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SL - Fields

25 MCQ from 2025 Question Bank Fields (all topics)

DP IB SL Physics Quiz

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1. A current-carrying wire is at right angles to a uniform magnetic field. The magnetic force per unit length on the wire is F/L. The length of the wire, the magnitude of the magnetic field strength, and the current of the wire are all doubled. Which of the following is the magnetic force per unit length on the wire after these changes?

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2. Two sections of current-carrying wires,  and , that lie in the plane of the paper, are shown below. The arrow in wire  shows the direction of conventional current. Which response gives possible directions of current in wire  and electromagnetic force acting on ?

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Conventional current in Y Force acting on 
A.
B.
C.
D.

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3. The diagram shows the gravitational field between two masses m1 and .

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Which of the following is correct?

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4. Planet  has a gravitational field strength g at its surface. Planet  has twice the density and twice the radius of planet .

What is the gravitational field strength at the surface of ?

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5. A conductor carrying electric current out of the plane of the paper is placed between two magnets as shown in the diagram.

At which location is the magnitude of the resultant magnetic field strength largest due to the conductor and the magnets?

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6. An electron enters a region of magnetic field with a velocity as shown in the diagram. The path followed by the electron is shown by the dotted line. What is the direction of the magnetic field in this region?

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7. A satellite is in a circular orbit of radius  around a planet of mass . Which of the following graphs represents the relationship between the centripetal acceleration of the satellite and its orbital radius?

A. B.
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C. D.
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8. Two positive charges  and  are separated by a distance . A third positive charge  is placed at a distance d/4 from  so that the charge  is in equilibrium.

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What is the ratio q1/q2?

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9. The diagram below shows a circuit connected to an iron rod . The connecting wires are flexible. The rod is placed in a magnetic field directed perpendicularly into the page as shown.

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In what direction will the resultant force act on the rod when the current is switched on in the circuit?

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10. Estimate the speed of an alpha particle that has accelerated from rest in a uniform electric field E=50NC^−1 over a distance of 2.0m.

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11. Satellites  and  orbit the same planet of mass . Satellite  has a mass of  and it is located at a height of  from the surface of the planet. Satellite  has a mass of  and it is located at a height of 2 from the surface of the planet.

What is the ratio of the centripetal force acting on  to the centripetal force acting on ?

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12. Two objects A and B are separated by a distance . The mass of A is much larger than that of B.

Which of the following is correct about magnitude and direction of the gravitational force exerted by A on B compared to that exerted by B on A?

Magnitude Direction
A. Same Same
B. Same Opposite
C. Bigger Same
D. Bigger Opposite

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13. Which of the following is correct about the gravitational field strength at a point near a planet?

 

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14. A point charge is moved between two parallel plates separated by a distance of . The potential difference between the points is .

What is the average electric field E?

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15. Two positive charges of magnitude  and  respectively are placed 9cm apart. A third charge is introduced between the two charges as shown below;

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At what separation, X, from the 2C charge is the electric field strength equal to zero?

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16. A plastic rod carrying a uniformly distributed positive charge is bent into a quarter-circle. What is the direction of the electric field at point ?

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17. Which of the following graphs shows the variation of the gravitational field strength of a planet with distance  from the surface of a planet?

A. B.
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C. D.
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18. A satellite of mass m is in an orbit at a height  from the surface of a planet of mass . The centripetal force acting on the satellite is  and the linear speed is .

What is the new centripetal force and linear orbital speed when it is moved to a new orbit at  from the surface of the planet?

 Centripetal force  Linear speed
A. F/4 Less than v
B. Between F and F/4 Less than 
C. Between F and F/4 More than 
D. F/4 More than 

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19. Two charges separated by a distance  are placed in a medium with permittivity . The charges are then moved to air so that they have the same force between them as that in the medium.

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20. Two stars of equal mass  are shown in the diagram, distance d apart. A planet is equidistant from the two stars, with distance d/2 across the midpoint of the line joining the stars as shown.

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What is the resultant gravitational field strength at the position of the planet due to the two stars?

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21. The gravitational field strength on the surface of the moon is gE/6. Two objects of different masses m and  are released with zero speed on the moon from heights of  and , respectively, where  is small compared to the radius of the moon.

What are the magnitudes of the accelerations of these objects right after release?

 Mass m Mass 2m
A. gE/6 gE/12
B. gE/6 gE/6
C. gE/12 gE/6
D. gE/12 gE/12

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22. An astronaut in a space station orbiting the earth experiences weightlessness.

The following are three statements about the astronaut and the space station:

  • I.  The astronaut experiences no gravitational force.
  • II.  The centripetal acceleration of the space station is equivalent to the gravitational field strength at that location
  • III.  Both the astronaut and the space station have the same acceleration.

Which of these statements is correct?

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23. The centers of three masses lie on the same line. The centers of the masses are separated as shown.

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The net gravitational force on m is zero when the value of d is one third of . What is the ratio m1/m3?

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24. A source of radiation is near a magnetic field that is directed into the page. A sheet of paper is placed in the path of the radiation before it enters the magnetic field.

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The gamma radiation is not deflected when entering the magnetic field. Which of the following is correct about the other type of radiation that penetrates the paper sheet and the direction of its deflected path in the magnetic field?

 

 

Type of radiation Direction of deflected path
A. α Upwards
B. α Downwards
C. β^− Upwards
D. β^− Downwards

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25. Four fixed charged point particles are at the vertices of a rectangle. Which arrow represents the net electric field at the center of the rectangle?

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