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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Magnetic Field due to a Current

Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2] · Physics · Magnetic Field due to a Current

A long, thin, hollow cylindrical tube of radius r carries a current...

A long, thin, hollow cylindrical tube of radius rr carries a current ii along its length. Calculate the magnitude of the magnetic field at a distance r/2r/2 from the surface, outside the tube.

Options

  1. A2μ0i3πr\dfrac{2\mu_0 i}{3\pi r}
  2. Bμ0i4πr\dfrac{\mu_0 i}{4\pi r}
  3. Cμ0iπr\dfrac{\mu_0 i}{\pi r}
  4. Dμ0i3πr\dfrac{\mu_0 i}{3\pi r}

Correct answer

D. μ0i3πr\dfrac{\mu_0 i}{3\pi r}

Step-by-step solution

Let the distance of the point from the axis of the cylinder be RR.

Since the point is at a distance r/2r/2 from the surface outside the tube, we have R=r+r2=3r2R = r + \dfrac{r}{2} = \dfrac{3r}{2}.

By Ampere's circuital law, the magnetic field outside a long cylindrical tube carrying current ii is given by:

∮B⃗⋅dl⃗=μ0i\oint \vec{B} \cdot d\vec{l} = \mu_0 i

B(2πR)=μ0iB(2\pi R) = \mu_0 i

B=μ0i2πRB = \dfrac{\mu_0 i}{2\pi R}

Substituting R=3r2R = \dfrac{3r}{2}:

B=μ0i2π(3r2)=μ0i3πrB = \dfrac{\mu_0 i}{2\pi \left(\dfrac{3r}{2}\right)} = \dfrac{\mu_0 i}{3\pi r}
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