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Electric Field in Copper Slab

The document discusses three physics problems related to electric fields, relative speeds of charges, and work done by magnetic fields. It explains the Hall Effect in a copper slab, the conservation of energy for point charges, and the work done on a charge in a time-dependent magnetic field. Each problem is accompanied by a correct answer and a brief explanation of the reasoning behind it.

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Electric Field in Copper Slab

The document discusses three physics problems related to electric fields, relative speeds of charges, and work done by magnetic fields. It explains the Hall Effect in a copper slab, the conservation of energy for point charges, and the work done on a charge in a time-dependent magnetic field. Each problem is accompanied by a correct answer and a brief explanation of the reasoning behind it.

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1.

A conducting slab of copper 𝐏𝐐𝐑𝐒 is kept on the 𝐱𝐲 plane in a uniform magnetic field
along x-axis as indicated in the figure. A steady
current 𝐈 flows through the cross section of
the slab along y-axis. The direction of the
electric field inside the slab, arising due to the
applied magnetic field is along the (a) negative
Y direction (b) positive Y direction (c)
negative Z direction (d) positive Z direction
[JAM PH-2014] Ans. (c)

Ans: Here the flow of electron due to current


flow is along negative Y axis. So due to Hall
Effect, the Hall voltage appear will be in
opposite to the action of the force (Lorentz magnetic force (as electron is of negative
charge) i.e. Opposite to −𝐣 × 𝐢 = 𝐤 i.e in the direction −𝐤 along negative Z direction.
So option (c) is correct

2. Two identical point charges of mass m and charge Q are separated by a distance d and
are moving at a relative speed u. What is their relative speed when they are at a large
distance from each other? 𝐚 𝐮𝟐 − 𝐐𝟐 /𝛑𝛜𝟎 𝐦𝐝 𝐛 𝐮𝟐 + 𝟐𝐐𝟐 /𝛑𝛜𝟎 𝐦𝐝

𝐜 𝐮𝟐 + 𝐐𝟐 /𝛑𝛜𝟎 𝐦𝐝 𝐝 𝐮𝟐 − 𝟐𝐐𝟐 /𝛑𝛜𝟎 𝐦𝐝 [IISc-2011] Ans. (c)

Ans: When they are at a large distance from each other, their potential energy will be
almost zero.

Then for their relative velocity 𝐯 we have from energy conservation

𝟏 𝟐 𝟏 𝟐 𝟏 𝐐𝟐
𝛍𝐯 = 𝛍𝐮 + .
𝟐 𝟐 𝟒𝛑𝛜𝟎 𝐝
𝐦
But here the reduced mass is 𝛍 = 𝟐

𝟏 𝐐𝟐 𝟏 𝐐𝟐
So we get 𝐦𝐯 𝟐 = 𝐦𝐮𝟐 + 𝛑𝛜 . Or 𝐯 = 𝐮𝟐 + 𝐦𝛑𝛜 . So option (c) is correct
𝟎 𝐝 𝟎 𝐝

3. A spatially uniform time-dependent magnetic field is changing with time at the constant
rate of 𝟏 𝐓/𝐬. A unit positive charge is moved around a circle of radius 𝐑 = 𝟐𝐦
perpendicular to this field. The magnitude of the work done on the charge for one
complete revolution is 𝐚 𝟎 𝐛 𝟐𝐉 𝐜 𝟔. 𝟐𝟖 𝐉 𝐝 𝟏𝟐. 𝟓𝟔 𝐉 [IISc-2007] Ans. (a)

Ans: Here the effective force on that rotating charge particle is no work force. So the work
done mast be zero and option (a) is correct.

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