Exercise 1 : Magnetic Fields

Name : …………………………….. Date : ………………………

1. Draw a diagram to illustrate the magnetic field between the south poles of two magnets.

2. Two bar magnets are placed on a horizontal surface. Draw the two magnets, and sketch the
magnetic field lines around them. On your diagram, mark the position of any neutral points
(points where there is no resultant magnetic field).
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3. The horizontal component of the Earth’s magnetic flux density is 1.8 × 10 T. The current in
a horizontal cable is 150 A. Calculate, for this cable:
(a) the maximum force per unit length,
(b) the minimum force per unit length.

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4. The effective length of the filament in a light bulb is 3.1 cm and, for normal brightness, the
current in the filament is 0.25 A. Calculate the maximum electromagnetic force on the
filament when in the Earth’s field of flux density 44 μT.

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5. A straight conductor carrying a current of 6.5 A is situated in a uniform magnetic field of flux
density 4.3 mT. Calculate the electromagnetic force per unit length of the conductor when the
angle between the conductor and the field is:
(a) 90°,
(b) 45°.

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6. Seutas kawat penghantar panjang terletak di antara kutub-kutub magnet dan arus listrik I dialirkan
melalui kawat dengan arah seperti ditunjukkan pada gambar di bawah. Kawat akan mengalami …

a. gaya searah A
b. gaya searah B
c. gaya searah C
d. gaya searah D
e. gaya searah I
 7. Sebuah kawat PQ diletakkan di dalam medan magnet homogen seperti gambar. Jika kawat dialiri
arus dari Q menuju P, maka arah kawat akan melengkung ….

a. ke bawah
b. ke atas
c. ke samping
d. keluar bidang gambar
e. masuk bidang gambar

8. Suatu kawat penghantar berarus listrik I berada dalam medan magnet B seperti ditunjukkan gambar
di samping. Jika arus listrik I kearah sumbu X positif, medan magnet B kearah sumbu Y negarif,
maka gaya Lorentz yang dialami kawat ke arah ….

a. Z negatif
b. Z positif
c. Y negatif
d. Y positif
e. X negatif

9. Sepotong penghantar berarus berupa listrik dalam medan magnet homogeny seperti gambar.
Arah gaya magnet yang dialami penghantar adalah searah sumbu …

A. X ⨁
B. X ⊖
C. Y ⨁
D. Y ⊖
E. Z ⊖

10. Perhatikan gambar arah arus (I), medan magnet (B) dan gaya (F) berikut! Hubungan antara arah arus
(I), arah medan magnet (B) dan arah gaya (F) yang benar adalah ….

a. (1)
b. (2)
c. (3)
d. (4)
e. (5)