Magnetic Field on the Axis of a Circular Current Loop

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Magnetic Field on the Axis of a Circular Current Loop: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Magnetic Field on the Axis of a Circular Current Loop, Magnetic Field at a Far Point on the Axis of a Circular Current Loop & Magnetic Field on the Centre of a Circular Current Loop etc.

Important Questions on Magnetic Field on the Axis of a Circular Current Loop

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Find out the expression for the magnetic field at a point on the centre of a coil of radius carrying current I and having N number of turns.

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What is the magnetic field at the centre of the current-carrying loop?

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The magnitude of a magnetic field at the centre of a circular coil of radius R , having N turns and carrying a current I can be doubled by changing

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The magnetic field normal to the plane of a coil of n turns and radius r carrying a current i is measured on the axis of the coil at a distance h h<<r from the centre of the coil. This is smaller than the field at the centre by the fraction

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Two concentric coplanar circular loops of radia r1 and r2 cary currents i1 and i2 respectively, in opposite directions (i1 clockwise and i2 anticlockwise.) The magnetic induction at the centre of the loops is half of that due to i1 alone at the centre. If r2=2r1, the value of i2/i1=

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The surface charge density of a thin charged disc of radius R is σ. The value of the electric field at the centre of the disc is σ20.

With respect to the field at the centre, the electric field along the axis at a distance R from the centre of the disc :

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Two identical wires A and B, each of length '𝑙', carry the same current I. Wire A is bent into a circle of radius R and wire B is bent to form a square of side 'a'. If BA and BB are the values of the magnetic field at the centres of the circle and square respectively, if the ratioBABB is π2 N2 then the value of N is :

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An infinitely long straight conductor is bent into the shape as shown below. It carries a current of I ampere and the radius of the circular loop is R metre. Then, the magnitude of magnetic induction at the centre of the circular loop is -

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A current loop consists of two identical semicircular parts each of radius R, one lying in the x-y plane and the other in x-z plane. If the current in the loop is i, The resultant magnetic field due to the two semicircular parts at their common centre is

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A straight conductor of length l carrying a current I, is bent in the form of a semicircle. The magnetic field (in tesla) at the centre of the semicircle is

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A cell is connected between the points A and C of a circular conductor ABCD with O as centre and angle AOC=60°. If B1 and B2 are the magnitudes of the magnetic fields at O due to the currents in ABC and ADC respectively, then ratio B1B2 is


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Two circular current coils are concentric and their planes are mutually perpendicular and the magnetic field due to each coil is B, as shown in the figure: the net magnetic field at their common center will be

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Calculate the intensity of magnetic induction at distance x from the centre (x>>R) of a circular coil of radius R carrying a current of I.

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A circular coil of two turns produces a magnetic field of 0.2 T at its centre.If this same coil is rewound into a circular coil of four turns keeping the current constant, then calculate the new value of magnetic field at the centre of the coil.

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What will be the current flowing in a tightly wound 90 turn coil of radius 15 cm, if it is known that the magnetic field at its centre is 4×10-4 T?

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Calculate the magnitude of magnetic field at the centre of a 100 turn circular coil of radius 9 cm, if it carries a current of 0.4 A.

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Two circular coils X and Y, having equal number of turns and carrying current in the same sense. Subtend same solid angle at point O if the smaller coil X is midway between O and coil Y. By is magnetic fied due to coil Y and that due to smaller coil X at O is Bx, then find the ratio BxBy

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Two circular coil made of similar wires but of radii 20 cm and 40 cm are connected in parallel. Find the ratio of the magnetic fields at their centres.

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Two wires of same length are bent in the form of a circle and square respectively. If same current

passes in both of then, find the ratio of magnetic fields at their centres