Magnetic Field due to a Straight Current Carrying Wire

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Magnetic Field due to a Straight Current Carrying Wire: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Magnetic Field Due to a Straight Infinite Wire, Force between Two Parallel Current Wires, Magnetic Field Due to a Straight Finite Wire & Magnetic Field Due to a Straight Semi-infinite Wire etc.

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In given figure, X and Y are two long straight parallel conductors each carrying a current of 2 A. The force on each conductor is F newtons. When the current in each is changed to 1 A and reversed in direction, the force on each is now

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Two very long straight parallel wires, parallel to y-axis, carry currents 4I and I, along +y-direction and -y-direction, respectively. The wires pass through the x-axis at the points (d, 0, 0) and (-d, 0, 0) respectively. The graph of magnetic field z-component as one moves along the x-axis from x=-d to x=+d, is best given by

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Equal current i is flowing in three infinitely long wires along positive x, y and z directions. The magnitude field at a point (0, 0, -a) would be:

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Find the magnetic field at P due to the arrangement shown.
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Two mutually perpendicular conductors carrying currents I1 and I2 respectively, lie in one plane. Locus of the point at which the magnetic induction is zero, is a:

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An infinitely long conductor PQR is bent to form a right angle as shown. A current I flows through PQR. The magnetic field due to this current at the point M is H1. Now, another infinitely long straight conductor QS is connected at Q so that the current in PQ remaining unchanged. The magnetic field at M is now H2. The ratio H1H2 is,

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A conductor wire carrying current i is placed symmetrically and parallel to a long conducting sheet having a current per unit width j0 and width d, as shown in the figure. the force per unit length on the conductor wire will be

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Find the magnetic field at the centre P of square of side a shown in figure.

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Figure shows a straight wire of length/carrying a current i. Find the magnitude of magnetic field produced by the current at point P.

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Which of the following expressions correctly describes for the force between two long parallel current carrying conductors:

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What is the expression for the force acting per unit length on one conductor due to the other for two parallel wires.

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Which one of the following options represents the magnetic field B at O due to the current flowing in the given wire segments lying on the xy plane?

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A current of 45 A is passing through an infinitely long wire which lies along the axis of an infinitely long solenoid of radius 1 cm. The magnetic field produced by the solenoid in the direction of the current in the wire is 4mT. What is the approximate magnitude of the resultant magnetic field at a point 3 mm radially away from the solenoid acis? (Use μ0=4π×10-7 T m/A )

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A rectangular loop carrying a current i is situated near a long straight wire such that the wire is parallel to one of the sides of the loop and is in the plane of the loop. If the steady current i is established in the wire as shown in the figure, the loop will

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Wires 1 and 2 carrying currents i1 and i2, respectively, are inclined at an angle θ to each other. What is the force on a small element dl of wire 2 at distance r from wire 1 (as shown in the figure) due to the magnetic field of wire 1?

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A very long thin strip of metal of width b carries a current I along its length as shown in figure
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Find the magnitude of magnetic field in the plane of the strip at a distance a from the edge nearest to the point.

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The force between two parallel current carrying conductors separated by a distance x is F. If the current in each conductor is doubled and the distance between them is halved, then the force between them becomes-

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A current of 1 A passes through two very long wires held parallel to each-other and separated by a distance of 1 m. The force per unit length between them is x×10-7 N/m. Find the value of x.

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A current of 10 A passes through two very long wires held parallel to each-other and separated by a distance of 1 m. The force per unit length between them is x×10-5 N/m. Find the value of x.

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What are the rules that are used to find the direction of the magnetic field?