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1. a) A straight segment of current carrying wire has a current element IL, wher

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Question

1. a) A straight segment of current carrying wire has a current element IL, where I = 3 A and L = 3.0 cm k + 4.0 cm j. The segment is in a region with a uniform magnetic field of 1.3 T i. Find the force on the segment of wire. b) A particle has a charge of q = -10 C. The speed of the particle is 10^6 m/s and the particle is moving in k direction. The charge is in the region with a uniform magnetic field of 20 MuT i + 200 Mu T k and a uniform electric field of 10 N/c j - 5 N/c k. Calculate the force on the particle.

Explanation / Answer


F = i*( L x B )


            i                  j                 k

            0                  0.04              0.03
        
L x B =     1.3                0                 0

L x B = 1.3*0.03 j - 1.3*0.04k = 0.039 j - 0.052 k


F = i*(L x B ) = 0.117 j - 0.156 k N

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(b)


F = q*( v x B ) + qE


            i                  j                 k

            0                  0                 10^6
        
v x B =     20*10^-6           0                 200*10^-6

v x B = (20*10^-6*10^6) j = 20 j

Fb = q*(v x B ) = -200 j N

Fe = E*q = -100j + 50 k


F = Fb + Fe = -300j + 50 k