Question

At what distance from a long straight wire carrying a current of $$12\,A$$  will the magnetic field be equal to $$3 \times {10^{ - 5}}Wb/{m^2}$$   ?

A. $$8 \times {10^{ - 2}}m$$  
B. $$12 \times {10^{ - 2}}m$$
C. $$18 \times {10^{ - 2}}m$$
D. $$24 \times {10^{ - 2}}m$$
Answer :   $$8 \times {10^{ - 2}}m$$
Solution :
Total magnetic field due to current carrying straight wire at any point $$P$$ is given by
$$B = \frac{{{\mu _0}i}}{{4\pi r}}\left( {\sin {\phi _1} + \sin {\phi _2}} \right)$$
When the conductor is of infinite length and point $$P$$ lies near the centre of conductor, then $${\phi _1} = {\phi _2} = {90^ \circ }$$
$$\eqalign{ & \therefore B = \frac{{{\mu _0}i}}{{4\pi r}}\left( {\sin {{90}^ \circ } + \sin {{90}^ \circ }} \right) \cr & = \frac{{{\mu _0}i}}{{4\pi r}} \cdot \frac{{2i}}{r} \Rightarrow r = \frac{{{\mu _0}i}}{{2\pi B}} \cr} $$
Here, current $$\left( i \right) = 12\,A,$$
magnetic field $$\left( B \right) = 3 \times {10^{ - 5}}\,Wb/{m^2}$$
$$\therefore $$ Perpendicular distance from wire to the point,
$$\eqalign{ & r = \frac{{4\pi \times {{10}^{ - 7}} \times 12}}{{2 \times \pi \times \left( {3 \times {{10}^{ - 5}}} \right)}} \cr & = 8 \times {10^{ - 2}}m \cr} $$

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A conducting circular loop of radius $$r$$ carries a constant current $$i.$$ It is placed in a uniform magnetic field $${{\vec B}_0}$$ such that $${{\vec B}_0}$$ is perpendicular to the plane of the loop. The magnetic force acting on the loop is

A. $$ir\,{B_0}$$
B. $$2\pi \,ir\,{B_0}$$
C. zero
D. $$\pi \,ir\,{B_0}$$
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A battery is connected between two points $$A$$ and $$B$$ on the circumference of a uniform conducting ring of radius $$r$$ and resistance $$R.$$ One of the arcs $$AB$$  of the ring subtends an angle $$\theta $$ at the centre. The value of the magnetic induction at the centre due to the current in the ring is

A. proportional to $$2\left( {{{180}^ \circ } - \theta } \right)$$
B. inversely proportional to $$r$$
C. zero, only if $$\theta = {180^ \circ }$$
D. zero for all values of $$\theta $$
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A proton, a deuteron and an $$\alpha - $$ particle having the same kinetic energy are moving in circular trajectories in a constant magnetic field. If $${r_p},{r_d},$$  and $${r_\alpha }$$ denote respectively the radii of the trajectories of these particles, then

A. $${r_\alpha } = {r_p} < {r_d}$$
B. $${r_\alpha } > {r_d} > {r_p}$$
C. $${r_\alpha } = {r_d} > {r_p}$$
D. $${r_p} = {r_d} = {r_\alpha }$$
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A circular loop of radius $$R,$$ carrying current $$I,$$ lies in $$x - y$$  plane with its centre at origin. The total magnetic flux through $$x - y$$  plane is

A. directly proportional to $$I$$
B. directly proportional to $$R$$
C. inversely proportional to $$R$$
D. zero

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