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AP® Physics 2
Myers Park High School
Problem Set: Magnetic Fields and Forces
A. Magnetic Fields and Magnetic Forces
1. (I) Draw the magnetic Field Lines around the bar magnet shown below.
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S
2. (I) Draw the magnetic field lines between the poles of the magnets shown below.
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N
S
N
3. (I) Draw the magnetic field lines around a straight section of wire carrying a current horizontally
left.
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4. (I) Draw the magnetic field lines around a straight wire carrying current that is moving directly
towards you.
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5. (I) Determine the magnitude and direction of the force acting on a proton traveling 3.58 × 106 m/s
horizontally west in a vertically upward magnetic field of strength 1.30 T.
6. (I) An electron with a speed of 1.80 × 106 m/s enters a 0.250 T magnetic field at an angle of 90°.
a. What is the magnitude of the force?
b. If the electron is moving north in a horizontal plane and the magnetic field is directed
vertically downward, what direction will the electron be deflected?
7. (I) Indicate the direction a proton will be deflected in the situations below. B is the magnetic field
and v represents the direction the proton is moving.
a)
B
8.
.
v
b)
XB
v
c) v
X
d)
B
B
e)
v
f)
B
v
.
v
B
(II) A proton moving at a speed of 9.5 m/s enters a magnetic field of strength 1.2 T at a right
angle. What is the acceleration of the proton in the magnetic field?
9. (I) A 0.32 µC particle moves with a speed of 16 m/s through a region where the magnetic field
has a strength of 0.95 T. At what angle to the field is the particle moving when if the force
exerted on it is
a. 4.8 X 10-6 N
b. 3.0 X 10-6 N
AP® Physics 2
Myers Park High School
Problem Set: Magnetic Fields and Forces
10. (II) An electron moving perpendicular to a magnetic field of 4.6 X 10-3 T follows a circular path
of radius 2.80 mm. What is the speed of the electron?
11. (II) Derive an equation for the time T required for a particle of mass m and charge q to complete
one circular orbit in a magnetic field B. Your equation must be in terms of m, q, and B (constants
can be included).
12. (III) Two isotopes of Uranium, 235U (m = 3.90 X 10-25 kg) and 238U (m = 3.95 X 10-25 kg), are sent
into a mass spectrometer with a speed of 1.05 X 105 m/s as shown in the diagram below. Given
that each isotope is singly ionized, and the strength of the magnetic field is 0.750 T, what is the
distance between the two isotopes as they complete half a circular orbit?
13. (III) An alpha particle (the nucleus of a helium atom) consists of two protons and two neutrons. A
horizontal beam alpha particles is injected with a speed of 1.3 X 105 m/s into a region with a
vertical magnetic field of magnitude 0.155 T. How long does it take an alpha particle to complete
half a circle?
14. (I) Electric current is flowing through a copper wire.
a. What is the force per meter on the wire when carrying 9.8 A of current and is
inserted perpendicularly to a 0.80 T magnetic field?
b. What is the force if the angle between the wire and the magnetic field is 45°?
15. (I) A wire 1.5 m in length is carrying 6.5 A of current is oriented horizontally. At this
point on the Earth’s surface, the dip angle of the Earth’s magnetic field makes an angle of
40° to the wire. What is the magnitude of the force on the wire due to the Earth’s
magnetic field of 5.5 × 10-5 T at this point?
16. (I) How much current is flowing in a wire 4.2 m long if the maximum force on it is 0.9 N
when places in a uniform 0.0800 T field?
17. (II) The force on a wire carrying 25.0 A is a maximum of 4.14 N when placed between
the poles of a magnet. If the pole faces are 22 cm in diameter, what is the approximate
strength of the magnetic field?
18. What is the magnitude of the magnetic field 1 m from a long straight wire carrying a
current of 1 A.
AP® Physics 2
Myers Park High School
Problem Set: Magnetic Fields and Forces
19. A 52 µC particle moves parallel to a long wire with a speed of 720 m/s. The separation
between the particle and the wire is 13 cm and the magnitude of the force on the particle
is 1.4 x 10-7 N. What is the current flowing through the wire?
20. (II) Compare and contrast a meter and a motor.
1. See Instructor
2. See Instructor
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4. See Instructor
5. 7.45 x 10-13 N
North
6. a) 7.2 x 10-14 N
b) East
9. a) 81o b) 38o
10. 2.26 X 106 m/s
7. a) right b) right
c) down d) out of
the page
e) zero f) up
2𝜋𝑚
11. 𝑇 = 𝑞𝐵
13. 4.24 X 10-7 s
14. a) 7.84 N
b) 5.54 N
15. 3.45 x 10-4 N
16. 2.68 A
17. 0.753 T
18. 2 x10-7 T
19. 2.4 A
20. See Instructor
8. 1.1 X 109 m/s2
12. 1 cm