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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 θ.

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 θ 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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