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11. (JEE Main 2023 (Online) 8th April Morning Shift)

A charge particle moving in magnetic field B, has the components of velocity along B as well as perpendicular to B. The path of the charge particle will be

A. helical path with the axis along magnetic field B

B. straight along the direction of magnetic field B

C. Circular path

D. helical path with the axis perpendicular to the direction of magnetic field B

Correct Answer is Option (A)

When a charged particle moves in a magnetic field, its motion is affected by the components of its velocity that are parallel and perpendicular to the magnetic field.

The component of velocity that is parallel to the magnetic field doesn't get affected by the magnetic field. It causes the particle to move along the magnetic field lines in a straight line.

The component of velocity that is perpendicular to the magnetic field causes the charged particle to move in a circular path around the magnetic field lines due to the magnetic Lorentz force.

Combining these two effects, the charged particle follows a helical path, where the axis of the helix is aligned with the magnetic field.

12. (JEE Main 2023 (Online) 6th April Evening Shift)

A proton with a kinetic energy of 2.0   eV moves into a region of uniform magnetic field of magnitude π 2 × 10 3   T . The angle between the direction of magnetic field and velocity of proton is 60 . The pitch of the helical path taken by the proton is __________ cm . (Take, mass of proton = 1.6 × 10 27   kg and Charge on proton = 1.6 × 10 19 C ).

Correct Answer is 40

Given a proton with a kinetic energy of 2 eV, moving into a region of uniform magnetic field of magnitude π 2 × 10 3 T , and with an angle of 60 between the direction of the magnetic field and the velocity of the proton, we want to determine the pitch of the helical path taken by the proton.

  1. First, calculate the proton's speed (v) using the kinetic energy (K.E) formula:

v = 2 × K E m

  1. Next, find the component of the velocity in the direction of the magnetic field (parallel component):

v = v cos θ

In this case, θ is given as 60 , so cos θ = 1 2 .

  1. The pitch of a charged particle moving in a magnetic field with an angle θ to the direction of the magnetic field is given by the formula:

p = 2 π m v q B

  1. Substitute the values for the mass of the proton (m), the kinetic energy (KE), the charge of the proton (q), and the magnetic field (B) into the formula:

p = 2 π × 2 m K E × 1 2 × 2 q B

  1. After substituting the given values, the pitch of the helical path is found to be:

p = 0.4 m = 40 c m

In conclusion, the pitch of the helical path taken by the proton in the magnetic field is 40 cm.

13. (JEE Main 2023 (Online) 1st February Morning Shift)

A charge particle of 2   μ C accelerated by a potential difference of 100   V enters a region of uniform magnetic field of magnitude 4   mT at right angle to the direction of field. The charge particle completes semicircle of radius 3   cm inside magnetic field. The mass of the charge particle is __________ × 10 18   kg

Correct Answer is 144

r = m v q B = 2 k m q B ,

m = r 2 q 2 B 2 2 k

JEE Main 2023 (Online) 1st February Morning Shift Physics - Magnetic Effect of Current Question 27 English Explanation

m = 1 100 × 3 100 × 2 × 2 × 4 × 10 3 × 4 × 10 3 × 10 12 2 × ( 100 ) × 10 6 = 144 × 10 18   kg

14. ( JEE Main 2022 (Online) 28th June Morning Shift)

A singly ionized magnesium atom (A = 24) ion is accelerated to kinetic energy 5 keV, and is projected perpendicularly into a magnetic field B of the magnitude 0.5 T. The radius of path formed will be _____________ cm.

Correct Answer is 10

R = m v q B

R = 2 m K E q B

= 2 × 24 × 1.67 × 10 27 × 5 × 1.6 × 10 16 1.6 × 10 19 × 0.5

= 10.009 cm = 10 cm

15. (JEE Main 2022 (Online) 27th June Evening Shift)

A deuteron and a proton moving with equal kinetic energy enter into a uniform magnetic field at right angle to the field. If rd and rp are the radii of their circular paths respectively, then the ratio r d r p will be x : 1 where x is __________.

Correct Answer is 2

R = 2 m K q B

So, r d r p = m d / q d m p / q p

= 2

So x = 2