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

 

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Calculate the magnetic field at the centre of a square loop which carries a current of 1.5 A, length of each side is 50 cm

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Two infinitely long wires carry currents 4 A and 3 A placed along X-axis and Y-axis respectively. Magnetic field at a point P0,0, d m will be ________T.

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Consider a long straight conducting wire. The magnetic field is determined as B at a distance of 5 cm from the wire. The field at 40 cm from the wire would be

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PQ and RS are long parallel conductors separated by certain distance. M is the mid-point between them (see the figure). The net magnetic field at M is B. Now, the current 4 A is switched off. The field at M now becomes B.

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The strength of magnetic field produced by current carrying circular wire_____if the number of turns of the wire increases.

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An electric current-carrying wire behaves like a _____.

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A region around a magnetic material or a moving electric charge within which the force of magnetism acts is called _____.

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Name some materials used for making permanent magnets.

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The magnetic field is _____near the centre of the loop.

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A metallic wire carrying an electric current is associated with it a_____.

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In an electric transmission line current is flowing along north direction. On considering earth's magnetic field to be negligible, find the direction of magnetic field above the electric transmission line-

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A straight wire carrying a current of 13 A is bent into a semi-circular arc of radius 2 cm as shown in the figure. The magnetic field is 1.5×10-4 T at the centre of the arc, then the magnetic field due to the straight segment is
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What would be the magnetic field produced due to a long straight wire carrying 3 A current at a point 1/2 m away from it?

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A long straight wire is carrying current I in +z direction. The x-y plane contains a closed circular loop carrying current I2 and not encircling the straight wire. The force on the loop will be

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Two long parallel wires carry currents I1 and I2 I1>I2 . When the currents are in the same direction, the magnetic field at a point midway between the wires is 10μT . If the direction of I2 is reversed, the field becomes 40μT . The ratio I1I2 is