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A uniform conducting wire ABC has a mass of 10 g. Length of the part AB is 4 cm and that of BC is 5 cm. A current of 2A flows through it. The wire is kept in a uniform magnetic field B = 2T. The acceleration of the wire will be

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a

12 ms2 along y-axis 

b

0.6×103 ms2 along y-axis 

c

1.2×103 ms2 along y-axis 

d

Zero

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

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The given curved wire can be treated as a straight wire as shown.

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Force acting on the wire AC,F=Bil=2×2×3×102 N

=12×102 N along y-axis.

So, acceleration of wire =Fm=12×10210×103=12 m/s2

 

 

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A uniform conducting wire ABC has a mass of 10 g. Length of the part AB is 4 cm and that of BC is 5 cm. A current of 2A flows through it. The wire is kept in a uniform magnetic field B = 2T. The acceleration of the wire will be