Force on a Moving Charge

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Force on a Moving Charge: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Magnetic Force, Force on a Moving Charge in Magnetic Field, Radius of Curvature of the Helical Path in Magnetic Field & Position of the Charged Particle in Helical Path in Magnetic Field etc.

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A block of mass m and charge q is released on a long smooth inclined plane. Magnetic field B is constant, uniform and out of the plane of the paper as shown. Find the time from the start when block leaves contact with the surface.
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A particle with charge +Q and mass m enters a magnetic field of magnitude B, existing only to the right of the boundary YZ. The direction of the motion of the particle is perpendicular to the direction of B.
Let T = 2 π m QB . The time spent by the particle in the field will be

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Two particles of charges +Q and -Q are projected from the same point with a velocity v in a region of uniform magnetic field B such that the velocity vector makes an angle θ with the magnetic field. Their masses are M and 2M, respectively. Then, they will meet again for the first time at a point whose distance from the point of projection is

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An electron moving with a velocity V 1 = 2 i ^ m / s  at a point in a magnetic field experiences a force F1=-2^N . If the electron is moving with a velocity V 2 = 2 j ^ m / s  at the same point, it experiences a force F 2 = + 2 i ^ N . The force the electron would experience if it were moving with a velocity V 3 = 2 k ^ m / s  at the same point is

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A particle of specific charge (charge/mass) α starts moving from the origin under the action of an electric field E = E 0 i ^  and magnetic field B = B 0 k ^ . Its velocity at x 0 y 0  0  is 4 i ^ + 3 j ^ . The value of x 0  is :

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A charged particle is released from rest in a region of uniform electric and magnetic fields, which are parallel to each other. The locus of the particle will be

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A charged particle is released from rest in a region of uniform electric and magnetic fields, which are parallel to each other. The locus of the particle will be

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A particle having charge of 1 C, mass 1 kg and speed 1 m s-1 enters a uniform magnetic field, having magnetic induction of 1 T, at an angle θ=30°  between velocity vector and magnetic induction. The pitch of its helical path is (in meters)

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Electrons moving with different speeds enter a uniform magnetic field in a direction perpendicular to the field. They will move along circular paths,

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An electron mass=9.1×10-31 kg; charge=-1.6×10-19 C experiences no deflection, if subjected to an electric field of 3.2×105 V m-1 and a magnetic field of 2.0×10-3 Wb m-2. Both the fields are normal to the path of an electron and to each other. If the electric field is removed, then the electron will revolve in an orbit of radius

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An electron having kinetic energy T is moving in a circular orbit of radius R perpendicular to a uniform magnetic induction B . If kinetic energy is doubled and magnetic induction tripled, the radius will become

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A uniform magnetic field B = B 0 j ^   exists in a space. A particle of mass and charge q is projected towards negative x- axis with speed v from the a point (d, 0, 0). The maximum value v for which the particle does not hit y-z plane is

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An electron is projected with velocity v 0  in a uniform electric field E perpendicular to the field. Again it is projected with velocity v 0  perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field B/If r 1  is initial radius of curvature just after entering in the electric field and r 2  is initial radius of curvature just after entering in magnetic field then the ratio r 1 / r 2  is equal to

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A particle of charge q and mass m starts moving from the origin under the action of an electric field  E=E0i^andB=B0i^  with velocity  v=v0j^. The speed of the particle will become  2v0, after a time

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An electron is moving along a positive x-axis. A uniform electric field exists towards negative y-axis. What should be the direction of a magnetic field of suitable magnitude, so that the net force of electron is zero.

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A charge particle A of charge q=2 C has velocity v=100 m s-1. When it passes through point A and has velocity in the direction shown. The strength of magnetic field at point B due to this moving charge is (r=2 m).

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Two long parallel wires are at a distance 2d apart. They carry steady equal currents flowing out of the plane of the paper, as shown. The variation of the magnetic field B along the XX' is given by

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An electron gun G emits electron of energy 2 keV travelling in the (+)ve x-direction. The electrons are required to hit the spot S where GS=0.1 m & the line GS makes an angle of 60o with the x-axis, as shown in the fig. A uniform magnetic field B parallel to GS exists in the region outsides to electron gun. Find the minimum value of B needed to make the electron hit S.

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The figure shows a conductor of weight 1.0 N and length L = 0.5 m placed on a rough inclined plane making an angle 30 o with horizontal so that conductor is perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field of induction B = 0.1T. The coefficient of static friction between the conductor and the plane is 0.1, A current of I = 10A flows through the conductor inside the plane of this
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What is the force needed to be applied parallel to the inclined plane to sustain the conductor at rest.

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A particle of charge+q and mass m moving under the influence of a uniform electric field E i ^ and magnetic field B k ^ enters in I quadrant of a coordinate system at a point (0, a) with initial velocity v i ^ and leaves the quadrant at a point (2a, 0) with velocity - v j ^ .
Find Magnitude of electric field