College Physics: A Strategic Approach (4th Edition)
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Chapter 24, Problem 4CQ
If you were standing directly at the earth’s north magnetic pole, in what direction would a compass point if it were free to swivel in any direction? Explain.
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Ch. 24 - In Figure Q24.1, suppose the magnet on the right...Ch. 24 - Prob. 2CQCh. 24 - When you are in the southern hemisphere, does a...Ch. 24 - If you were standing directly at the earths north...Ch. 24 - If you took a sample of magnetotactic bacteria...Ch. 24 - Green turtles use the earths magnetic field to...Ch. 24 - Prob. 7CQCh. 24 - Prob. 8CQCh. 24 - Prob. 9CQCh. 24 - As shown in Figure Q24.10, a uniform magnetic...
Ch. 24 - Prob. 11CQCh. 24 - An electron is moving in a circular orbit in a...Ch. 24 - Prob. 13CQCh. 24 - One long solenoid is placed inside another...Ch. 24 - Prob. 15CQCh. 24 - Prob. 16CQCh. 24 - Prob. 17CQCh. 24 - Prob. 18CQCh. 24 - An electron is moving near a long,...Ch. 24 - Two positive charges are moving in a uniform...Ch. 24 - Prob. 21CQCh. 24 - An electron and a proton are moving in circular...Ch. 24 - A proton moves in a region of uniform magnetic...Ch. 24 - Prob. 24CQCh. 24 - Prob. 25CQCh. 24 - A long wire and a square loop lie in the plane of...Ch. 24 - A solenoid carries a current that produces a field...Ch. 24 - Prob. 28CQCh. 24 - Prob. 29MCQCh. 24 - If a compass is placed above a current-carrying...Ch. 24 - Prob. 31MCQCh. 24 - Figure Q24.32 shows four particles moving to the...Ch. 24 - Prob. 33MCQCh. 24 - If all of the particles shown in Figure Q24.33 are...Ch. 24 - If two compasses are brought near enough to each...Ch. 24 - Table 24.1 notes that the magnetic field 10 cm...Ch. 24 - An investigator places a sample 1.0 cm from a wire...Ch. 24 - The magnetic field at the center of a...Ch. 24 - For a particular scientific experiment, it is...Ch. 24 - Prob. 5PCh. 24 - Prob. 6PCh. 24 - Prob. 7PCh. 24 - Although the evidence is weak, there has been...Ch. 24 - Some consumer groups urge pregnant women not to...Ch. 24 - A long wire carrying a 5.0 A current perpendicular...Ch. 24 - Prob. 11PCh. 24 - Prob. 12PCh. 24 - A solenoid used to produce magnetic fields for...Ch. 24 - Two concentric current loops lie in the same...Ch. 24 - The magnetic field of the brain has been measured...Ch. 24 - Prob. 16PCh. 24 - What is the magnetic field at the center of the...Ch. 24 - Experimental tests have shown that hammerhead...Ch. 24 - Prob. 19PCh. 24 - Prob. 20PCh. 24 - In the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom, the...Ch. 24 - A proton moves with a speed of 1.0 107 m/s in the...Ch. 24 - An electron moves with a speed of 1.0 107 m/s in...Ch. 24 - An electromagnetic flowmeter applies a magnetic...Ch. 24 - The aurora is caused when electrons and protons,...Ch. 24 - Problem 24.25 describes two particles that orbit...Ch. 24 - Prob. 27PCh. 24 - Prob. 28PCh. 24 - The microwaves in a microwave oven are produced in...Ch. 24 - A cyclotron is used to produce a beam of...Ch. 24 - A medical cyclotron used in the production of...Ch. 24 - Prob. 32PCh. 24 - Prob. 33PCh. 24 - Prob. 34PCh. 24 - Prob. 35PCh. 24 - A uniform 2.5 T magnetic field points to the...Ch. 24 - Prob. 37PCh. 24 - A current loop in a motor has an area of 0.85 cm2....Ch. 24 - A square current loop 5.0 cm on each side carries...Ch. 24 - People have proposed driving motors with the...Ch. 24 - Prob. 41PCh. 24 - Prob. 42PCh. 24 - A solenoid is near a piece of iron, as shown in...Ch. 24 - The right edge of the circuit in Figure P24.44...Ch. 24 - Prob. 45GPCh. 24 - An electron travels with speed 1.0 107 m/s...Ch. 24 - Prob. 47GPCh. 24 - Prob. 48GPCh. 24 - Irrigation channels that require regular flow...Ch. 24 - Typical blood velocities in the coronary arteries...Ch. 24 - Prob. 51GPCh. 24 - Bats are capable of navigating using the earths...Ch. 24 - At the equator, the earths field is essentially...Ch. 24 - Prob. 55GPCh. 24 - A 1.0-m-long, 1.0-mm-diaraeter copper wire carries...Ch. 24 - An insulated copper wire is wrapped around an iron...Ch. 24 - Prob. 58GPCh. 24 - Assuming the particle in Figure P24.59 is...Ch. 24 - How does the kinetic energy of the particle in...Ch. 24 - Prob. 61MSPPCh. 24 - Next, a particle with the same mass and velocity...Ch. 24 - What is the direction of the magnetic force on a...Ch. 24 - What is the magnitude of the force on this ion? A....Ch. 24 - What magnitude electric field is necessary to...Ch. 24 - The electric field produces a potential...Ch. 24 - In the spectrometer shown in Figure P24.67, do the...Ch. 24 - The moving ions can be thought of as a current...Ch. 24 - Why is it important that the ions have a known...Ch. 24 - A mass spectrometer similar to the one in Figure...
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