College Physics:
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781305965515
Author: SERWAY, Raymond A.
Publisher: Brooks/Cole Pub Co
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Concept explainers
Question
Chapter 19, Problem 55P
a)
To determine
The magnitude of the force per unit length that one wire exert on the other.
b)
To determine
Whether the force between the wires is attractive or repulsive.
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Students have asked these similar questions
Two parallel wires are separated by 6.45 cm, each carrying 3.10 A of current in the same direction.
(a) What is the magnitude of the force per unit length between the wires?
(b) Is the force attractive or repulsive?
Two parallel wires are separated by 6.50 cm, each carrying 3.30 A of current in the same direction.
(a) What is the magnitude of the force per unit length between the wires?
(b) Is the force attractive or repulsive?
attractive
repulsive
Two long parallel wires separated by 2.00 cm carry currents in the same direction. The current in one wire is 25.0 A, and the current in the other is 50.0 A. (a) Find the magnitude of the force (per 1.00 m of length) that one wire exerts on the other. (b) Is the force attractive or repulsive?
Chapter 19 Solutions
College Physics:
Ch. 19.3 - A charged particle moves in a straight line...Ch. 19.3 - The north-pole end of a bar magnet is held near a...Ch. 19.5 - As a charged particle moves freely in a circular...Ch. 19.6 - A square and a circular loop with the same area...Ch. 19.8 - Which of the following actions would double the...Ch. 19.8 - Prob. 19.6QQCh. 19 - Prob. 1CQCh. 19 - Prob. 2CQCh. 19 - How can the motion of a charged particle be used...Ch. 19 - Prob. 4CQ
Ch. 19 - The following statements are related to the force...Ch. 19 - Will a nail be attracted to either pole of a...Ch. 19 - Figure CQ19.7 shows a coaxial cable carrying...Ch. 19 - A magnet attracts a piece of iron. The iron can...Ch. 19 - Figure CQ19.9 shows four positive charges, A, B,...Ch. 19 - Is the magnetic field created by a current loop...Ch. 19 - Suppose you move along a wire at the same speed as...Ch. 19 - Why do charged particles from outer space, called...Ch. 19 - A hanging Slinky toy is attached to a powerful...Ch. 19 - How can a current loop he used to determine the...Ch. 19 - Prob. 15CQCh. 19 - Figure CQ19.16 shows four permanent magnets, each...Ch. 19 - Two charged particles are projected in the same...Ch. 19 - Prob. 18CQCh. 19 - A magnetic field exerts a torque on each of the...Ch. 19 - Consider an electron near the Earths equator. In...Ch. 19 - (a) Find the direction of the force on a proton (a...Ch. 19 - Find the direction of the magnetic field acting on...Ch. 19 - Prob. 4PCh. 19 - A laboratory electromagnet produces a magnetic...Ch. 19 - Prob. 6PCh. 19 - Electrons and protons travel from the Sun to the...Ch. 19 - An oxygen ion (O+) moves in the xy-plane with a...Ch. 19 - A proton moving at 4.00 106 m/s through a...Ch. 19 - Sodium ions (Na+) move at 0.851 m/s through a...Ch. 19 - At the equator, near the surface of Earth, the...Ch. 19 - A proton travels with a speed of 5.02 106 m/s at...Ch. 19 - An electron moves in a circular path perpendicular...Ch. 19 - Figure P19.14a is a diagram of a device called a...Ch. 19 - Prob. 15PCh. 19 - A mass spectrometer is used to examine the...Ch. 19 - Jupiters magnetic field occupies a volume of space...Ch. 19 - Electrons in Earths upper atmosphere have typical...Ch. 19 - Prob. 19PCh. 19 - A proton (charge +e, mass mp), a deuteron (charge...Ch. 19 - A particle passes through a mass spectrometer as...Ch. 19 - In Figure P19.2, assume in each case the velocity...Ch. 19 - A current I = 15 A is directed along the positive...Ch. 19 - A straight wire carrying a 3.0-A current is placed...Ch. 19 - In Figure P19.3, assume in each case the velocity...Ch. 19 - A wire having a mass per unit length of 0.500 g/cm...Ch. 19 - A wire carries a current of 10.0 A in a direction...Ch. 19 - At a certain location, Earth has a magnetic field...Ch. 19 - A wire with a mass of 1.00 g/cm is placed on a...Ch. 19 - Mass m = 1.00 kg is suspended vertically at rest...Ch. 19 - Consider the system pictured in Figure P19.31. A...Ch. 19 - A metal rod of mass m carrying a current I glides...Ch. 19 - In Figure P19.33, the cube is 40.0 cm on each...Ch. 19 - A horizontal power line of length 58 m carries a...Ch. 19 - A wire is formed into a circle having a diameter...Ch. 19 - A current of 17.0 mA is maintained in a single...Ch. 19 - An eight-turn coil encloses an elliptical area...Ch. 19 - A current-carrying rectangular wire loop with...Ch. 19 - A 6.00-turn circular coil of wire is centered on...Ch. 19 - The orientation of small satellites is often...Ch. 19 - Along piece of wire with a mass of 0.100 kg and a...Ch. 19 - A rectangular loop has dimensions 0.500 m by 0.300...Ch. 19 - A lightning bolt may carry a current of 1.00 104...Ch. 19 - A long, straight wire going through the origin is...Ch. 19 - Neurons in our bodies carry weak currents that...Ch. 19 - In 1962 measurements of the magnetic field of a...Ch. 19 - A cardiac pacemaker can be affected by a static...Ch. 19 - The two wires shown in Figure P19.48 are separated...Ch. 19 - Prob. 49PCh. 19 - Two long, parallel wires carry currents of I1 =...Ch. 19 - Two long, parallel wires carry currents of I1 =...Ch. 19 - Prob. 52PCh. 19 - The magnetic field 40.0 cm away from a long,...Ch. 19 - Prob. 54PCh. 19 - Prob. 55PCh. 19 - Prob. 56PCh. 19 - A wire with a weight per unit length of 0.080 N/m...Ch. 19 - In Figure P19.58 the current in the long, straight...Ch. 19 - A long solenoid that has 1.00 103 turns uniformly...Ch. 19 - Prob. 60PCh. 19 - It is desired to construct a solenoid that will...Ch. 19 - Certain experiments must be performed in the...Ch. 19 - Ail electron is moving at a speed of 1.0 104 in/s...Ch. 19 - Figure P19.64 is a setup that can be used to...Ch. 19 - Two coplanar and concentric circular loops of wire...Ch. 19 - An electron moves in a circular path perpendicular...Ch. 19 - Prob. 67APCh. 19 - A 0.200-kg metal rod carrying a current of 10.0 A...Ch. 19 - Using an electromagnetic flowmeter (Fig. P19.69),...Ch. 19 - A uniform horizontal wire with a linear mass...Ch. 19 - Prob. 71APCh. 19 - Two long, parallel wires, each with a mass per...Ch. 19 - Protons having a kinetic energy of 5.00 MeV are...Ch. 19 - A straight wire of mass 10.0 g and length 5.0 cm...Ch. 19 - A 1.00-kg ball having net charge Q = 5.00 C is...Ch. 19 - Two long, parallel conductors separated by 10.0 cm...
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, physics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- A proton travels with a speed of 3.00 106 m/s at an angle of 37.0 with the direction of a magnetic field of 0.300 T in the +y direction. What are (a) the magnitude of the magnetic force on the proton and (b) its acceleration?arrow_forwardIf a charged particle moves in a straight line, can you conclude that there is no magnetic field present?arrow_forwardWhat magnetic field is required in order to confine a proton moving with a speed of 4.0 × 106 m/s to a circular orbit of radius 10 cm?arrow_forward
- 12.4 Check Your Understanding Two wires, both carrying current out of the page, have a current of magnitude 2.0 mA and 3.0 mA, respectively. The first wire is located at (0.0 cm, 5.0 cm) while the other wire is located at (12.0 cm, 0.0 cm). What is the magnitude of the magnetic force per unit length of the first wire on the second and the second wire on the first?arrow_forwardA charged particle is traveling through a uniform magnetic field. Which of the following statements are true of the magnetic field? There may be more than one correct statement. (a) It exerts a force on the particle parallel to the field. (b) It exerts a force on the particle along the direction of its motion. (c) It increases the kinetic energy of the particle. (d) It exerts a force that is perpendicular to the direction of motion. (e) It does not change the magnitude of the momentum of the particle.arrow_forwardTwo parallel wires are separated by 7.00 cm, each carrying 3.05 A of current in the same direction. (a) What is the magnitude of the force per unit length between the wires? N/m (b) Is the force attractive or repulsive? attractive repulsivearrow_forward
- The unit of current, the ampere, is defined in terms of the force between currents. If two 1.0-meter-long sections of very long wires a distance 1.0 m apart each carry a current of 1.0 A, what is the force between them? (If the force between two actual wires has this value, the current is defined to be exactly 1 A.)arrow_forwardIn a physics demonstration, two long parallel wires are separated by a distance of 2.55 cm. One wire carries a current of 1.30 A while the other carries a current of 3.20 A. The currents are in the same direction. (a) What is the magnitude of the force per unit length (in N/m) that one wire exerts on the other? N/m (b) Is the force attractive or repulsive? attractive repulsive The magnitude is zero.arrow_forwardTwo long, parallel wires separated by 2.85 cm carry currents in opposite directions. The current in one wire is 1.75 A, and the current in the other is 3.10 A. (a) Find the magnitude of the force per unit length that one wire exerts on the other. (N/m)(b) Is the force attractive or repulsive?arrow_forward
- Two long, parallel wires separated by 2.40 cm carry currents in opposite directions. The current in one wire is 1.55 A, and the current in the other is 3.05 A. (a) Find the magnitude of the force per unit length that one wire exerts on the other. N/m (b) Is the force attractive or repulsive? attractive O repulsivearrow_forwardIn a lab experiment, two long parallel wires are separated by a distance of 2.15 cm. One wire carries a current of 1.55 A while the other carries a current of 3.30 A. The currents are in opposite directions. (a) What is the magnitude of the force per unit length (in N/m) that one wire exerts on the other? N/m (b) Is the force attractive or repulsive? attractive repulsive The magnitude is zero.arrow_forwardQuestion 1: Magnetic forces due to currents Two long, straight wires are parallel and 10 cm apart. One carries a current of 2.0 A, the other a current of 5.0 A. (a) If the two currents flow in opposite directions, what is the magnitude and direction of the force per unit length of one wire on the other? (b) What is the magnitude and direction of the force per unit length if the currents flow in the same direction? (c) Two long, parallel wires are hung by cords of length 5.0 cm, as shown in the accompanying figure. Each wire has a mass per unit length of 30 g/m, and they carry the same current in opposite directions. What is the current if the cords hang at 6.0° with respect to the vertical? 1arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based TextPhysicsISBN:9781133104261Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. JewettPublisher:Cengage Learning
Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations...PhysicsISBN:9781133939146Author:Katz, Debora M.Publisher:Cengage Learning
Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student...PhysicsISBN:9780078807213Author:Paul W. ZitzewitzPublisher:Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text
Physics
ISBN:9781133104261
Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations...
Physics
ISBN:9781133939146
Author:Katz, Debora M.
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student...
Physics
ISBN:9780078807213
Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz
Publisher:Glencoe/McGraw-Hill