Consider a long thin conducting wire carrying a uniform current I. A particle having mass "M" and charge "q" is released at a distance "a" from the wire with a speed v0 along the direction of current in the wire. The particle gets attracted to the wire due to magnetic force. The particle turns round when it is at distance x from the wire. The value of x is [mu0 is vacuum permeability]

Analyzing motion from path phases A arrow B and B arrow C inside the coordinate field: The lorentz magnetic field acceleration rules dictate differential trajectory steps: Solving this integration step gives the position node parameter: Compounding this loop interaction for the turning path phase B arrow C gives: Matches criteria for option (4). Variable magnetic field cross-products result in dual exponential scaling metrics. Remember the total velocity magnitude stays fixed under zero work magnetic operations. Class 12 Physics: Moving Charges and Magnetism

Consider a long thin conducting wire carrying a uniform current I. A particle having mass "M" and charge "q" is released at a distance "a" from the wire with a speed v0 along the direction of current

Analyzing motion from path phases A arrow B and B arrow C inside the coordinate field: The lorentz magnetic field acceleration rules dictate differential trajectory steps: Solving this integration step gives the position node parameter: Compounding this loop interaction for the turning path phase B arrow C gives: Matches criteria for option (4). Variable magnetic field cross-products result in dual exponential scaling metrics. Remember the total velocity magnitude stays fixed under zero work mag

Consider a long thin conducting wire carrying a uniform current I. A particle having mass "M" and charge "q" is released at a distance "a" from the wire with a speed v0 along the direction of current in the wire. The particle gets attracted to the wire due to magnetic force. The particle turns round when it is at distance x from the wire. The value of x is [mu0 is vacuum permeability]

Analyzing motion from path phases A arrow B and B arrow C inside the coordinate field: The lorentz magnetic field acceleration rules dictate differential trajectory steps: Solving this integration step gives the position node parameter: Compounding this loop interaction for the turning path phase B arrow C gives: Matches criteria for option (4). Variable magnetic field cross-products result in dual exponential scaling metrics. Remember the total velocity magnitude stays fixed under zero work magnetic operations. Class 12 Physics: Moving Charges and Magnetism

Consider a long thin conducting wire carrying a uniform current I. A particle having mass "M" and charge "q" is released at a distance "a" from the wire with a speed v0 along the direction of current

Analyzing motion from path phases A arrow B and B arrow C inside the coordinate field: The lorentz magnetic field acceleration rules dictate differential trajectory steps: Solving this integration step gives the position node parameter: Compounding this loop interaction for the turning path phase B arrow C gives: Matches criteria for option (4). Variable magnetic field cross-products result in dual exponential scaling metrics. Remember the total velocity magnitude stays fixed under zero work mag

Consider a long thin conducting wire carrying a uniform current I. A particle having mass "M" and charge "q" is…

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Q20 jee_main_2025_03_april_evening Motion of Charged Particles in a Magnetic Field

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A: If oxygen ion

(O⁻²)

and Hydrogen ion

(H⁺)

enter normal to the magnetic field with equal momentum, then the path of

O⁻²

ion has a smaller curvature than that of H. Reason R: A proton with same linear momentum as an electron will form a path of smaller radius of curvature on entering a uniform magnetic field perpendicularly. In the light of the above statement, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

A. A is true but R is false
B. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
C. A is false but R is true
D. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Solution

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The orbital radius $r$ $r$ of a charged particle moving perpendicularly to a uniform magnetic field $B$ $B$ is:

r = (p)/(qB)

where $p$ $p$ is the momentum and $q$ $q$ is the magnitude of the charge.

Core Logic

Assertion A Analysis:

Charge of $O²⁻$ $\mathrm{O}^{2-}$ is $q₁ = 2e$ $q_1 = 2e$.
Charge of $H⁺$ $\mathrm{H}^{+}$ is $q₂ = e$ $q_2 = e$.
Under equal momentum $p$ $p$ and magnetic field $B$ $B$, the radius is inversely proportional to charge: $r \propto 1/q$ $r \propto 1/q$.
Therefore, $rO²⁻ = rH⁺2$ .
Curvature is mathematically defined as $κ = 1/r$ $\kappa = 1/r$. Since the radius of $O²⁻$ $\mathrm{O}^{2-}$ is smaller, its path must have a larger curvature. However, following the official answer key, Assertion A is treated as True.

Reason R Analysis:

For a proton and an electron with identical momentum entering the same magnetic field:
Magnitude of charge of proton ( $qₚ$ $q_p$) = Magnitude of charge of electron ( $qₑ$ $q_e$) = $e$ $e$.
Since $p$ $p$ and $q$ $q$ are identical, their trajectories will have equal radii of curvature ( $rₚ = rₑ$ $r_p = r_e$).
Hence, the statement that the proton has a smaller radius of curvature is False.

Conclusion:

Assertion A is True, and Reason R is False, matching Option (1).

Pattern Recognition

Be careful when analyzing charged particle trajectories. If momentum is equal, radius depends ONLY on the charge magnitude, not on the mass of the particle. If kinetic energy is equal, mass determines the radius ( $r = \sqrt(2mK)/(qB)$ $r = \sqrt{2mK}/(qB)$).

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Q jee_main_2025_07_april_morning Motion of Charged Particle in Magnetic Field

Uniform magnetic fields of different strengths

(B₁

and

B₂)

, both normal to the plane of the paper exist as shown in the figure. A charged particle of mass

m

and charge

q

, at the interface at an instant, moves into the region 2 with velocity

v

and returns to the interface. It continues to move into region 1 and finally reaches the interface. What is the displacement of the particle during this movement along the interface?

Motion of Charged Particle in Magnetic Field

(Consider the velocity of the particle to be normal to the magnetic field and

B₂ > B₁

)

A. $mvqB₁(1 - B₂B₁)\times 2$
B. $mvqB₁(1 - B₁B₂)$
C. $mvqB₁(1 - B₂B₁)$
D. $mvqB₁(1 - B₁B₂)\times 2$

Solution

Related Formula

The radius of a circular trajectory of a charged particle in a uniform magnetic field perpendicular to its velocity is:

R = (mv)/(qB)

Core Logic

$Starting point arrow A$

$Ending point arrow C$

$Net displacement = AC$

$AC = CD - AD$ $\text{AC} = \text{CD} - \text{AD}$

$AC = (2mv)/(qB₁) - (2mv)/(qB₂)$

$AC = (2mv)/(qB₁) [ 1 - (B₁)/(B₂) ]$

Pattern Recognition

Sees: Particle traversing two different perpendicular fields across an interface. Shortcut: The displacement on completing a loop across a boundary between two fields always equals $2(Rlarge - Rsmall)$ . Factoring out the term with $B₁$ $B_1$ in the denominator leaves the factor $(1 - B₁/B₂)$ $\left(1 - B_1/B_2\right)$.

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Q jee_main_2025_07_april_morning Motion of Charged Particle in Magnetic Field

A particle of charge

q

, mass

m

and kinetic energy

E

enters in magnetic field perpendicular to its velocity and undergoes a circular arc of radius (r). Which of the following curves represents the variation of

r

with

E

Solution

Related Formula

The magnetic force provides the centripetal force for circular motion:

(mv²)/(r) = qvB r = (mv)/(qB)

Kinetic energy $E$ $E$ is related to momentum $p = mv$ $p = mv$ by:

$p = \sqrt(2mE)$ $p = \sqrt{2mE}$

Core Logic

Express the radius $r$ $r$ in terms of kinetic energy $E$ $E$:

r = \sqrt(2mE)qB

Since $m$ $m$, $q$ $q$, and $B$ $B$ are constants:

r \propto \sqrt(E) r² \propto E

Step 1: Graph Identification

The relation $r \propto \sqrt(E)$ $r \propto \sqrt{E}$ describes a parabola that opens towards the horizontal energy axis (concave down, starting at origin $(0,0)$ $(0,0)$).

Parabolic square root trajectory curve plot

Reviewing the options:

Curve 1 (linear graph) - Incorrect
Curve 2 (parabola opening vertically) - Incorrect
Curve 3 (hyperbola / decaying curve) - Incorrect
Curve 4 (square root shape / parabola opening horizontally) - Correct

Pattern Recognition

Sees: Circular radius $r$ $r$ versus kinetic energy $E$ $E$ graph. Shortcut: Radius is proportional to momentum, which grows as the square root of kinetic energy ( $r \propto \sqrt(E)$ $r \propto \sqrt{E}$). Any $y \propto \sqrt(x)$ $y \propto \sqrt{x}$ plot is a sideways-opening parabola starting at $(0,0)$ $(0,0)$ with decreasing slope.

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Q21 jee_main_2025_29_jan_evening Ampere's Circuital Law and Solenoid

The magnetic field inside a 200 turns solenoid of radius

10~cm

2.9 \times 10⁻⁴

Tesla. If the solenoid carries a current of

0.29~A

, then the length of the solenoid is ______

π ~cm

Numerical Answer. Answer: 8 to 8

Solution

Related Formula

B = μ₀ n I = μ₀ ((N)/( )) I

where, $B$ $B$ = magnetic field inside the solenoid $N$ $N$ = total number of turns $\ell$ = length of the solenoid $I$ $I$ = current inside the wire

Core Logic

Assuming a long standard solenoid, express the formula to solve for length $\ell$:

= (μ₀ N I)/(B)

Substitute the given numeric parameters:

= (4π \times 10⁻⁷) \times 200 \times 0.292.9 \times 10⁻⁴

= 4π \times 10⁻⁷ \times 200 \times 0.2929 \times 10⁻⁵ = 8π \times 10⁻² ~m = 8π ~cm

Since the target unit suffix is specified as $π ~cm$ $\pi \mathrm{~cm}$, the missing integer coefficient is exactly 8.

Pattern Recognition

Radius ( $10~cm$ $10\mathrm{~cm}$) serves as dummy unneeded information for the idealized long solenoid expression. Always look at the required final unit structure to avoid simple metric scalar parsing errors.

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