JEE MainPhysicsMagneticsMCQ+4 / −1
Given below are two statements : Statement (I) : When currents vary with time, Newton's third law is valid only if momentum carried by the electromagnetic field is taken into account Statement (II) : Ampere's circuital law does not depend on Biot-Savart's law. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
- ABoth Statement I and Statement II are false
- BStatement I is false but Statement II is true
- CBoth Statement I and Statement II are true
- DStatement I is true but Statement II is false
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Correct answer: D
- Analyze Statement (I)
Statement (I): When currents vary with time, Newton's third law is valid only if momentum carried by the electromagnetic field is taken into account.
- For steady currents, magnetic forces between circuit elements can often be treated in a simple action-reaction style.
- However, when currents vary with time, the electromagnetic field itself can store and transport momentum.
- In such situations, the mechanical forces between charges/currents alone may not satisfy Newton's third law pairwise at an instant.
- To preserve overall momentum conservation, we must include field momentum.
Thus, Statement (I) is true.
- Analyze Statement (II)
Statement (II): Ampere's circuital law does not depend on Biot-Savart's law.
Let us examine this carefully.
- In magnetostatics, Ampere's circuital law is
- This relation can be derived from the Biot-Savart law for steady currents in suitable mathematical treatment.
- Historically and theoretically in magnetostatics, Ampere's law and Biot-Savart law are closely connected; Ampere's law is not independent in that context.
- Therefore the claim that it does not depend on Biot-Savart's law is taken as false in this exam setting.
Thus, Statement (II) is false.
- Choose the correct option
- Statement (I): True
- Statement (II): False
So the correct option is:
- Comparison with stored correct answer
Stored correct answer = D
My derived answer = D
Hence, they agree.
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