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JEE Advanced 2021 Paper 2 · Physics · Magnetic Effects of Current · medium

Two long horizontal smooth conducting rails, 0.4 m apart, lie in a uniform vertical magnetic field B=0.5 T and are joined at one end by an ideal…

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Two long horizontal smooth conducting rails, 0.4 m0.4\ \mathrm{m} apart, lie in a uniform vertical magnetic field B=0.5 TB=0.5\ \mathrm{T} and are joined at one end by an ideal capacitor of capacitance 5 F5\ \mathrm{F} (initially uncharged). A rod of mass 0.2 kg0.2\ \mathrm{kg} lies across the rails, perpendicular to them, and a constant horizontal force F=0.8 NF=0.8\ \mathrm{N} pulls it from rest along the rails. The rails and rod have negligible resistance. Which of the following is/are correct?
  1. A. The rod moves with constant acceleration 2 m s−22\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-2}}.
  2. B. A constant current of 2 A2\ \mathrm{A} flows in the circuit.
  3. C. At t=3 st=3\ \mathrm{s} the energy stored in the capacitor is 7.2 J7.2\ \mathrm{J}.
  4. D. At t=3 st=3\ \mathrm{s} the kinetic energy of the rod is 3.6 J3.6\ \mathrm{J}.
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Answer: A, B, D

With negligible resistance the capacitor voltage equals the motional emf, q=CBLvq=CBLv. Hence I=dqdt=CBL aI=\dfrac{dq}{dt}=CBL\,a. Newton's law gives F−BIL=maF-BIL=ma, so a=Fm+B2L2C=0.80.2+0.25×0.16×5=2 m s−2a=\dfrac{F}{m+B^2L^2C}=\dfrac{0.8}{0.2+0.25\times0.16\times5}=2\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-2}} constant, and I=5×0.5×0.4×2=2 AI=5\times0.5\times0.4\times2=2\ \mathrm{A} constant; (A) and (B) are true. At t=3t=3 s, v=6 m s−1v=6\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}} and q=It=6 Cq=It=6\ \mathrm{C}. The rod's kinetic energy is 12(0.2)(6)2=3.6 J\tfrac12(0.2)(6)^2=3.6\ \mathrm{J}, so (D) is true. The capacitor energy is q2/2C=36/10=3.6 Jq^2/2C=36/10=3.6\ \mathrm{J}, not 7.2 J7.2\ \mathrm{J}, so (C) is false. The work done by FF is F⋅12at2=7.2 JF\cdot\tfrac12at^2=7.2\ \mathrm{J}, which splits equally between kinetic and capacitor energy. Note that the capacitor behaves like an extra inertia B2L2C=0.2 kgB^2L^2C=0.2\ \mathrm{kg} added to the rod, which is why the acceleration is smaller than F/m=4 m s−2F/m=4\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-2}}.
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