Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
A simple motor is made in a school laboratory. A coil of wire is mounted on an axle between the poles of a horseshoe magnet, as illustrated.
In the example above, coil ABCD is horizontal and the battery is connected as shown.
- For this position, state the direction of the force on the arm AB.
- Why does the current in the arm BC not contribute to the turning force on the coil?
Solution
- downwards
- Because BC is in the same direction as the direction of field lines. Force is minimum when the direction of current in the conductor is the same as that of the magnetic field. BC will not contribute as the force on this part of the coil will be cancelled by the force on DA.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
State qualitatively the effect of inserting an iron core into a current-carrying solenoid.
What is a solenoid? Draw a sketch to show the magnetic field pattern produced by a current-carrying solenoid.
What type of core should be put inside a current-carrying solenoid to make an electromagnet?
A current-carrying conductor is placed perpendicularly in a magnetic field. Name the rule which can be used to find the direction of force acting on the conductor.
State the unit of magnetic field in terms of the force experienced by a current carrying conductor placed in a magnetic field
i) Which principle is explained in this figure?
ii) Which rule is used to find out the direction of a force in this principle?
iii) In which machine this principle is used? Draw a diagram showing working of that machine
A flat coil ABCD is freely suspended between the pole of a U-shaped permanent magnet with the plane of coil parallel to the magnetic field.
Name an instrument which makes use of the principle stated above.
Which of the following factors affect the strength of force experience by current-carrying conduct in a uniform magnetic field?
For a current in a long straight solenoid N- and S-poles are created at the two ends. Among the following statements, the incorrect statement is
Observe the given figure of Fleming's Left Hand Rule and write the labels of 'A' and 'B':
