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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. Determine the magnitude of the magnetic field at a distance r/2r/2 from the surface, inside the tube.

Options

  1. Aμ0i2πr\dfrac{\mu_0 i}{2\pi r}
  2. Bzero
  3. Cμ0iπr\dfrac{\mu_0 i}{\pi r}
  4. Dμ0i4πr\dfrac{\mu_0 i}{4\pi r}

Correct answer

B. zero

Step-by-step solution

Using Ampere's circuital law:

∮B⃗⋅dl⃗=μ0Ienclosed\oint \vec{B} \cdot d\vec{l} = \mu_0 I_{enclosed}

For a point inside the hollow cylindrical tube at a distance r/2r/2 from the surface, the distance from the axis is r−r/2=r/2r - r/2 = r/2.

An Amperian loop of radius r/2r/2 inside the hollow tube encloses no current, so Ienclosed=0I_{enclosed} = 0.

Therefore, B×2π(r2)=0⇒B=0B \times 2\pi \left(\dfrac{r}{2}\right) = 0 \Rightarrow B = 0

The magnetic field at any point inside the hollow tube is zero.
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