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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 tightly-wound, long solenoid is kept with its axis parallel to a...

A tightly-wound, long solenoid is kept with its axis parallel to a large metal sheet carrying a surface current. The surface current through a width dldl of the sheet is K dlK \, dl and the number of turns per unit length of the solenoid is nn. The magnetic field near the centre of the solenoid is found to be zero. Determine the current in the solenoid.

Options

  1. A2Kn\dfrac{2K}{n}
  2. BK2n\dfrac{K}{2n}
  3. CKn\dfrac{K}{n}
  4. DK4n\dfrac{K}{4n}

Correct answer

B. K2n\dfrac{K}{2n}

Step-by-step solution

The magnetic field produced by a large metal sheet carrying a surface current density KK is given by Bsheet=μ0K2B_{sheet} = \dfrac{\mu_0 K}{2}.

The magnetic field inside a long solenoid with nn turns per unit length and carrying a current II is given by Bsolenoid=μ0nIB_{solenoid} = \mu_0 n I.

Since the net magnetic field near the centre of the solenoid is zero, the magnetic field due to the solenoid must be equal and opposite to the magnetic field due to the metal sheet.

Equating the magnitudes of the two magnetic fields:

μ0nI=μ0K2\mu_0 n I = \dfrac{\mu_0 K}{2}

I=K2nI = \dfrac{K}{2n}
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