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JEE Main 20204 SeptemberMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2020
Date
4 September
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Magnetic Effects of Current

JEE Main 2020 · 4 September · Morning Shift · Physics · Magnetic Effects of Current

A wire A , bent in the shape of an arc of a circle, carrying a...

A wire AA, bent in the shape of an arc of a circle, carrying a current of 2A2A and having radius 22 cm and another wire BB, also bent in the shape of an arc of a circle, carrying a current of 3A3A and having radius of 4cm4\text{cm}, are placed as shown in the figure. The ratio of the magnetic fields due to the wires A\text{A} and B\text{B} at the common centre O\text{O} is:

A wire A , bent in the shape of an arc of a circle, carrying a current of 2A and having radius 2 cm and another wire B

Options

  1. A4:64: 6
  2. B6:46: 4
  3. C2:52: 5
  4. D6:56: 5

Correct answer

D. 6:56: 5

Step-by-step solution

Given,

Current in the arc AA is i1=2A{i}_{1} = 2A

Current in the arc BB is i2=3A{i}_{2} = 3A

Radius of arc AA is R1=2cm{R}_{1} = 2cm

Radius of arc BB is R2=4cm{R}_{2} = 4cm

Magnetic field at the centre of circular current carrying arc is given by

BC=μ0i4\piR(θ)...(1){B}_{C} = \dfrac{{\mu}_{0}i}{4\piR}\left(\theta\right) . . . ( 1 )

Where, θ\theta is the angle subtended at centre.

Magnetic field at the centre due to arc AA and BB is given by

BA=μ0i14πR1(2π−π2)...(2){B}_{A} = \dfrac{{\mu}_{0}{i}_{1}}{4{\pi R}_{1}}\left(2\pi - \dfrac{\pi}{2}\right) . . . \left(2\right)

BB=μ0i24πR2(2π−π3)...(3){B}_{B} = \dfrac{{\mu}_{0}{i}_{2}}{4{\pi R}_{2}}\left(2\pi - \dfrac{\pi}{3}\right) . . . \left(3\right)

Dividing equation (2) by (1), we get

⇒BABB=i1i2×R2(2π−π2)R1(2π−π3)⇒ \dfrac{{B}_{A}}{{B}_{B}} = \dfrac{{i}_{1}}{{i}_{2}} \times \dfrac{{R}_{2}\left(2\pi - \dfrac{\pi}{2}\right)}{{R}_{1}\left(2\pi - \dfrac{\pi}{3}\right)}

⇒BABB=23×42×3π2×35π⇒ \dfrac{{B}_{A}}{{B}_{B}} = \dfrac{2}{3} \times \dfrac{4}{2} \times \dfrac{3\pi}{2} \times \dfrac{3}{5\pi}

⇒BABB=65⇒ \dfrac{{B}_{A}}{{B}_{B}} = \dfrac{6}{5}

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