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MHT CET 202622 AprilMorning Shift
Exam
MHT CET
Year
2026
Date
22 April
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Magnetic Effects of Current

MHT CET 2026 · 22 April · Morning Shift · Physics · Magnetic Effects of Current

A long wire carrying a steady current is bent into a circle of...

A long wire carrying a steady current is bent into a circle of single turn. The magnetic field at the centre of the coil is B. If it is bent into a circular loop of radius 'r' having n turns, the magnetic field at the centre of the coil for same current is

Options

  1. ABn2\dfrac{\text{B}}{\text{n}^2}
  2. BBn\dfrac{\text{B}}{\text{n}}
  3. Cn2B\text{n}^2\text{B}
  4. DnB\text{nB}

Correct answer

C. n2B\text{n}^2\text{B}

Step-by-step solution

Let the length of the wire be LL.

For a single turn circular loop of radius RR, the length is L=2πR⇒R=L2πL = 2\pi R \Rightarrow R = \dfrac{L}{2\pi}.

The magnetic field at the centre is B=μ0I2RB = \dfrac{\mu_0 I}{2R}.

When the same wire is bent into a circular loop of nn turns of radius rr, the length is L=n(2πr)⇒r=L2πn=RnL = n(2\pi r) \Rightarrow r = \dfrac{L}{2\pi n} = \dfrac{R}{n}.

The new magnetic field at the centre is B′=μ0nI2rB' = \dfrac{\mu_0 n I}{2r}.

Substituting r=Rnr = \dfrac{R}{n}, we get B′=μ0nI2(R/n)=n2(μ0I2R)=n2BB' = \dfrac{\mu_0 n I}{2(R/n)} = n^2 \left(\dfrac{\mu_0 I}{2R}\right) = n^2 B.

Answer: n2B\text{n}^2\text{B}
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