Physics: Magnetic Fields Chapter 28

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What is the direction of the magnetic field produced by a long straight wire carrying a current?

Circles that are concentric with the wire

What is the direction of the magnetic field due to a current-carrying wire at a point below the wire, if the current is flowing from north to south?

West

What is the orientation of the north pole of a magnetic compass needle placed near a current-carrying wire, if the current is flowing from east to west?

South

What is the shape of the magnetic field lines around a long straight wire carrying a current?

<p>Concentric circles around the wire</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to a magnetic compass needle placed near a current-carrying wire?

<p>It points towards the south</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which direction do the magnetic field lines emerge from a current-carrying wire?

<p>Circles around the wire</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the unit of a magnetic field?

<p>kg/C·s</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the direction of the magnetic force on a charged particle?

<p>Perpendicular to the velocity and magnetic field</p> Signup and view all the answers

If an electron moves in the negative x direction, through a uniform magnetic field in the negative y direction, what is the direction of the magnetic force on the electron?

<p>In the negative z direction</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the direction of magnetic field lines at a point?

<p>None of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

When is the magnetic force on a charged particle in the direction of its velocity?

<p>Never, the magnetic force is always perpendicular to the velocity</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the direction of the magnetic force on a charged particle moving in a uniform magnetic field?

<p>Perpendicular to the velocity and magnetic field</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the direction of the magnetic dipole moment of a current-carrying loop of wire?

<p>Positive z direction</p> Signup and view all the answers

If a uniform magnetic field is in the positive x direction, what is the direction of the magnetic torque on the loop?

<p>Positive y direction</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the condition for the potential energy of a loop of current-carrying wire to be a minimum in a uniform magnetic field?

<p>The magnetic dipole moment is in the same direction as the field</p> Signup and view all the answers

For which orientation of a magnetic dipole in a uniform magnetic field is the potential energy the greatest?

<p>µ anti-parallel to B</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the direction of the magnetic field in which the magnetic torque on the loop is zero?

<p>Parallel to the magnetic dipole moment</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the magnetic dipole moment and the magnetic field when the potential energy is a minimum?

<p>The magnetic dipole moment is in the same direction as the magnetic field</p> Signup and view all the answers

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