
What current must flow in an infinitely long straight wire to give a flux density of at from the wire?

Important Questions on Magnetic Effect of Current

Figure shows two long straight wire carrying electric current of each in opposite directions. The separation between the wires is . Find the magnetic field at a point midway between the wires.


Two infinitely long insulated wires are kept perpendicular to each other. They carry currents and . (i) Find the magnitude and direction of magnetic field at . (ii) If the direction of the current is reversed in one of the wires, what would be the magnitude of the field ?

A long straight wire carrying a current of runs through a cubical box, entering and leaving through holes in the centres of opposite faces as shown in figure. Each side of the box is of .
Consider an element of the wire long at the centre of the box. Calculate the magnetic field produced by this element at the point and . The points and are the centres of the faces of the cube and is the midpoint of one edge.


Calculate the magnetic induction at the centre of a coil bent in the form of a square of side 10 cm carrying a current of .

