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प्रश्न
What concealed do you get from the observation that a current-carrying wire deflects a compass needle placed near it?
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उत्तर
The deflection of compass needle by a current-carrying wire shows that the wire produces a magnetic field around it.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Consider a circular loop of wire lying in the plane of the table. Let the current pass through the loop clockwise. Apply the right-hand rule to find out the direction of the magnetic field inside and outside the loop.
State Fleming’s left hand rule.
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.
The front face of a circular wire carrying current behaves like a north pole. The direction of current in this face of circular wire is:
(a) clockwise
(b) downwards
(c) anticlockwise
(d) upwards
The force experienced by a current-carrying conductor placed in a magnetic field is the largest when the angle between the conductor and the magnetic field is:
45°
60°
90°
180°
A horizontal wire carries a current as shown in Figure below between magnetic poles N and S:
Is the direction of the force on the wire due to the magnet:
(a) in the direction the current
(b) vertically downwards
(c) opposite to the current direction
(d) vertically upwards
In the simple electric motor of figure given below, the coil rotates anticlockwise as seen by the eye from the position X when current flows in the coil
Is the current flowing clockwise or anticlockwise around the coil when viewed from above?
What is the force on a current-carrying wire that is parallel to a magnetic field? Give reason for your answer.
force experienced by a current-carrying straight conductor placed in a magnetic field which is perpendicular to it.
Name and state the law which is used to determine the direction of force on a current carrying conductor placed in a magnetic field.
State under what conditions force acting on a current carrying conductor which is freely suspended in a magnetic field can be Zero.
Describe the activity that shows that a current-carrying conductor experiences a force perpendicular to its length and the external magnetic field. How does Fleming’s left-hand rule help us to find the direction of the force acting on the current carrying conductor?
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?
Assertion (A): A magnetic field exerts a force on a moving charge in the same direction as the direction of the field itself.
Reason (R): The direction of force is given by Fleming’s left-hand rule.
A current-carrying conductor of a certain length, kept perpendicular to the magnetic field experiences a force F. What will be the force if the current is increased four times, the length is halved and the magnetic field is tripled?
A copper wire is held between the poles of a magnet

The current in the wire can be reversed. The pole of the magnet can also be changed over. In how many of the four directions shown can the force act on the wire?
Assertion (A): A current carrying straight conductor experiences a force when placed perpendicular to the direction of magnetic field.
Reason (R): The net charge on a current carrying conductor is always zero.
If the strength of the current flowing through a wire is increased, the strength of the magnetic field produced by it ______.
A copper conductor is placed over two stretched copper wires whose ends ate connected to a D.C. supply as shown in the diagram.
- What should be the magnetic poles at the points A and B lying on either side of the conductor to experience the force in the upward direction?
- Name the law used to find these polarities.

