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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2] · Physics · Magnetic Field

A current i is passed through a silver strip of width d and area of...

A current ii is passed through a silver strip of width dd and area of cross section AA. The number of free electrons per unit volume is nn. A magnetic field BB exists perpendicular to the plane of the strip. What will be the potential difference developed across the width of the conductor due to the electron accumulation? (The appearance of a transverse emf, when a current-carrying wire is placed in a magnetic field, is called Hall effect.)
A current i is passed through a silver strip of width d and area of cross section A . The number of free electrons per

Options

  1. AiBdAne\dfrac{i B d}{A n e}
  2. BiBeAnd\dfrac{i B e}{A n d}
  3. CiBd2Ane\dfrac{i B d^2}{A n e}
  4. DiBAned\dfrac{i B}{A n e d}

Correct answer

D. iBAned\dfrac{i B}{A n e d}

Step-by-step solution

The drift velocity of the free electrons is vdv_d.

The current ii flowing through the strip is given by:

i=neAvdi = n e A v_d

⇒vd=ineA\Rightarrow v_d = \dfrac{i}{n e A}

When the magnetic field BB is applied perpendicular to the current, the electrons experience a magnetic force:

Fm=evdBF_m = e v_d B

This force causes electrons to accumulate on one side of the strip, setting up a transverse electric field EE. In the steady state, the electric force balances the magnetic force:

eE=evdBe E = e v_d B

⇒E=vdB\Rightarrow E = v_d B

The potential difference VV developed across the width dd of the conductor is:

V=Ed=vdBdV = E d = v_d B d

Substituting the value of vdv_d, we get:

V=(ineA)Bd=iBdAneV = \left(\dfrac{i}{n e A}\right) B d = \dfrac{i B d}{A n e}
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