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JIPMER 2017
Exam
JIPMER
Year
2017
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Magnetic Properties of Matter

JIPMER 2017 · Physics · Magnetic Properties of Matter

The turns of a solenoid, designed to provide a given magnetic flux...

The turns of a solenoid, designed to provide a given magnetic flux density along its axis, are wound to fill the space between two concentric cylinders of fixed radii. How should the diameter dd of the wire used be chosen so as to minimize the heat dissipated in the windings?

Options

  1. AWire should be multiple of 5d5 d
  2. BWire should be multiple of d/3d / 3
  3. CWire is independent of dd
  4. DCan't say

Correct answer

C. Wire is independent of dd

Step-by-step solution

The cross-sectional area of the space to be filled is fixed, whilst that of the wire varies as d2d^2. Thus, n∝d−2n \propto d^{-2}. The resistance of one turn is inversely proportional to the cross-sectional area of the wire, i.e. varies as d−2d^{-2} and hence the resistance per unit length of the solenoid is R∝nd−2∝d−4R \propto n d^{-2} \propto d^{-4}. The flux density BB is ∝nI\propto n I and therefore the required current I∝n−1∝d2I \propto n^{-1} \propto d^2. The heat dissipated per unit length is RI2R I^2, which ∝d−4(d2)2\propto d^{-4}\left(d^2\right)^2, i.e. independent of dd. Thus, within limits, it does not matter what diameter wire is chosen so far as the heating effect is concerned.
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