Draw the pattern of magnetic field lines produced around a current carrying straight conductor passing perpendicularly through a horizontal cardboard. State and apply right-hand thumb rule to mark the direction of the field lines. How will the strength of the magnetic field change when the point where magnetic field is to be determined is moved away from the straight conductor? Give reason to justify your answer.

According to Maxwell's right-hand thumb rule, when you hold a current-carrying conductor in your right hand in such a way that your thumb points in the direction of the current then the direction in which your fingers encircle the conductor will give the direction of the magnetic field around it. Hence, if we hold the current-carrying straight wire in our right-hand so that thumb points in the direction of the current i.e in upward direction, the magnetic field lines will be in the anticlockwise direction. The density of magnetic lines of forces decreases as we move away from the straight conductor. This means that the separation between two magnetic lines of force increases when we move away from the straight conductor. Thus, we can say that the strength of the magnetic field and the distance of the point of observation from the wire are inversely proportional to each other. Hence, as we move away from the wire the strength of the magnetic field decreases.

State Fleming's left hand rule.

According to this rule, stretch the thumb, forefinger and middle finger of your left hand such that they are mutually perpendicular. If the first finger points in the direction of the magnetic field and the second finger in the direction of the current, then the thumb will point in the direction of motion or the force acting on the conductor.

The change in magnetic field lines in a coil is the cause of induced electric current in it. Name the underlying phenomenon.

The phenomenon of electromagnetic induction is the production of induced current in a coil placed in a region where the magnetic field changes with time. The magnetic field may change due to a relative motion between the coil and a magnet placed near to the coil. The direction of the induced current is given by the Fleming's right-hand rule.

What is an electromagnet? List any two uses of it.

An electromagnet is a magnet whose magnetic field is generated by an electric current. A current flowing through the wire produces a magnetic field that is focused in the hole, which serves as the coil's centre. Electromagnets are employed in a variety of electric and electromechanical equipment, such as motors, generators, and transformers.

A student was asked to perform an experiment to study the force on a current carrying conductor in a magnetic field. He took a small aluminium rod AB, a strong horse shoe magnet, some connecting wires, a battery and a switch and connected them as shown. He observed that on passing current, the rod gets displaced. On reversing the direction of current, the direction of displacement also reversed. In the above experimental set up, when current is passed through the rod, it gets displaced towards the left. What will happen to the displacement if the polarity of the magnet and the direction of current both are reversed?

If the direction of both magnetic field and current are reversed, then as per Fleming's Left-Hand Rule, the direction of magnetic force and hence, the displacement will remain unchanged, i.e., towards left. According to Fleming's left-hand rule, if the forefinger points in the direction of magnetic field, central finger points in the direction of current then the thumb will be directed in the direction of magnetic force as we stretch the forefinger, central finger and the thumb of our left-hand so that these are perpendicular to each other.

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EMBIBE CHAPTER WISE PREVIOUS YEAR PAPERS FOR SCIENCE>Chapter 13 - Magnetic Effects of Electric Current>CBSE-2020>Q 9

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Draw a labelled diagram to show how an electromagnet is made.

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EMBIBE CHAPTER WISE PREVIOUS YEAR PAPERS FOR SCIENCE>Chapter 13 - Magnetic Effects of Electric Current>CBSE-2020>Q 10

State the purpose of soft iron core used in making an electromagnet.

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EMBIBE CHAPTER WISE PREVIOUS YEAR PAPERS FOR SCIENCE>Chapter 13 - Magnetic Effects of Electric Current>CBSE-2020>Q 11

List two ways of increasing the strength of an electromagnet if the material of the electromagnet is fixed.

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EMBIBE CHAPTER WISE PREVIOUS YEAR PAPERS FOR SCIENCE>Chapter 13 - Magnetic Effects of Electric Current>CBSE-2022 (Delhi Term II - I)>Q 12

Name the poles P,Q,R and S of the magnets in the following figures 'a' and 'b'.

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EMBIBE CHAPTER WISE PREVIOUS YEAR PAPERS FOR SCIENCE>Chapter 13 - Magnetic Effects of Electric Current>CBSE-2022 (Delhi Term II - I)>Q 13

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State the inference about the direction of the magnetic field lines on the basis of the diagrams drawn above.

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EMBIBE CHAPTER WISE PREVIOUS YEAR PAPERS FOR SCIENCE>Chapter 13 - Magnetic Effects of Electric Current>CBSE-2022 (Delhi Term II - I)>Q 14

When is the force experienced by a current-carrying straight conductor placed in a uniform magnetic field is maximum?

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EMBIBE CHAPTER WISE PREVIOUS YEAR PAPERS FOR SCIENCE>Chapter 13 - Magnetic Effects of Electric Current>CBSE-2022 (Delhi Term II - I)>Q 15

When is the force experienced by a current-carrying straight conductor placed in a uniform magnetic field is minimum?

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EMBIBE CHAPTER WISE PREVIOUS YEAR PAPERS FOR SCIENCE>Chapter 13 - Magnetic Effects of Electric Current>CBSE-2022 (Delhi Term II - I)>Q 17

Name any two devices that use current -carrying conductors and magnetic field.

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EMBIBE CHAPTER WISE PREVIOUS YEAR PAPERS FOR SCIENCE>Chapter 13 - Magnetic Effects of Electric Current>CBSE-2022 (Delhi Term II - I)>Q 18

Draw the pattern of magnetic field lines produced around a current-carrying straight conductor held vertically on a horizontal cardboard. Indicate the direction of the field lines as well as the direction of current flowing through the conductor.

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