NEETPhysicsMoving Charges and MagnetismMCQ+4 / −1
A long straight wire carries a certain current and produces a magnetic field 2 104 Wb m2 at a perpendicular distance of 5 cm from the wire. An electron situated at 5 cm from the wire moves with a velocity 107 m/s towards the wire along perpendicular to it. The force experienced by the electron will be (charge on electron 1.6 1019 C)
- A3.2 N
- B3.2 1016 N
- C1.6 1016 N
- Dzero
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Correct answer: B
The situation is as shown in the figure.

Here, v = 107 m/s, B = 2 × 10–4 Wb/m2
The magnitude of the force experienced by the electron is
F = evBsin
( perpendicular to each other)
= evBsin90° = 1.6 × 10–19 × 107 × 2 × 10–4 × 1
= 3.2 × 10–16 N
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