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JEE Advanced Numerical Examples

1. To find the magnitude of the magnetic field at a point (2, 0, 0) due to a long straight wire carrying a current of 10 A, we use the Biot-Savart law:

B=μ04πIdl×r^r2 Where

  • μ0 is the permeability of free space
  • (\overrightarrow{dl}) is the differential length of the wire
  • (\hat{r}) is the unit vector from the current element to the point of observation

Since the wire is long and straight, we can assume that r = 2 cm for all points on the wire. Also, since the observation point is at right angles to the wire, the cross product (\overrightarrow{dl} \times \hat{r}) is parallel to the z-axis. Therefore:

|B|=μ0I4πrdl |B|=μ0I4πr2πr |B|=μ0I2 Substituting the values, we get: |B|=(4×107Tm/A)(10A)2 |B|=2×106T

2. To find the magnitude of the magnetic field at the center of a circular coil of radius 5 cm carrying a current of 2 A, we use the formula for the magnetic field of a circular loop:

B=μ0NI2R

Where

  • (\mu_0) is the permeability of free space
  • (N) is the number of turns
  • (I) is the current
  • (R) is the radius of the coil

Substituting the values, we get: B=(4×107Tm/A)(100)(2A)2(0.05m) B=4×104T

3. To find the magnitude of the magnetic field inside a solenoid of length 20 cm, having 1000 turns and carrying a current of 5 A, we use the formula:

B=μ0nI

Where

  • (\mu_0) is the permeability of free space
  • (n) is the number of turns per unit length
  • (I) is the current

In this case, the length of the solenoid is 20 cm which is 0.2 m. Therefore, the number of turns per unit length is: n=1000 turns0.2m n=5000 turns/m Substituting the values into the formula, we get: B=(4×107Tm/A)(5000turns/m)(5A) B=0.1T

4. To find the magnitude of the magnetic field at a point 5 cm away from the center of a bar magnet of length 10 cm and magnetic moment 0.5 A-m2, we use the formula for the magnetic field on axial line of bar magnet:

B=2μ0m4πr3

Where

  • (\mu_0) is the permeability of free space
  • (m) is the magnetic moment
  • (r) is the distance from the center of the magnet

Substituting the values, we get: B=2(4×107Tm/A)(0.5Am2)4π(0.05m)3 B=3.18×104T

5. To find the magnitude of the magnetic force acting on a moving charge of 2 C moving with a velocity of 10 m/s in a magnetic field of 0.5 T perpendicular to the velocity, we use the formula:

F=qvBsinθ

Where

  • (q) is the charge
  • (v) is the velocity
  • (B) is the magnetic field strength
  • (\theta) is the angle between (v) and (B)

In this case, (\theta) is 90 degrees, so (\sin\theta=1). Therefore,

F=(2C)(10m/s)(0.5T)(1) F=10N

CBSE Board Exam Numerical Examples

1. The magnetic field at a point (1, 0, 0) due to a long straight wire carrying a current of 5 A can be calculated using the Biot-Savart law:

B=μ0I4πr

Where

  • (\mu_0) is the permeability of free space ((4\times10^{-7}Tm/A))
  • (I) is the current (5A)
  • (r) is the distance from the point to the wire (1 m)

Substituting these values, we get: B=(4×107Tm/A)(5A)4π(1m) B=1×106T So the magnetic field at the point (1, 0, 0) is (1\times10^{-6} T).

2. The magnetic field at the center of a circular coil of radius 2 cm carrying a current of 1 A can be calculated using the formula: B=μ0NI2R Where

  • (\mu_0) is the permeability of free space ((4\times10^{-7}Tm/A))
  • (N) is the number of turns (50)
  • (I) is the current (1 A)
  • (R) is the radius of the coil (0.02 m)

Substituting these values, we get: B=(4×107Tm/A)(50)(1A)2(0.02m) B=0.5×103T Therefore, the magnitude of the magnetic field produced at the center of the circular coil is (5 \times 10^{-4} T).

3. To calculate the magnitude of the magnetic field inside a solenoid of length 10 cm having 500 turns and carrying a current of 2 A, we can use the formula:

B=μ0nI

Where:

  • (\mu_0) is the permeability of free space ((4\pi × 10^{−7} Tm/A))
  • (n) is the number of turns per unit length ((n=N/L))
  • (I) is the current (2 A)

First, calculate the number of turns per unit length (n):

n=500 turns0.1m=5000 turns/m

Then, substitute the values into the formula: B=(4π×107Tm/A)(5000turns/m)(2A) B=4.0×103T

Therefore, the magnitude of the magnetic field inside the solenoid is (4.0 × 10^{−3} T).

4. To determine the magnitude of the magnetic field at a point 2.5 cm away from the center of a bar magnet of length 5 cm with a magnetic moment of 0.25 A-m2 along its axis, we can use the formula for the magnetic field on the axial line of a bar magnet:

B=2μ0m4πx3

Where:

  • (B) is the magnetic field strength
  • (\mu_0) is the permeability of free space ((4\pi \times 10^{-7} T m/A))
  • (m) is the magnetic moment of the bar magnet (0.25 A-m2)
  • (x) is the distance from the center of the magnet to the observation point (0.025 m)

By substituting the numerical values, we can get the magnetic field strength: B=2(4π×107Tm/A)(0.25Am2)4π(0.025m)3 B=1.6×105T

Hence, the magnitude of the magnetic field at the specified point is (1.6\times10^{-5} T).

5. To calculate the magnitude of the magnetic force acting on a moving charge of 1 C moving with a velocity of 5