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Magnetic Fields and RH Slap Rule

Mahi Tuatahi 🔗

  1. If an object has a charge of $0.03C$, how many electrons has it lost?
  2. There is $80mA$ of current flowing through a $2k\Omega$ resistor. How many electrons are going through the resistor in one second?
  3. What is the power output of the resistor?

Whakatika Tahi 🔗

$$ \begin{aligned} & n = \frac{0.03}{1.6\times10^{-19}} \newline & n = 1.875\times10^{17} \end{aligned} $$


Whakatika Rua 🔗

$$ \begin{aligned} & I = \frac{q}{t} \newline & It = q \newline & q = 0.08 \times 1 = 0.08C \newline & n = \frac{0.08}{1.6\times^{-19}} = 5\times10^{17} \end{aligned} $$


Whakatika Toru 🔗

$$ \begin{aligned} & P = IV, V = IR\newline & P = I^{2}R \newline & P = 0.08^{2} \times 2000 = 12.8W (Js^{-1}) \end{aligned} $$


Pātai: What is an electric field? 🔗

Think, pair and share!


What is a magnetic field? 🔗


Source


Magnetic Force: Particles 🔗

The force ($F$) that the charge experiences as it moves through the field depends on three things:

$$ \begin{aligned} F = Bqv \end{aligned} $$


Let’s summarise:

Electric Field: A region in which a charged object experiences a force $F=Eq$

Magnetic Field: A region in which a moving charged object experiences a force $F=Bqv$


Why Do Magnetic Fields Form? 🔗

Source


Ferromagnets and Paramagnets 🔗



Pātai 🔗

A narrow beam of protons ($1.6\times10^{-19}C$) moving at a speed of $2.0\times10^{-6}ms^{-1}$, enters a uniform magnetic field of strength $0.20T$.

Calculate the magnetic force applied on each proton.


Whakatika 🔗

$$ \begin{aligned} & F = Bqv \newline & F = 0.2 \times 1.6\times10^{-19} \times 2.0\times10^{-6} \newline & F = 6.4 \times 10^{-26}N \end{aligned} $$


Right-Hand Slap Rule (+ve Charges) 🔗

Thumb in the direction of positive charge velocity, finger-tips indicate the $B$ field strength, and the palm shows the direction of force on the positive charge.

Source


Back-Hand Slap Rule (-ve Charges) 🔗

Thumb in the direction of NEGATIVE charge velocity, finger-tips indicate the $B$ field direction, and the back of the hand shows the direction of force on the NEGATIVE charge.

By default we use the +ve charge rule because we tend to think about conventional current (the flow of +ve charge).


Pātai 🔗

For each of these four situations, apply the RH rule and figure out what direction the current feels a force. Fingers go in direction of field and thumb in direction of current.

A cross means current going into the page down a wire; a dot means current coming out of the page.


Whakatika 🔗

  1. Force out of the page
  2. Force into the page
  3. Force down
  4. Force up


Pātai 🔗

A charged object ($q=1.6\times10^{-19}C$) moves to the left across a magnetic field (going bottom to top of the page) with a speed of $4.0\times10^{3}ms^{-1}$. The magnetic field strength is $12T$.

  1. Draw a diagram and illustrate the magnetic field lines
  2. Calculate the force applied to the charged object
  3. Describe/draw the direction of the force applied

Cathode Ray Tube & Magnets 🔗


Whakawai 🔗

Textbook page 235 Q1-2