An electron moves in a circular orbit with uniform speed ' $v^{\prime}$. It produces a magnetic field 'B' at…

An electron moves in a circular orbit with uniform speed ' $v^{\prime}$. It produces a magnetic field 'B' at the centre of the circle. The radius of the circle is $\left[\mu_{0}=\right.$ permeability of free space, $\mathrm{e}=$ electronic charge $]$
  1. $\left(\frac{\mu_{0} \mathrm{ev}}{\mathrm{B}}\right)^{1 / 2}$
  2. $\frac{\mu_{0} \mathrm{eB}}{4 \pi \mathrm{v}}$
  3. $\left(\frac{\mu_{0} \mathrm{ev}}{4 \pi \mathrm{B}}\right)^{1 / 2}$
  4. $\frac{\mu_{0} \mathrm{ev}}{4 \pi \mathrm{B}}$

Solution

The magnetic field at the center of a circular orbit of a moving electron is given by $\begin{array}{l} B=\frac{\mu_{0}}{4 \pi} \times \frac{e}{r^{3}}(v \times r) \\ B=\frac{\mu_{0}}{4 \pi} \times \frac{e v \sin \theta}{r^{2}} \end{array}$ As, in a circular path, the angle between radius vector and velocity vector is $90^{\circ}$. $\begin{array}{l} \mathrm{B}=\frac{\mu_{0}}{4 \pi} \times \frac{\mathrm{ev}}{\mathrm{r}^{2}} \\ \therefore \mathrm{r}=\left(\frac{\mu_{0} \mathrm{ev}}{4 \pi \mathrm{B}}\right)^{1 / 2} \end{array}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2020 (19 Oct Shift 2)

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