the magnetic field.
- When a charged particle moves perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field, what is the shape of its path? (a) Circular, b) Linear, c) Elliptical, d) Parabolic)
Answer: a) Circular.
- For a particle in uniform circular motion under a magnetic force, what provides the centripetal force? (a) Magnetic force, b) Gravitational force, c) Electric force, d) Frictional force)
Answer: a) Magnetic force.
- The radius of the circular path of a charged particle in a magnetic field is proportional to: (a) Velocity of the particle, b) Inverse of magnetic field strength, c) Inverse of charge, d) All of the above)
Answer: d) All of the above.
- The pitch of a helical path of a charged particle in a magnetic field depends on: (a) Velocity parallel to the magnetic field, b) Magnetic field strength, c) Charge of the particle, d) All of the above)
Answer: d) All of the above.
- What is the Hall effect used to determine? (a) Charge carrier density, b) Magnetic flux, c) Electric potential difference, d) Energy of a charged particle)
Answer: a) Charge carrier density.
- In a Hall effect setup, the Hall voltage is directly proportional to: (a) Magnetic field strength, b) Current through the conductor, c) Width of the conductor, d) All of the above)
Answer: d) All of the above.
- What is the unit of the Hall coefficient? (a) , b) , c) , d) )
Answer: [Missing Unit – Provide the correct options.]
- In a cyclotron, the time period of a charged particle is independent of: (a) Radius of the path, b) Mass of the particle, c) Magnetic field strength, d) Charge of the particle)
Answer: a) Radius of the path.