Answer to Question #268998 in Electricity and Magnetism for zuzu

Question

a.   Calculate the magnetic induction that exists in air at a distance of 20 mm from a long wire that conducts a current of 6.5A.

b.   Find the magnetic induction B that exists in air at a point located at 15 cm from a long wire that conducts a current of 2A.

Answer 1

a.

$B=\mu_0I/(2\pi r)=4\pi\cdot10^{-7}\cdot 6.5/(2\pi\cdot0.02)=$

$=6.5\cdot 10^{-5}\ (T)$

b.

$B=\mu_0I/(2\pi r)=4\pi\cdot10^{-7}\cdot 2/(2\pi\cdot0.15)=$

$=2.7\cdot 10^{-6}\ (T)$