Moving Charges and Magnetism-Revision Notes

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Revision Notes
Chapter-4
Moving Charges and Magnetism


  • Biot – Savart law: The magnitude of Magnetic Field dB→ is proportional to the steady current I due to an element dl→ at a point P and inversely proportional to the distance r from the current element is, dB→=μ04πIdl→×r→r3
  • Magnetic field due to long straight current carrying conductor:
    B=μoI4πa[sin⁡ϕ1+sin⁡ϕ2]
  • If conductor is infinitely long, B=μoI2πa
  • Right-hand rule is used to find the direction of magnetic field due to straight current carrying conductor.
  • Force on a Straight Conductor: Force F on a straight conductor of length l and carrying a steady current I placed in a uniform external magnetic field B, F→=I(l→×B→)
  • Lorentz Force: Force on a charge q moving with velocity v in the presence of magnetic and electric fields B and E is given by F→=q(v→×B→+E→)
  • Magnetic Force: The magnetic force FB→=q(v→×B→) is normal to v→ and work done by it, is zero.
  • Cyclotron: A charge q executes a circular orbit in a plane normal to B with frequency called the cyclotron frequency given by, vc=qB2πm
    This cyclotron frequency is independent of the particle’s speed and radius.
  • Magnetic Field due to Circular current carrying Coil: Magnetic field due to circular coil of radius 'a' carrying a current I at an axial distance r from the centre-
    B=μ0Ia22(r2+a2)3/2
    At the centre of the coil, B=μ0I2a
  • Ampere’s Circuital Law: For an open surface S bounded by a loop C, then the Ampere’s law states that
    ∮CB→.dl→=μ0I
    where I refers to the current passing through S. If B is directed along the tangent to every point on the perimeter, then
    BL=μ0Ie
    where Ie is the net current enclosed by the closed circuit.
  • Magnetic field at a distance R from a long, straight wire carrying a current I is given by, B=μ0I2πR
    The field lines are circles concentric with the wire.
  • Magnetic field B inside a long Solenoid carrying a current I is 
    B=μ0nI
    where n is the number of turns per unit length.
  • For a toroid, B=μ0NI2πr where N is the total number of turns and r is the average radius.
  • Magnetic Moment of a Planar Loop: Magnetic moment m of a planar loop carrying a current I, having N closely wound turns, and an area A, is m→=NIA→
    and direction of m→ is given by the Right – Hand Thumb Rule: Curl the palm of your right hand along the loop with the fingers pointing in the direction of the current. The thumb sticking out gives the direction of m→ (and A→).
  • When this loop is placed in a uniform magnetic field B, then, the force F on it is, F = 0 and the torque on it is, τ→=m→XB→
    In a moving coil galvanometer, this torque is balanced by a counter torque due to a spring, yielding
    kϕ=NI AB where ϕ is the equilibrium deflection and k is the torsion constant of the spring.
  • Magnetic Moment in an Electron: An electron moving around the central nucleus has a magnetic moment μl, given by
    μl=e2ml
    where l is the magnitude of the angular momentum of circulating electron about the central nucleus.
  • The smallest value of μl is called the Bohr magneton μB and it is 
    μB = 9.27 × 10-24 J/T.