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JEE Advanced 2012Paper 1
Exam
JEE Advanced
Year
2012
Paper
Paper 1
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Magnetic Effects of Current

JEE Advanced 2012 · Paper 1 · Physics · Magnetic Effects of Current

Consider the motion of a positive point charge in a region where...

Consider the motion of a positive point charge in a region where there are simultaneous uniform electric and magnetic fields E⃗=E0j^\vec{E}=E_{0} \hat{j} and B⃗=B0j^\vec{B}=B_{0} \hat{j}. At time t=0t=0, this charge has velocity v⃗\vec{v} in the in the xx-y plane, making an angle θ\theta with the xx-axis. Which of the following option(s) is (are) correct for time t>0t>0 ?Consider the motion of a positive point charge in a region where there are simultaneous uniform electric and magnetic

Options

  1. AIf θ=0∘\theta=0^{\circ}, the charge moves in a circular path in the xx - plane.
  2. BIf θ=0∘\theta=0^{\circ}, the charge undergoes helical motion with constant pitch along the yy-axis.
  3. CIf θ=10∘\theta=10^{\circ}, the charge undergoes helical motion with its pitch increasing with time, along the yy-axis.
  4. DIf θ=90∘\theta=90^{\circ}, the charge undergoes linear but accelerated motion along the yy-axis.

Correct answer

C. If θ=10∘\theta=10^{\circ}, the charge undergoes helical motion with its pitch increasing with time, along the yy-axis.

Step-by-step solution

If θ=0∘\theta=0^{\circ}, the charged particle is projected along xx-axis, due to magnetic field, B⃗\vec{B} the charged particle will tend to move in a circular path in y−zy-z plane but due to force of electric field E⃗\vec{E}, the particle will move in a helical path with increasing pitch. Hence options (A) and (B) are wrong. If θ=10∘\theta=10^{\circ}, we can resolve velocity into two rectangular components. One along xx-axis \left(v \cos 10^{\circ}\right)andonealongand one alongy−axis(vsin⁡10∘)-axis \left(v \sin 10^{\circ}\right). Due to vcos⁡10∘v \cos 10^{\circ}, the particle will move in circular path and due to vsin⁡10∘v \sin 10^{\circ} plus the force due to electric field, the particle will undergo helical motion with its pitch increasing. If θ=90∘\theta=90^{\circ}, the charge is moving along the magnetic field. Therefore the force due to magnetic field is zero. But the force due to electric field will accelerate the particle along yy-axis. Consider the motion of a positive point charge in a region where there are simultaneous uniform electric and magnetic
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