DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, HYDERABAD

Class: XII Subject: Physics

Conceptual Review:
1. An electron and proton moving with the same speed enter the same magnetic field
region at right angles to the direction of the field. For which of the two particles will
the radius of the circular path be smaller. (VSAQ)
2. How will the magnetic field intensity at the center of a circular coil carrying current
change, if the current through the coil is doubled and the radius of the coil halved?
(VSAQ)
3. State two properties of the material of the wire used for suspension of the coil in a
moving coil galvanometer. (VSAQ)
4. Two wires of equal length are bent in the form of two loops. One of the loops is
square shaped and the other is circular. These are suspended in a uniform magnetic
field and the same current is passed through them. Which loop will experience a
greater torque? Give reasons. (VSAQ)
5. Steel is preferred for making permanent magnets whereas soft iron is preferred for
making electromagnets. Give one reason. (VSAQ)
6. The force F experienced by a particle of charge e moving with velocity v in a magnetic
field B is given by F = e( v x B) of these, name the pairs of vectors which are always at
right angles to each other. (VSAQ)
7. Equal currents I and I are flowing through two infinitely long parallel wires. What
will be the magnetic field at a point mid-way when the currents are flowing in the
same directions? (VSAQ)
8. A current is passed through a loop of a flexible wire. What shape will it take? (VSAQ)
9. Name the physical quantity which has its unit JT -1. Is it a scalar or a vector quantity?
10. How does the (i) pole strength, and (ii) magnetic moment of each part of a bar
magnet change if it is cut into equal pieces along its length? (VSAQ)
11. An electron is moving along the +ve X-axis in the presence of uniform magnetic field
along the +ve Y-axis. What is the direction of force acting on it. (VSAQ)
12. An electron and a proton, having equal momenta, enter a uniform magnetic field at
right angles to the field lines. What will be the ratio of the radii of curvature of their
trajectories? (VSAQ)
13. Explain how will you convert a galvanometer into a voltmeter to read a maximum
potential of ‘V’ volt. Can one use a voltmeter to measure the emf of a cell? Justify
your answer. (VSAQ)
14. A charge ‘q’ moving in a straight line is accelerated by a potential difference ‘V’. It
enters a uniform magnetic field ‘B’ perpendicular to its path. Deduce in terms of V an
expression for the radius of the circular path in which it travels. (SAQ)
15. A particle with charge ‘q’ moving with velocity ‘y’ in the plane of the paper centers a
uniform magnetic field ‘B’, acting perpendicular to the plane of the paper. Deduce an
expression for the time period of the charge, as it moves in a circular path in the field.
Why does the kinetic energy of the charge not change while moving in the magnetic
field? (SAQ)
16. A stream of electrons travelling with speed v ms -1 at right angles to a uniform
magnetic field ‘B’ is deflected in a circular path of radius ‘r’. Prove (e / m) = (v / r B)
(SAQ)
17. Why do two long parallel conductors carrying current exert force on each other?
(SAQ)
18. Which one of the two, an ammeter or a milli-ammeter, has a higher resistance and
why? (SAQ)
19. A charged particle enters a region of uniform field with its initial velocity directed (i)
parallel to the field and (ii) perpendicular to the field. Show that there is no change in
the kinetic energy of the particle in both the cases. (SAQ)
20. Obtain an expression for the magnetic field of an electron in a circular orbit of radius
‘r’ and moving with a speed ‘v’. State the rule to find its direction. How does this
magnetic moment change when (i) the frequency of revolution is doubled. (ii) the
orbital radius is halved? (SAQ)
21. Why does the susceptibility of diamagnetic substance independent of temperature?
22. Mention two properties due to which a substance is preferred for making
(i) Electromagnet and (ii) permanent magnet.
23. Distinguish between diamagnetic, paramagnetic and ferromagnetic substances in
terms of susceptibility, temperature dependency, behavior in external uniform
magnetic field and relative permeability.

Numerical Skill:
1. Two parallel coaxial circular coils of equal radius R and equal number of turns N
carry equal currents I in the same direction and are separated by a distance 2R. Find
the magnitude and direction of the net magnetic field produced at the mid-point of the
line joining their centers.
2. Two small circular loops, marked (1) and (2), carrying equal currents are placed with the
geometrical axes perpendicular to each other as shown in figure.
 Find the magnitude and direction of the net magnetic field produced at the point O.

3. A proton and an alpha particle having the same kinetic energy are allowed to pass
through a uniform magnetic field perpendicular to the direction of their motion.
Compare the radii of the paths of the proton and alpha particle.
4. A circular coil of 30 turns and radius 8.0cm. Carrying a current of 6.0A is suspended
vertically in a uniform horizontal magnetic field of magnitude 1.0T. The field lines
make an angle of 60 degrees with the normal to the coil. Calculate the magnitude of
the counter torque that must be applied to prevent the coil from turning.
5. If the current sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer is increased by 20%, its
resistance also increases by 1.5 times. How will the voltage sensitivity of the
galvanometer be affected?
6. In a galvanometer there is a deflection of 10 divisions per 50 mA. The internal
resistance of the galvanometer is 60Ω. If a shunt of 2.5 Ω is connected to the
galvanometer and there are 50 divisions in all on the scale of galvanometer what
maximum current can this galvanometer read?
7. A long straight wire AB carries a current of 4A. A proton P travels at 4 x 106m/s
parallel to the wire, 0.2m from it and in a direction opposite to the current. Calculate
the force which the magnetic field of current exerts on the proton. Also specify the
direction of the force.
8. A long straight conductor PQ, carrying a current of 75A, is fixed horizontally.
Another long conductor XY is kept parallel to PQ at a distance of 5mm, in air.
Conductor XY is free to move and carries a current I. Calculate the magnitude and
direction of current I for which the magnetic repulsion just balances the weight of
conductor XY. (Mass per unit length for conductor XY is 10-2 kg/m).
9. (a) A short bar magnet placed with its axis at 30 degrees with a uniform external
magnetic field of 0.2T experiences a torque 0.060 Nm. Calculate the magnitude of
magnetic moment of the magnet?
(b) Find out what orientation of the magnet corresponds to its stable equilibrium in the
magnetic field.
10. An infinitely long straight current carrying wire produces a magnetic field B, at a
point distance ‘a’ from it. What must be the radius of a circular loop, so that for the
 same current through it, the magnetic field at (i) Its center equals B/2 and (ii) An axial
point, distant equal to the radius of the loop, equal B.
11. A bar magnet having a magnetic moment of 1.0 x 104 J T-1 is free to rotate in a
horizontal plane. A horizontal magnetic field B = 4 xx 10-5 T exists in the space. Find
the work done in rotating the magnet slowly from a direction parallel to the field to a
direction 60 degrees from the field.
12. Figure shows a rectangular current-carrying loop placed 2cm away from a long,
straight, current carrying conductor.

What is the direction and magnitude of the net force acting on the loop?
13. On quadrupling the moment of inertia of a magnet, its frequency of oscillation will
become
(A) half (B) double (C) four times (D) one-fourth
14. What is the magnitude of the equatorial and axial fields due to a bar magnet of
length 4 cm at a distance of 40 cm from its mid-point? The magnetic moment of the
bar magnet is a 0.5Am2.
15. A galvanometer of resistance G is converted into a voltmeter to measure up to V
volts by connecting a resistance R1 in series with the coil. If a resistance R2 is
connected in series with it, then it can measure up to V/2 volts. Find the resistance, in
terms of R1 and R2, required to be connected to convert it into a voltmeter that can
read up to 2 V. Also find the resistance G of the galvanometer in terms of R1 and R2.
(SAQ)
16. In what way is Gauss’s law in magnetism different from that used in electrostatics?
Explain briefly. The Earth’s magnetic field at the Equator is approximately 0.4 G.
Estimate the Earth’s magnetic dipole moment. Given: Radius of the Earth = 6400 km.
(SAQ)

Disclaimer!!
All the questions in the above Worksheet are based on Class 12 NCERT Physics Text Books
Volume 1 and 2, Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday-Resnick-Walker, Move Fast with
Physics by S L Arora, PYQS.