Formula Sheet : Magnetic Effects of Electric Current
Chapter: Magnetic Effects of Electric Current : Formula Sheet
1. Magnetic Field around a Straight Current Carrying Conductor
Magnetic field at distance r from a straight conductor carrying current I is: āϧāĻžā§°āĻž āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻā§°āĻž āϏā§āĻāĻž āϤāĻžā§°āϤ r āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦāϤ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°ā§° āĻŽāĻžāύ:
Formula / āϏā§āϤā§ā§°: B = (μâ I) / (2πr)
Where / āϝ'āϤ, μâ = 4π × 10âģ⡠T m Aâģ¹ (Permeability of free space)
2. Magnetic Field in a Circular Coil
Magnetic field at the centre of a circular coil: āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻžāĻāĻžā§° āĻāĻāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§ā§°āϤ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°:
Formula / āϏā§āϤā§ā§°: B = (μâ I) / (2r)
Important Concept / āĻā§ā§°ā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āϧāĻžā§°āĻŖāĻž: B ∝ I (Current doubles → Magnetic field doubles)
3. Force on a Current Carrying Conductor
Force acting on a conductor placed in a magnetic field: āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āϤ ā§°āĻāĻž āϧāĻžā§°āĻž āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻā§°āĻž āϤāĻžā§°āϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž āĻŦāϞ:
Formula / āϏā§āϤā§ā§°: F = B I L
Where / āϝ'āϤ,
B = Magnetic field (Tesla)
I = Current (Ampere)
L = Length of conductor (metre)
4. Fleming’s Left Hand Rule (Direction of Force)
Used to find direction of force in electric motor. āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻŽā§āĻā§°āϤ āĻŦāϞ⧰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- Thumb → Force
- Forefinger → Magnetic field
- Middle finger → Current
5. Electric Motor – Power Formula
Power consumed by motor: āĻŽā§āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž:
Formula / āϏā§āϤā§ā§°: P = V I
Where / āϝ'āϤ, P = Power (Watt), V = Voltage (Volt), I = Current (Ampere)
6. Ampere Turns (Electromagnet / Solenoid)
Strength of electromagnet depends on ampere-turns. āĻāϞā§āĻā§āĻā§ā§°’āĻŽā§āĻāύā§āĻā§° āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžā§°-āĻĒāĻžāĻā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Formula / āϏā§āϤā§ā§°: Ampere-turns = N × I
Where / āϝ'āϤ,
N = Number of turns
I = Current
7. Important Proportional Relations
• Magnetic field ∝ Current : āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§° ∝ āϧāĻžā§°āĻž
• Force ∝ Magnetic field : āĻŦāϞ ∝ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°
• Force ∝ Current : āĻŦāϞ ∝ āϧāĻžā§°āĻž
• Force ∝ Length of conductor : āĻŦāϞ ∝ āϤāĻžā§°ā§° āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ
8. Units to Remember
• Magnetic field → Tesla (T) : āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§° → āĻā§āĻāϞāĻž (T)
• Force → Newton (N) : āĻŦāϞ → āύāĻŋāĻāĻāύ (N)
• Current → Ampere (A) : āϧāĻžā§°āĻž → āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° (A)
• Length → metre (m) : āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ → āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžā§° (m)
• Power → Watt (W) : āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž → ā§ąāĻžāĻ (W)
Board Exam Tips :
• Always write formula first
• Use SI units only
• Show step-by-step calculation
• Direction questions → mention Fleming’s Left Hand Rule
• Neat presentation = full marks
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Class 10 Science (Physics) – PYQ MCQs
1. The SI unit of magnetic field is - āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°ā§° SI āĻāĻāĻ āĻš’āϞ -
A. Ampere B. Tesla C. Volt D. Newton
Ans: B
Explanation: Magnetic field strength is measured in Tesla (T). āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°ā§° āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāϞāĻž (T) āĻāĻāĻāϤ āĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
2. Which rule gives the direction of magnetic field around a straight conductor ? āϏā§āĻāĻž āϤāĻžā§°āϤ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°ā§° āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ ?
A. Fleming’s Left Hand Rule B. Fleming’s Right Hand Rule C. Right Hand Thumb Rule D. Maxwell Rule
Ans: C
Explanation: Right Hand Thumb Rule shows the direction of magnetic field around a current-carrying conductor. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Right Hand Thumb Rule āĻ āϧāĻžā§°āĻž āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻā§°āĻž āϤāĻžā§°āϤ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°ā§° āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
3. If current through a conductor is doubled, the magnetic field becomes - āϤāĻžā§°āϤ āϧāĻžā§°āĻž āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§° -
A. Half B. Same C. Double D. Zero
Ans: C
Explanation: Magnetic field is directly proportional to current (B ∝ I). āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§° āϧāĻžā§°āĻžā§° āϏā§āϤ⧠āϏā§āĻāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻŋāĻāĨ¤
4. The formula for force on a current-carrying conductor is - āϧāĻžā§°āĻž āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻā§°āĻž āϤāĻžā§°āϤ āĻŦāϞ⧰ āϏā§āϤā§ā§° -
A. F = VI B. F = IR C. F = BIL D. F = V/R
Ans: C
Explanation: Force depends on magnetic field (B), current (I), and length (L). āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāϞ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°, āϧāĻžā§°āĻž āĻā§°ā§ āϤāĻžā§°ā§° āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ⧰ āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
5. Which device converts electrical energy into mechanical energy ? āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϝāĻžāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϞ⧠⧰ā§āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤ⧰ āĻā§°āĻž āϝāύā§āϤā§ā§° -
A. Generator B. Motor C. Transformer D. Battery
Ans: B
Explanation: Electric motor converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻŽā§āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϝāĻžāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϞ⧠āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
6. The magnetic field inside a solenoid is - āĻāϞā§āύāĻāĻĄā§° āĻāĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§° -
A. Zero B. Non-uniform C. Circular D. Uniform
Ans: D
Explanation: Field lines inside a solenoid are parallel and equally spaced. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϞā§āύāĻāĻĄā§° āĻāĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§° āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻā§°ā§ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϤ⧰āĻžāϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
7. Fleming’s Left Hand Rule is used in - Fleming’s Left Hand Rule āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ -
A. Generator B. Motor C. Transformer D. Heater
Ans: B
Explanation: It gives the direction of force in an electric motor. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āĻŽā§āĻā§°āϤ āĻŦāϞ⧰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
8. The direction of induced current is given by - āĻā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āϧāĻžā§°āĻžā§° āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ ?
A. Right Hand Thumb Rule B. Fleming’s Left Hand Rule C. Fleming’s Right Hand Rule D. Ohm’s Law
Ans: C
Explanation: Fleming’s Right Hand Rule is used for electric generators. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§āύā§ā§°ā§āĻā§°āϤ āĻā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āϧāĻžā§°āĻžā§° āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āĻāĻžāύāĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠Fleming’s Right Hand Rule āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
9. Magnetic field lines never - āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°ā§° ā§°ā§āĻāĻž āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ -
A. Bend B. Curve C. Intersect D. Form loops
Ans: C
Explanation: If field lines intersect, direction of field becomes ambiguous. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: ā§°ā§āĻāĻž āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°ā§° āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āĻ
āϏā§āĻĒāώā§āĻ āĻšā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
10. Force on a current-carrying conductor is maximum when it is placed - āϧāĻžā§°āĻž āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻā§°āĻž āϤāĻžā§°āϤ āĻŦāϞ āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϝā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ -
A. Parallel to magnetic field B. At rest C. Inclined to field D. Perpendicular to magnetic field
Ans: D
Explanation: Force is maximum when conductor is perpendicular to magnetic field. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϤāĻžā§° āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°ā§° āϞāĻāϤ āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻŦāϞ āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤