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12 ISC | PHYSICS | PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS | UNIT 3 | MAGNETISM |

 

UNIT 3 MAGNETISM

2025

1.     The relative permeability of substance ‘X’ is slightly less than one and that of substance ‘Y’ is slightly more than one. Then:

(a) ‘X’ is paramagnetic and ‘Y’ is ferromagnetic.

(b) ‘X’ is diamagnetic and ‘Y’ is ferromagnetic.

(c) ‘X’ is paramagnetic and ‘Y’ is diamagnetic.

(d) ‘X’ is diamagnetic and ‘Y’ is paramagnetic.

2.     A student has made connections, as shown in Figure 2 below, so that the wires MN and ST repel each other. But it is observed that they are attracting each other. What change should the student make for the wires to repel each other?

(a) Reverse the terminals of batteries E1 and E2.

(b) Reverse the terminals of battery E1 or E2.

(c) Choose supply voltage such that E1 = E2.

(d) Add key and ammeter to the circuit.

3.     Magnetic field at the centre of a circular coil is B. Calculate the magnetic field at the same point when each of the current, number of turns of the coil and its radius is doubled.

4.     A galvanometer having a resistance of 20 Ω shows a full scale deflection with a current of 1 mA. How can it be converted into a voltmeter with a range of 0–10 V?

5.     Two infinitely long straight wires PQ and RS carrying currents I1 and I2 respectively are kept 10 cm apart in vacuum. Calculate magnetic field (B) at the point X shown in Figure 8 below.

6.     An electron and a proton are moving along the +X axis. If an external magnetic field B = 0.314 T is applied along −Z axis: (a) What is the path followed by the electron due to the magnetic field? (b) Calculate the frequency of revolution of the proton.

2024

7.     Lorentz force in vector form is

8.     Assertion: When an electric current is passed through a moving coil galvanometer, its coil gets deflected.

Reason: A circular coil produces a uniform magnetic field around itself when an electric current is passed through it.

9.     Explain the meaning of the following statement: Curie temperature for soft iron is 770°C.

10.  Using Biot-Savart law, find out the expression for  magnetic flux density ‘B’, at the centre of a current carrying circular coil of radius R.

11.  Figure 4 below shows an infinitely long metallic wire YY’ which is carrying a current I’. P is a point at a perpendicular distance r from it.

(i)              What is the direction of magnetic flux density B of the magnetic field at the point P?

(ii)            What is the magnitude of magnetic flux density B of the magnetic field at the point P?

(iii)          Another metallic wire MN having length l and carrying a current I is now kept at the point P. If the two wires are in vacuum and parallel to each other, how much force acts on the wire MN due to the current I’ flowing in the wire YY’?

2023

12.  A circular coil has radius ‘r’, number of turn ‘N’ and carried a current ‘I’. Magnetic flux density ‘B’ at its centre is:

 

13.  A long straight wire AB carries a current of 5A. P is a proton travelling with a velocity of 2 × 106 m/s, parallel to the wire, 0.2 m from it and in a direction opposite to the current, as shown in Figure 2 below. Calculate the force which magnetic field of the current carrying conductor AB exerts on the proton.

14.  A moving coil galvanometer of resistance 55 W produces a full scale deflection for a current of 250 mA. How will you convert it into an ammeter having a range of 0 – 3A?

15.  Using Ampere’s circuital law, obtain an expression for magnetic flux density ‘B’ at a point near an infinitely long and straight conductor, carrying a current I.

2022

16.  SI unit of magnetic dipole moment is:

(a) Am             (b) Am2           (c) Hm–1          (d) Wbm–2

17.  The point P is at a perpendicular distance of 0.2 m from a long straight wire YY’, which carries a current of 1.6 A, as shown in Figure 1 below.

Magnetic flux density of the magnetic field at point P is:

(a) 1.6 × 10–6 T directed into the paper.

(b) 1.6 × 10–6 T coming out of the paper.

(c) 0.8 × 10–6 T directed into the paper.

(d) 0.8 × 10–6 T coming out of the paper.

18.  A proton is moving in a uniform magnetic field B with a velocity v at an angle q with the field. The force acting on the proton is minimum when q is:

(a) 120°           (b) 90°             (c) 60°             (d) Zero

2019

19.  A rectangular loop of area 5 m2 , has 50 turns and carries a current of 1 A. It is held in a uniform magnetic field of 0.1 T, at an angle of 30°. Calculate the torque experienced by the coil.

20.  An a.c. source of emf e = 200 sin ωt is connected to a resistor of 50Ω. Calculate: (1) Average current (Iavg). (2) Root mean square (rms) value of emf.

2018

21.  A circular coil carrying a current I has radius R and number of turns N. If all the three, i.e., the current I, radius R and number of turns N are doubled, then, magnetic field at its Centre becomes:

(a)   Double (c) Four times (b) Half (d) One fourth

22.  How will you convert a moving coil galvanometer into a voltmeter?

23.  A rectangular coil having 60 turns and area of 0.4 m2 is held at right angle to a uniform magnetic field of flux density 5×10–5T. Calculate the magnetic flux passing through it.


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