Magnetic Field due to Current in a Straight Wire

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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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A current i is flowing in a hexagonal coil of side a as shown in the figure. The magnetic induction at the centre of the coil will be:

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A long straight wire of circular cross-section (radius a) is carrying steady current I. The current I is uniformly distributed across this cross-section. The magnetic field is

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A long straight wire carrying current i=10 A lies along y-axis. Find the magnetic field at P (3 cm, 2 cm, 4 cm).

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Two parallel infinitely long current carrying wires are shown in the figure. If the resultant magnetic field at point P is zero, then the current I is

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The position of point from wire 'B', where the net magnetic field is zero due to following current distribution is

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Two infinite parallel wires separated by 1 m carry current I in the same direction. The magnetic field at a point 50 cm from each wire is

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Find Bp due to the long current carrying parallel wires shown

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A,B and C wires are given below. Find the ratio of total magnetic field due to A,B and C at points X and Y

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Six very long insulated copper wires are bound together to form a cable. The currents carried by the wires are I1=+10 A,I2=-13 A,I3=+10 A, I4=+7 A,I5=-12 A and I6=18 A. The magnetic induction at a perpendicular distance of 10 cm from the cable is μ0=4π×10-7 Wb Am-1

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Two long straight wires A and B are placed 50 cm apart and carry current 20 A and 15 A respectively in same direction. A point P is 40 cm from wire A and 30 cm from wire B. What is the magnitude of resultant magnetic field at 'P' in μT unit? 2=1.414

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Find B at the origin, due to the long wire, carrying a current i.

 

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A single coiled rectangular loop of wire with length 20 cm and width 6 cm is placed near to an infinitely long wire carrying current 10 A. The loop runs away from the wire with speed v=10 cm s-1 as shown. Find the current in the loop if resistance of wire of loop is 2.5Ω.

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Mention the factors the magnetic field due to an infinitely long straight current carrying wire depends upon.

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Four infinitely long parallel wires pass through the four corners of a square PQRS of side a that lies in a plane perpendicular to the wires (see figure).

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They all carry equal steady currents I. Currents in the wires passing through P and Q point out of the page, and the currents in the wires passing through R and S point into the page as shown in the figure. The magnitude of the magnetic field at the centre O of the square is 

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Magnetic field at a distance r from an infinitely long straight conductor carrying a steady current varies as

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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 )