Practice question
Question
A wire of length \( 2 \, \text{m} \) carries a current of \( 5 \, \text{A} \) and is placed
perpendicular to a magnetic field of \( 0.4 \, \text{T} \). What is the magnitude of the force on the
wire?
Explanation
**Motion of charged particle perpendicular to uniform B** is circular because force F ⊥ v, no work done, speed constant, radius r = m v/(q B), period T = 2π m/(q B) independent of v. If v has component parallel to B, helical path results, pitch = v_parallel·T. Force F = I l B sin θ , where θ = 90° , so sin θ = 1 . F = 5 × 2 × 0.4 = 4 N . Using F = q v B sinθ, F = I l B sinθ, B = μ₀ I/(2π r), B = μ₀ N I/(2R) and τ =
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