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Force on a Current Carrying Conductor PYQs: JEE Mains Physics

33 STD 12 - Moving charges and magnetism questions on Force on a Current Carrying Conductor, asked from 2013–2026.

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244in STD 12 - Moving charges and magnetism
2013–2026years
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  1. 1. A current of \(30\) A each flows in opposite directions in two conducting wires, placed parallel to each other at a distance of \(8\) cm. The magnetic field at the mid point between the two wires is __________ \(\mu\)T. \(\left(\dfrac{\mu_0}{4\pi} = 10^{-7}\text{ N/A}^2\right)\) 2026 Medium
  2. 2. The charged particle moving in a uniform magnetic field of \((3\hat{i} + 2\hat{j})\) T has an acceleration \(\left(4\hat{i} - \dfrac{x}{2}\hat{j}\right)\) m/s\(^2\). The value of \(x\) is __________. 2026 Medium
  3. 3. Three long straight wires carrying current are arranged mutually parallel as shown in the figure. The force experienced by 15 cm length of wire Q is ___________.
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    \(\left(\mu_0=4 \pi \times 10^{-7} T . m / A \right)\)
    2026 Medium
  4. 4. XPQY is a vertical smooth long loop having a total resistance R where PX is parallel to QY and separation between them is \(l\). A constant magnetic field B perpendicular to the plane of the loop exists in the entire space. A rod CD of length L (L > \(l\)) and mass m is made to slide down from rest under the gravity as shown in figure. The terminal speed acquired by the rod is __________ m/s.
    (g = acceleration due to gravity)
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    2026 Easy
  5. 5. A 4.0 cm long straight wire carrying a current of 8A is placed perpendicular to an uniform magnetic field of strength 0.15 T. The magnetic force on the wire is ______ mN. 2025 Easy
  6. 6. A 2 A current carrying straight metal wire of resistance \(1 \Omega\), resistivity \(2 \times 10^{-6} \Omega m\), area of cross-section \(10 mm^2\) and mass 500 g is suspended horizontally in mid air by applying a uniform magnetic field \(\vec{B}\). The magnitude of \(B\) is _______ \(\times 10^{-1} T\) (given, \(g =10 m / s ^2\) ). 2024 Medium
  7. 7. A charge of \(4.0 \mu \mathrm{C}\) is moving with a velocity of \(4.0 \times 10^6 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}\) along the positive \(\mathrm{y}\)-axis under a magnetic field \(\vec{B}\) of strength \((2 \hat{k})\  T\). The force acting on the charge is \(x \hat{i} N\). The value of \(x\) is _______. 2024 Hard
  8. 8. A proton moving with a constant velocity passes through a region of space without any change in its velocity. If \(\vec{E}\) and \(\vec{B}\) represent the electric and magnetic fields respectively, then the region of space may have : (\(A\)) \(\mathrm{E}=0, \mathrm{~B}=0\) (\(B\)) \(\mathrm{E}=0, \mathrm{~B} \neq 0\) (\(C\)) \(\mathrm{E} \neq 0, \mathrm{~B}=0\) (\(D\)) \(\mathrm{E} \neq 0, \mathrm{~B} \neq 0\) Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below : 2024 Hard
  9. 9. A rigid wire consists of a semicircular portion of radius \(R\) and two straight sections. The wire is partially immerged in a perpendicular magnetic field \(B=B_0\ {j}\) as shown in figure. The magnetic force on the wire if it has a current \(i\) is _______.
    2024 Hard
  10. 10. A square loop of edge length \(2 \mathrm{~m}\) carrying current of \(2 \mathrm{~A}\) is placed with its edges parallel to the \(\mathrm{x}-\mathrm{y}\) axis. A magnetic field is passing through the \(x-y\) plane and expressed as \(\vec{B}=B_0(1+4 x) \hat{k}\), where \(\mathrm{B}_0=5 \mathrm{~T}\). The net magnetic force experienced by the loop is _______ \(\mathrm{N}\). 2024 Hard
  11. 11. The horizontal component of earth's magnetic field at a place is \(3.5 \times 10^{-5} \mathrm{~T}\). A very long straight conductor carrying current of \(\sqrt{2} A\) in the direction from South east to North West is placed. The force per unit length experienced by the conductor is _______ \(\times 10^{-6} \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{m}\). 2024 Hard
  12. 12. The magnetic field existing in a region is given by \(\overrightarrow{\mathrm{B}}=0.2(1+2 \mathrm{x}) \hat{\mathrm{k} T}\). A square loop of edge \(50 \mathrm{~cm}\) carrying \(0.5 \mathrm{~A}\) current is placed in \(x-y\) plane with its edges parallel to the \(x-y\) axes, as shown in figure. The magnitude of the net magnetic force experienced by the loop is___________ \(\mathrm{mN}\).
    2024 Hard
  13. 13. Two long, straight wires carry equal currents in opposite directions as shown in figure. The separation between the wires is \(5.0 \mathrm{~cm}\). The magnitude of the magnetic field at a point \(P\) midway between the wires is __________\(\mu \mathrm{T}\) (Given : \(\mu_0=4 \pi \times 10^{-7} \mathrm{TmA}^{-1}\) )
    2024 Hard
  14. 14. A current carrying rectangular loop PQRS is made of uniform wire. The length \(PR = QS =5\,cm\) and \(PQ = RS =100\,cm\). If ammeter current reading changes from I to \(2 I\), the ratio of magnetic forces per unit length on the wire \(P Q\) due to wire RS in the two cases respectively \(f_{ PQ }^{ I }: f_{ PQ }^{2 I }\) is :
    2023 Medium
  15. 15. A single turn current loop in the shape of a right angle triangle with sides \(5\,cm , 12\,cm , 13\,cm\) is carrying a current of \(2\,A\). The loop is in a uniform magnetic field of magnitude \(0.75\,T\) whose direction is parallel to the current in the \(13\,cm\) side of the loop. The magnitude of the magnetic force on the \(5\,cm\) side will be \(\frac{ x }{130}\,N\). The value of \(x\) is \(..........\) 2023 Hard
  16. 16. A square loop of area \(25\,cm ^2\) has a resistance of \(10\,\Omega\). The loop is placed in uniform magnetic field of magnitude \(40.0 T\). The plane of loop is perpendicular to the magnetic field. The work done in pulling the loop out of the magnetic field slowly and uniformly in \(1.0 sec\), will be \(..........\times 10^{-3}\) 2023 Hard
  17. 17. A straight wire \(AB\) of mass \(40\,g\) and length \(50\,cm\) is suspended by a pair of flexible leads in uniform magnetic field of magnitude \(0.40\,T\) as shown in the figure. The magnitude of the current required in the wire to remove the tension in the supporting leads is ...........\(A\). (Take \(g=10\,ms ^{-2}\) ).
    2023 Medium
  18. 18. Two long straight wires \(P\) and \(Q\) carrying equal current \(10\,A\) each were kept parallel to each other at \(5\,cm\) distance. Magnitude of magnetic force experienced by \(10\,cm\) length of wire \(P\) is \(F_1\). If distance between wires is halved and currents on them are doubled, force \(F_2\) on \(10\,cm\) length of wire \(P\) will be : 2023 Medium
  19. 19. A triangular shaped wire carrying \(10 A\) current is placed in a uniform magnetic field of \(0.5\,T\), as shown in figure. The magnetic force on segment \(CD\) is \(....N\) \((\) Given \(BC = CD = BD =5\,cm )\).
    2022 Medium
  20. 20. A wire \(X\) of length \(50\; cm\) carrying a current of \(2\,A\) is placed parallel to a long wire \(Y\) of length \(5\,m\). The wire \(Y\) carries a current of \(3\,A\). The distance between two wires is \(5\,cm\) and currents flow in the same direction. The force acting on the wire \(Y\) is.
    2022 Medium
  21. 21. As shown in the figure, a metallic rod of linear density \(0.45\,kg\,m ^{-1}\) is lying horizontally on a smooth incline plane which makes an angle of \(45^{\circ}\) with the horizontal. The minimum current flowing in the rod required to keep it stationary, when \(0.15\,T\) magnetic field is acting on it in the vertical upward direction, will be \(....A\) \(\left\{\right.\) Use \(\left.g=10 m / s ^{2}\right\}\)
    2022 Medium
  22. 22. Two \(10 \; cm\) long, straight wires, each carrying a current of \(5 \; A\) are kept parallel to each other. If each wire experienced a force of \(10^{-5} \; N\), then separation between the wires is \(\dots \; cm\). 2022 Medium
  23. 23. Two long current carrying conductors are placed parallel to each other at a distance of \(8 \,cm\) between them. The magnitude of magnetic field produced at mid-point between the two conductors due to current flowing in them is \(300 \,\mu T\). The equal current flowing in the two conductors is ............... 2022 Medium
  24. 24. Two parallel, long wires are kept \(0.20\,m\) apart in vacuum, each carrying current of \(x\) in the same direction. If the force of attraction per meter of each wire is \(2 \times 10^{-6}\,N\), then the value of \(x\) is approximately 2022 Medium
  25. 25. A loop of flexible wire of irregular shape carrying current is placed in an external magnetic field. Identify the effect of the field on the wire. 2021 Medium
  26. 26. A rigid square loop of side \(a\) and carrying current \(I_2\) is laying on a horizontal surface near a long current \(I_1\) wire in the same plane as shown in figure. The net force on the loop due to the wire will be
    2019 Hard
  27. 27. An infinitely long current carrying wire and a small current carrying loop are in the plane of the paper as shown. the radius of the loop is \(a\) and distance of its centre from the wire is \(d (d >> a)\). If the loop applies a force \(F\) on the wire then
    2019 Hard
  28. 28. Two wires \(A\) and \(B\) are carrying currents \(I_1\) and \(I_2\) as shown in the figure. The separation between them is \(d\). A third wire \(C\) carrying a current \(I\) is to be kept parallel to them at a distance \(x\) from \(A\) such that the net force acting on it is zero. The possible values of \(x\) are
    2019 Medium
  29. 29. A wire carrying current \(I\) is tied between points \(P\) and \(Q\) and is in the shape of a circular arc of radius \(R\) due to a uniform magnetic field \(B\) (perpendicular to the plane of the paper, shown by \(\times \times \times \)) in the vicinity of the wire. If the wire subtends an angle \(2\theta_0\) at the centre of the circle (of which it forms an arc) then the tension in the wire is
    2015 Medium
  30. 30. Two coaxial solenoids of different radii carry current \(I\) in the same direction. Let \(\;{\overrightarrow {\;F} _1}\) be the magnetic force on the inner solenoid due to the outer one and \(\;{\overrightarrow {\;F} _2}\) be the magnetic force on the outer solenoid due to the inner one. Then 2015 Medium
  31. 31. Two long current carrying thin wires, both with current \(I\), are held by insulating threads oflength \(L\) and are in equilibrium as shown in the figure, with threads making an angle '\(\theta\)' with the vertical. If wires have mass \(\lambda\) per unit length then the value of \(l\) is 
    (\(g =\) gravitational acceleration)
    2015 Hard
  32. 32. Three straight parallel current carrying conductors are shown in the figure. The force experienced by the middle conductor of length \(25\,cm\) is
    2014 Hard
  33. 33. One of the two small circular coils, (none of them having any self- inductance) is suspended with a \(V-\) shaped copper wire, with plane horizontal. The other coil is placed just below the first one with plane horizontal. Both the coils are connected in series with a \(dc\) supply. The coils are found to attract each other with a force. Which one of the following statements is incorrect ? 2013 Hard

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