WORKSHEET 3 MAGNETISM
AMPERE’ S CIRCUITAL LAW
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Ampere’s circuital law is given by
(a) ∮ H ⋅ dl = μ₀ Ienc (b) ∮ B ⋅ dl = μ₀ Ienc
(c) ∮ B ⋅ dl = μ₀ I (d) ∮ B ⋅ dl = ε₀ μ₀ I
2. Two identical current carrying co-axial loops carry current I in opposite sense. A simple
Amperian loop passes through both of them once. Calling the loop as C, then which statement
is correct?
(a) ∮ B ⋅ dl = ± 2μ₀I
(b) The value of ∮ B ⋅ dl is independent of sense of C.
(c) There may be a point on C where B and dl are parallel.
(d) None of these
3. The correct plot of the magnitude of magnetic field B versus distance r from the center of the
wire is – if the radius of the wire is R:
4. A solenoid of length 0.6 meter has a radius of 2 cm and is made up of 500 turns. If it carries a
current of 4 A, then the magnitude of the magnetic field inside the solenoid is:
(a) 6.24 × 10⁻³ T (b) 8.024 × 10⁻³ T (c) 5.024 × 10⁻³ T (d) 7.024 × 10⁻³ T
5. If a long straight wire carries a current of 40 A, then the magnitude of the field B at a point
15 cm away from the wire is:
(a) 5.34 × 10⁻⁵ T (b) 8.34 × 10⁻⁵ T (c) 9.6 × 10⁻⁵ T (d) 10.2 × 10⁻⁵ T
6. A 90 cm long solenoid has six layers of windings of 450 turns each. If the diameter of the
solenoid is 2.2 cm and current carried is 6 A, then the magnitude of field inside the solenoid
near its centre is:
(a) 50π G (b) 60π G (c) 72π G (d) 80π G
7. A long straight wire in the horizontal plane carries a current of 75 A in north to south
direction. Magnitude and direction of field B at a point 2 m east of the wire is:
(a) 4 × 10⁻⁶ T, vertical up (b) 5 × 10⁻⁶ T, vertical down
(c) 5 × 10⁻⁶ T, vertical up (d) 4 × 10⁻⁶ T, vertical down
8. An electric current passes through a long straight wire. At a distance of 4 cm from the wire,
the magnetic field is B. The magnetic field at 12 cm from the wire would be:
(a) B / 6 (b) B / 3 (c) B / 4 (d) B / 2
9. A solid cylindrical wire of radius R carries a current I. The ratio of magnetic field at points
which are located at R/2 and 2R distance away from the axis of the wire is:
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 2 : 1 (d) 1 : 4
10. A solenoid of length 50 cm, having 100 turns carries a current of 2.5 A. The magnetic field at
one end of the solenoid is:
(a) 3.14 × 10⁻⁴ T (b) 6.28 × 10⁻⁴ T (c) 1.57 × 10⁻⁴ T (d) 9.42 × 10⁻⁴ T
11. A long solenoid has magnetic field strength of 3.14 × 10⁻² T inside it when a current of 5 A
passes through it. The number of turns in 1 m length of the solenoid is:
(a) 1000 (b) 3000 (c) 10000 (d) 5000
ASSERTION & REASON
12. Assertion (A): Ampere’s circuital law holds for steady currents which do not fluctuate with
time.
Reason (R): Ampere’s circuital law is similar to that of Biot–Savart’s law.
13. Assertion (A): A current I flows along the length of an infinitely long straight and thin-
walled pipe. Then the magnetic field at any point inside the pipe is zero.
Reason (R): ∮ B ⋅ dl = μ₀ I
14. Assertion (A): Magnetic field due to current carrying solenoid is independent of its length
and cross-sectional area.
Reason (R): The magnetic field inside the solenoid is uniform.
15. Assertion (A): The magnetic field at the ends of a very long current carrying solenoid is half
of that at the centre.
Reason (R): If the solenoid is sufficiently long, the field within it is uniform.
CASE STUDY BASED PROBLEMS
CASE STUDY I. Ampere’s law gives a method to calculate the magnetic field due to given
current distribution. According to this, the circulation of ∮ B ⋅ dl of the resultant magnetic field
along a closed plane curve is equal to μ₀ times the total current passing through the area bounded
by the closed curve provided the magnetic field inside the loop remains constant.
Ampere’s law is more useful under certain symmetrical conditions. Consider one such case of a
long straight wire with circular cross-section (radius R) carrying current I uniformly distributed
across this cross-section.
16. What is the magnetic field at a radial distance r from the centre of the wire in the region r <
R?
(a) (μ₀ / 2π) × (2r / R²) (b) (μ₀ / 4π) × (I r / R²)
(c) (μ₀ / 2π) × (I r / R²) (d) (μ₀ / 4π) × (2r / R²)
17 What is the magnetic field at a distance r in the region r > R?
(a) (μ₀ / 4π) × (2I / r) (b) (μ₀ / 4π) × (2πI / r)
(c) (μ₀ / 4π) × (I / R²) (d) (μ₀ / 2π) × (I /
r)
18 A long straight wire of circular cross-section (radius R)
carries a steady current I and the current I is uniformly
distributed across this cross-section. The graph which
represents the variation of magnitude of magnetic field B
with distance r from the centre of the wire is:
19. A long straight wire of radius R carries a steady current
I. The current is uniformly distributed across its cross-
section. The ratio of magnetic field at R and 2R is:
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 1 : 4 (c) 1 : 1 (d) 2 : 1
20 If a long straight wire in the horizontal plane carries a current of 40 A, calculate the
magnitude of the field B at a point 15 cm away from the wire:
(a) 5.34 × 10⁻⁵ T (b) 1.068 × 10⁻⁴ T (c) 5.34 × 10⁻⁴ T (d) 1.068 × 10⁻⁵ T
CASE STUDY II: A solenoid is a long coil of wire tightly wound in the helical form. Solenoid
consists of closely stacked rings electrically insulated from
each other wrapped around a non conducting cylinder. Figure
below shows that the magnetic field lines of a solenoid
carrying a steady current I. We see that if the turns are closely
spaced, the resulting magnetic field inside the solenoid becomes
fairly uniform, provided that the length of the solenoid is much
greater than its diameter. For an ideal solenoid, which is infinitely
long with turns tightly packed, the magnetic field inside the
solenoid is uniform and parallel to the axis, and vanishes
outside the solenoid.
21.A long solenoid has 800 turns per metre length of solenoid.
A current of 1.6 A flows through it. The magnetic induction at the end of the solenoid on its axis is:
(a) 16 × 10⁻⁴ T (b) 8 × 10⁻⁴ T (c) 32 × 10⁻⁴ T (d) 4 × 10⁻⁴ T
[Link] the correct statement from the following:
(a) The magnetic field inside the solenoid is less than that of outside.
(b) The magnetic field inside an ideal solenoid is not at all uniform.
(c) The magnetic field at the centre, inside an ideal solenoid is at most twice that at the ends.
(d) The magnetic field at the centre, inside an ideal solenoid is almost half of that at the ends.
[Link] magnetic field (B) inside a long solenoid having n turns per unit length and carrying current
I when iron core is kept in it is:
(a) μ₀nI(1 − χ) (b) μ₀nIχ (c) μ₀nI(1 + χ) (d) μ₀n(1 + χ)
24.A solenoid of length l and having n turns carries a current I in anticlockwise direction. The
magnetic field is:
(a) μ₀nI (b) μ₀NI / l2 (c) along the axis of solenoid (d) perpendicular to the axis of
coil
[Link] magnitude of the magnetic field inside a long solenoid is increased by:
(a) decreasing its radius (b) decreasing the current through it
(c) increasing its area of cross-section (d) introducing a medium of higher permeability
SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS
[Link] long co-axial insulated solenoids, S₁ and S₂ of equal lengths are wound one over the other as
shown in the figure.
A steady current I flows through the inner solenoid S₁ to the other end B₁, which is connected to the
outer solenoid S₂ through which the same current I flows in the opposite direction so as to come
out at end A₁.
If n₁ and n₂ are the number of turns per unit length, find the magnitude and direction of the net
magnetic field at a point (i) inside on the axis and (ii) outside the combined system.
[Link] infinitely long straight wires A₁ and A₂ carrying currents I and 2I flowing in the same
directions are kept d distance apart. Where should a third straight wire A₃ carrying current 1.5 I be
placed between A₁ and A₂ so that it...(ii) A solenoid is a long coil of wire tightly wound in the helical
form. Solenoid consists of closely stacked rings electrically insulated from each other wrapped
around a non-conducting cylinder. Figure below shows the magnetic...
3. A long straight wire of a circular cross-section of radius ‘a’ carries a steady current ‘I’. The
current is uniformly distributed across the cross-section. Apply Ampere’s circuital law to
calculate the magnetic field at a point ‘r’ in the region for (i) r < a and (ii) r ≥ a.
Plot a graph showing the variation of field B with distance r.
Also calculate the ratio of magnetic field at a point a2\frac{a}{2}2a above the surface of the wire
to that at a point a2\frac{a}{2}2a below its surface. What is the maximum value of the field of
this wire?
4. A solenoid of length 0.5 m has a radius of 1 cm and is made up of 500 turns. It carries a
current of 5 A. What is the magnitude of the magnetic field inside the solenoid?\
5. A solenoid 50 cm long has 4 layers of windings of 350 turns each. The radius of the lowest
layer is 1.4 cm. If the current carried is 6.0 A, estimate the magnitude of B:
(a) near the centre of the solenoid on its axis and off its axis,
(b) near its ends on its axis,
(c) outside the solenoid near its centre.