NDA 2025
- Exam
- NDA
- Year
- 2025
- Subject
- General Ability
- Chapter
- General Science
NDA 2025 · General Ability · General Science
The magnetic field inside a current carrying very long solenoid is
The magnetic field inside a current carrying very long solenoid is
Options
- AUniform
- BNon-uniform
- CZero
- DHighest at mid-point
Correct answer
A. Uniform
Step-by-step solution
For a very long current-carrying solenoid, the magnetic field at any point well inside it is given by , where is the permeability of free space, is the number of turns per unit length, and is the steady current.
Since the parameters and are constant, the magnetic field has a constant magnitude. Furthermore, the direction of the magnetic field is parallel to the axis of the solenoid throughout its interior.
Therefore, the magnetic field inside a very long solenoid is uniform.
Since the parameters and are constant, the magnetic field has a constant magnitude. Furthermore, the direction of the magnetic field is parallel to the axis of the solenoid throughout its interior.
Therefore, the magnetic field inside a very long solenoid is uniform.