NCERT Class XII Chapter
Moving Charges and Magnetism
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Question : 18
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18. Answer the following questions:
(a) A magnetic field that varies in magnitude from point to point but has a constant direction (east to west) is set up in a chamber. A charged particle enters the chamber and travels undeflected along a straight path with constant speed. What can you say about the initial velocity of the particle?
(b) A charged particle enters an environment of a strong and non-uniform magnetic field varying from point to point both in magnitude and direction, and comes out of it following a complicated trajectory. Would its final speed equal the initial speed if it suffered no collisions with the environment?
(c) An electron travelling west to east enters a chamber having a uniform electrostatic field in north to south direction. Specify the direction in which a uniform magnetic field should be set up to prevent the electron from deflecting from its straight line path.
(a) A magnetic field that varies in magnitude from point to point but has a constant direction (east to west) is set up in a chamber. A charged particle enters the chamber and travels undeflected along a straight path with constant speed. What can you say about the initial velocity of the particle?
(b) A charged particle enters an environment of a strong and non-uniform magnetic field varying from point to point both in magnitude and direction, and comes out of it following a complicated trajectory. Would its final speed equal the initial speed if it suffered no collisions with the environment?
(c) An electron travelling west to east enters a chamber having a uniform electrostatic field in north to south direction. Specify the direction in which a uniform magnetic field should be set up to prevent the electron from deflecting from its straight line path.
Solution:
(a) If a charged particle move parallel or antiparallel to the magnetic field, no magnetic force will act on it and it move undeflected. So, in the given condition either the charged particle enters east to west or west to east.
(b) A magnetic force can only change the direction of charged particle but never changes magnitude of speed as force act normal to direction of speed. So, charged particle may follow a complicated trajectory, but its speed remains the same.
(c)
If we want the electron to move undeflected in the presence of electric and magnetic fields, then the electric force should be balanced by magnetic force.
So, the magnetic field should act in downward direction.
(b) A magnetic force can only change the direction of charged particle but never changes magnitude of speed as force act normal to direction of speed. So, charged particle may follow a complicated trajectory, but its speed remains the same.
(c)
If we want the electron to move undeflected in the presence of electric and magnetic fields, then the electric force should be balanced by magnetic force.
So, the magnetic field should act in downward direction.
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