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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 cylindrical tube with inner and outer radii a and b carries...

A long cylindrical tube with inner and outer radii aa and bb carries a current ii that is distributed uniformly across its cross section. Determine the magnitude of the magnetic field at a location just outside the tube.

Options

  1. Aμ0i2πb\dfrac{\mu_0 i}{2\pi b}
  2. Bμ0i2πa\dfrac{\mu_0 i}{2\pi a}
  3. C00
  4. Dμ0i2π(b−a)\dfrac{\mu_0 i}{2\pi (b-a)}

Correct answer

A. μ0i2πb\dfrac{\mu_0 i}{2\pi b}

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 just outside the cylindrical tube, the radial distance from the axis is r=br = b.

Considering a circular Amperian loop of radius r=br = b coaxial with the tube, the total current enclosed by this loop is the entire current ii carried by the tube.

B(2πb)=μ0iB (2\pi b) = \mu_0 i

B=μ0i2πbB = \dfrac{\mu_0 i}{2\pi b}
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