1. What is meant by magnetic field? Draw magnetic field lines around a bar magnet. Name the device which is used to draw magnetic field lines.
2. Design an activity to demonstrate that a bar magnet has a magnetic field around it.
3. What are magnetic field lines? Justify the following statements:
(a) Two magnetic field lines never intersect each other. (b) Magnetic field lines are closed curves. OR (a) What is meant by a magnetic field? Mention two parameters that are necessary to describe it completely. (b) If field lines of a magnetic field are crossed at a point, what does it indicate?
4. A compass needle is placed near a current carrying straight conductor. State your observation for the following cases and give reasons for the same in each case. (a) Magnitude of electric current is increased. (b) The compass needle is displaced away from the conductor.
5. State how the magnetic field produced by a straight current carrying conductor at a point depends on (a) current through the conductor (b) distance of point from conductor.
6. Give reason for the following
(i) There is either a convergence or a divergence of magnetic field lines near the ends of a current carrying straight solenoid. (ii) The current carrying solenoid when suspended freely rests along a particular direction. (iii) The burnt out fuse should be replaced by another fuse of identical rating.
7. Find the direction of magnetic field due to a current carrying circular coil held: (i) Vertically in North – South plane and an observer looking it from east sees the current to flow in anticlockwise direction, (ii) Vertically in East – West plane and an observer looking it from south sees the current to flow in anticlockwise direction, (iii) Horizontally and an observer looking at it from below sees current to flow in clockwise direction.
8. (a) State three factors on which the strength of magnetic field produced by a current carrying solenoid depends. (b) Draw circuit diagram of a solenoid to prepare an electromagnet. OR What is solenoid? Draw the pattern of magnetic field lines of (i) a current carrying solenoid and (ii) a bar magnet. List two distinguishing features between the two fields.
9. (a) State Right Hand Thumb rule to find the direction of the magnetic field around a current Carrying straight conductor. (b) How will the magnetic field be affected on: (i) increasing the current through the conductor (ii) reversing the direction of flow of current in the conductor?
1 CLASS 10 10. Diagram shows the lengthwise section of a current carrying solenoid. ⦻ indicates current entering into the page, ⨀ indicates current emerging out of the page. Decide which end of the solenoid A or B, will behave as north pole. Give reason for your answer. Also draw field lines inside the solenoid.
Write one application of right-hand thumb rule.
11. State the effect of a magnetic field on the path of a moving charged particle.
12. State the direction of magnetic field in the following case.
Write one application of Fleming’s left hand rule.
13. A current carrying conductor is placed in a magnetic field. Now answer the following. (i) List the factors on which the magnitude of force experienced by conductor depends. (ii) When is the magnitude of this force maximum? (iii) State the rule which helps, in finding the direction of motion of conductor. (iv) If initially this force was acting from right to left, how will the direction of force change if: (a) direction of magnetic field is reversed? (b) direction of current is reversed?
14. Describe an activity with labelled diagram to show that a force acts on current carrying conductor placed in a magnetic field and its direction of current through conductor. Name the rule which determines the direction of this force.
15. Mention and explain the function of an earth wire. Why it is necessary to earth metallic appliances?
16. Give reasons for the following:
(a) It is dangerous to touch the live wire of the main supply rather than neutral wire. (b) In household circuit, parallel combination of resistances is used. (c) Using fuse in a household electric circuit is important. OR (a) Fuse acts like a watchman in an electric circuit. Justify this statement. (b) Mention the usual current rating of the fuse wire in the line to (i) lights and fans (ii) appliance of 2 kW or more power.
17. (a) Name two safety measures commonly used in an electric circuit and appliances. (b) What precaution should be taken to avoid the overloading of domestic electric circuits?
18. (a) Draw a schematic diagram of a common domestic circuit showing provision of (i) Earth wire, (ii) Main fuse (iii) Electricity meter and (iv) Distribution box. (b) Distinguish between short circuiting and overloading.
