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Problems in Physics

This document contains 8 problems related to magnetic fields generated by current-carrying wires and conductors. Problem 77 asks to show that the magnetic field at the center of a circle formed by two wires with equal currents is the same as below a straight wire with the same current. Problem 78 asks for the distance from a wire where the net magnetic field is zero when in a uniform external field. Problem 85 provides an equation for the magnetic field inside and outside a hollow cylindrical conductor and asks to verify it in different limits.

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Problems in Physics

This document contains 8 problems related to magnetic fields generated by current-carrying wires and conductors. Problem 77 asks to show that the magnetic field at the center of a circle formed by two wires with equal currents is the same as below a straight wire with the same current. Problem 78 asks for the distance from a wire where the net magnetic field is zero when in a uniform external field. Problem 85 provides an equation for the magnetic field inside and outside a hollow cylindrical conductor and asks to verify it in different limits.

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PROB LE M S

77 In Fig. 29-83, two infinitely long wires


carry equal currents i. Each follows a 90
arc on the circumference of the same circle of radius R. Show that the magnetic
:
field B at the center of the circle is the
:
same as the field B a distance R below an
infinite straight wire carrying a current i
to the left.

ter wire is 3.2 A (a) in the positive x direction and (b) in the negative x direction?

85 SSM Figure 29-87 shows a cross section


of a hollow cylindrical conductor of radii a
and b, carrying a uniformly distributed current i. (a) Show that the magnetic field magnitude B(r) for the radial distance r in the range
b ! r ! a is given by

Figure 29-83
78 A long wire carrying 100 A is perProblem 77.
pendicular to the magnetic field lines of
a uniform magnetic field of magnitude
5.0 mT. At what distance from the wire is the net magnetic field
equal to zero?
79 A long, hollow, cylindrical conductor (with inner radius 2.0
mm and outer radius 4.0 mm) carries a current of 24 A distributed uniformly across its cross section. A long thin wire that is coaxial with the cylinder carries a current of 24 A in the opposite
direction. What is the magnitude of the magnetic field (a) 1.0 mm,
(b) 3.0 mm, and (c) 5.0 mm from the central axis of the wire and
cylinder?
80 A long wire is known to have a radius greater than 4.0 mm and
to carry a current that is uniformly distributed over its cross section.
The magnitude of the magnetic field due to that current is 0.28 mT
at a point 4.0 mm from the axis of the wire, and 0.20 mT at a point 10
mm from the axis of the wire.What is the radius of the wire?
81 SSM Figure 29-84 shows a cross
B
section of an infinite conducting
P
sheet carrying a current per unit
x
x-length of l; the current emerges
perpendicularly out of the page. (a)
B
P'
Use the Biot Savart law and symmetry to show that for all points P
Figure 29-84 Problem 81.
above the sheet and all points P be:
low it, the magnetic field B is parallel to the sheet and directed as
shown. (b) Use Amperes law to prove that B  12 m 0 l at all
points P and P .
82 Figure 29-85 shows, in cross section, two long parallel wires that are
separated by distance d  18.6 cm.
Each carries 4.23 A, out of the page
in wire 1 and into the page in wire 2.
In unit-vector notation, what is the
net magnetic field at point P at distance R  34.2 cm, due to the two
currents?

y
1
1
__
2d

1
__
2d

r2  b2
m0i
.
2
2
2p(a  b )
r

Figure 29-87
Problem 85.

(b) Show that when r  a, this equation gives


the magnetic field magnitude B at the surface of a long straight
wire carrying current i; when r  b, it gives zero magnetic field;
and when b  0, it gives the magnetic field inside a solid
conductor of radius a carrying current i. (c) Assume that a  2.0
cm, b  1.8 cm, and i  100 A, and then plot B(r) for the range
0 ! r ! 6 cm.
86 Show that the magnitude of the magnetic field produced at
the center of a rectangular loop of wire of length L and width W,
carrying a current i, is
B

2m 0 i (L2  W 2)1/2
.
p
LW

87 Figure 29-88 shows a cross section of a


long conducting coaxial cable and gives its
radii (a, b, c). Equal but opposite currents i are
uniformly distributed in the two conductors.
Derive expressions for B(r) with radial distance r in the ranges (a) r ! c, (b) c ! r ! b, (c)
b ! r ! a, and (d) r " a. (e) Test these expressions for all the special cases that occur to you.
(f) Assume that a  2.0 cm, b  1.8 cm, c 
0.40 cm, and i  120 A and plot the function
B(r) over the range 0 ! r ! 3 cm.

b
c

Figure 29-88
Problem 87.

88 Figure 29-89 is an idealized schematic drawing of a rail gun.


Projectile P sits between two wide rails of circular cross section; a
source of current sends current through the rails and through the
(conducting) projectile (a fuse is not used). (a) Let w be the distance between the rails, R the radius of each rail, and i the current.
Show that the force on the projectile is directed to the right along
the rails and is given approximately by
F

Figure 29-85 Problem 82.


83 SSM In unit-vector notation,
what is the magnetic field at point
a/4
P in Fig. 29-86 if i  10 A and a 
8.0 cm? (Note that the wires are
not long.)
a/4
84 Three long wires all lie in an xy
plane parallel to the x axis. They are
spaced equally, 10 cm apart. The two
outer wires each carry a current of
5.0 A in the positive x direction.
What is the magnitude of the force
on a 3.0 m section of either of the
outer wires if the current in the cen-

B

i 2m 0
wR
ln
.
2p
R

(b) If the projectile starts from the left end of the rails at rest, find
the speed v at which it is expelled at the right. Assume that i 
450 kA, w  12 mm, R  6.7 cm, L  4.0 m, and the projectile
mass is 10 g.

L
i

Source

P
i

Figure 29-86 Problem 83.

Figure 29-89 Problem 88.

R
w
R

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