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MHT CET 202625 AprilEvening Shift
Exam
MHT CET
Year
2026
Date
25 April
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Magnetic Effects of Current

MHT CET 2026 · 25 April · Evening Shift · Physics · Magnetic Effects of Current

If a single-turn circular coil ( of radius R_1 ) carrying a current...

If a single-turn circular coil ( of radius R1R_1) carrying a current II is rewound into a coil of NN turns ( of radius R2R_2) using the same total length of wire and carrying the same current II, the ratio of the magnetic field at the centre of the new coil (B2)(B_2) to that of the original coil (B1)(B_1) is

Options

  1. ANN
  2. BN2N^2
  3. C1N2\dfrac{1}{N^2}
  4. D2N2N

Correct answer

B. N2N^2

Step-by-step solution

Let the total length of the wire be LL.

For the single-turn coil of radius R1R_1, the length is L=2πR1L = 2\pi R_1.

For the NN-turn coil of radius R2R_2, the length is L=N(2πR2)L = N(2\pi R_2).

Equating the lengths, 2πR1=N(2πR2)⇒R2=R1N2\pi R_1 = N(2\pi R_2) \Rightarrow R_2 = \dfrac{R_1}{N}.

The magnetic field at the centre of the original coil is B1=μ0I2R1B_1 = \dfrac{\mu_0 I}{2 R_1}.

The magnetic field at the centre of the new coil is B2=μ0NI2R2B_2 = \dfrac{\mu_0 N I}{2 R_2}.

Substituting R2=R1NR_2 = \dfrac{R_1}{N} into the expression for B2B_2:

B2=μ0NI2(R1N)=N2(μ0I2R1)=N2B1B_2 = \dfrac{\mu_0 N I}{2 \left(\dfrac{R_1}{N}\right)} = N^2 \left(\dfrac{\mu_0 I}{2 R_1}\right) = N^2 B_1.

The ratio of the magnetic field at the centre of the new coil to that of the original coil is B2B1=N2\dfrac{B_2}{B_1} = N^2.

Answer: N2N^2
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