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Date May 2009 Marks available 1 Reference code 09M.1.HL.TZ1.23
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 1
Command term Question number 23 Adapted from N/A

Question

A current carrying wire is in the same plane as a uniform magnetic field. The angle between the wire and the magnetic field is \(\theta \).

M09/4/PHYSI/HPM/ENG/TZ1/23

The magnetic force on the current carrying wire is

A.     zero.

B.     into the plane of the paper.

C.     out of the plane of the paper.

D.     at an angle \(\theta \) to the direction of the magnetic field.

Markscheme

B

Examiners report

[N/A]

Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 5: Electricity and magnetism » 5.4 – Magnetic effects of electric currents
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