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Solenoid, Toroid and Ampere's Law

This category covers the fundamentals of solenoids, toroids, and Ampere's Law. It includes explanations of how magnetic fields are produced in coils and doughnut‑shaped conductors, and how Ampere's Law is applied to calculate them. Ideal for students reviewing electromagnetism concepts.

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A circular coil of 70 turns and radius \( 7 \, \text{cm} \) carries a current of \( 0.8 \, \text{A} \). What is the magn

**Ampere's circuital law** ∮ B·dl = μ₀ I_enc explains solenoid field, choosing rectangular Amperian loop with one side inside, one outside where B≈0, giving B L = μ₀ n L I ⇒ B = μ₀ n I. Toroid B = μ₀ N I/(2π r) inside, zero outside, field confined. Magnetic field B = (μ₀ N I/2 R) . B = (4 π × 10⁻⁷ × 70 × 0.8/2 × 0.07) = (22.4 π × 10⁻⁶/0.14) = 1.6 π × 10⁻⁴ ≈ 5.03 × 10⁻⁴ T . Using F = q v B sinθ, F = I l B sinθ, B = μ₀ I/(2π r), B

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A wire of length \( 1.5 \, \text{m} \) carrying \( 8 \, \text{A} \) is at \( 60^\circ \) to a magnetic field of \( 0.5 \

**Solenoid field** inside long solenoid is B = μ₀ n I, n = N/L turns per meter (m⁻¹), uniform and parallel to axis, outside negligible for long solenoid because fields from opposite sides cancel. For n = 1200 m⁻¹, I = 1 A, B = 4π×10⁻⁷×1200 = 1.51×10⁻³ T = 1.51 mT. F = I l B sin θ . F = 8 × 1.5 × 0.5 × sin 60° = 12 × 0.5 × 0.866 = 5.196 ≈ 5.2 N . Using F = q v B sinθ, F = I l B sinθ, B = μ₀ I/(2π r), B = μ₀ N I/(2R)

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A circular loop of radius \( 0.13 \, \text{m} \) with 20 turns carries a current of \( 3.5 \, \text{A} \). What is the m

**Field outside long solenoid** considered negligible because magnetic lines are concentrated inside and return path spreads over large area outside, making B_out ≈ 0. This justifies using solenoid for uniform field experiments, with n = 950 m⁻¹, I = 1.4 A giving B = 4π×10⁻⁷×950×1.4 = 1.67×10⁻³ T. Magnetic field B = (μ₀ N I/2 R) . B = (4 π × 10⁻⁷ × 20 × 3.5/2 × 0.13) = (28 π × 10⁻⁶/0.26) = 1.0769 π × 10⁻⁴ ≈ 3.38 × 10⁻⁴ T . Using F = q v B sinθ, F = I l B sinθ, B = μ₀ I/(2π r), B =

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Which factor does not affect the magnetic field produced by a current element according to the Biot-Savart law?

**Ampere's circuital law** ∮ B·dl = μ₀ I_enc explains solenoid field, choosing rectangular Amperian loop with one side inside, one outside where B≈0, giving B L = μ₀ n L I ⇒ B = μ₀ n I. Toroid B = μ₀ N I/(2π r) inside, zero outside, field confined. The Biot-Savart law states dB ∝ (I dl × r/r³) . The field depends on current, length of the element, distance, and angle, but not on the mass of the conductor. Using F = q v B sinθ, F = I l B sinθ, B = μ₀ I/(2π r), B = μ₀ N I/(2R) and τ

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A long wire carries \( 12 \, \text{A} \). At what distance is the magnetic field \( 2.4 \times 10^{-6} \, \text{T} \)? (

**Solenoid field** inside long solenoid is B = μ₀ n I, n = N/L turns per meter (m⁻¹), uniform and parallel to axis, outside negligible for long solenoid because fields from opposite sides cancel. For n = 1200 m⁻¹, I = 1 A, B = 4π×10⁻⁷×1200 = 1.51×10⁻³ T = 1.51 mT. B = (μ₀ I/2 π r) , so r = (μ₀ I/2 π B) . r = (4 π × 10⁻⁷ × 12/2 π × 2.4 × 10⁻⁶) = (48 × 10⁻⁷/4.8 × 10⁻⁶) = 1 m . Using F = q v B sinθ, F = I l B sinθ, B =

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A proton moves with a speed of \( 2 \times 10^6 \, \text{m/s} \) perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field of \( 0.5 \,

**Field outside long solenoid** considered negligible because magnetic lines are concentrated inside and return path spreads over large area outside, making B_out ≈ 0. This justifies using solenoid for uniform field experiments, with n = 950 m⁻¹, I = 1.4 A giving B = 4π×10⁻⁷×950×1.4 = 1.67×10⁻³ T. Radius r = (mv/qB) . Substitute: r = (1.67 × 10⁻²⁷ × 2 × 10⁶/1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ × 0.5) = (3.34 × 10⁻²¹/8 × 10⁻²⁰) = 4.175 × 10⁻² m = 4.18 cm . Using F = q v B sinθ, F = I l B sinθ, B = μ₀ I/(2π r), B = μ₀ N I/(2R)

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A circular loop of radius \( 0.15 \, \text{m} \) with 15 turns carries a current of \( 2 \, \text{A} \). What is the mag

**Ampere's circuital law** ∮ B·dl = μ₀ I_enc explains solenoid field, choosing rectangular Amperian loop with one side inside, one outside where B≈0, giving B L = μ₀ n L I ⇒ B = μ₀ n I. Toroid B = μ₀ N I/(2π r) inside, zero outside, field confined. Magnetic field B = (μ₀ N I/2 R) . B = (4 π × 10⁻⁷ × 15 × 2/2 × 0.15) = (12 π × 10⁻⁶/0.3) = 4 π × 10⁻⁵ ≈ 1.26 × 10⁻⁴ T . Using F = q v B sinθ, F = I l B sinθ, B = μ₀ I/(2π r), B

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What happens to the torque on a rectangular current loop if the magnetic field direction is reversed?

**Solenoid field** inside long solenoid is B = μ₀ n I, n = N/L turns per meter (m⁻¹), uniform and parallel to axis, outside negligible for long solenoid because fields from opposite sides cancel. For n = 1200 m⁻¹, I = 1 A, B = 4π×10⁻⁷×1200 = 1.51×10⁻³ T = 1.51 mT. Torque is given by boldsymboltau = m × B . Reversing the magnetic field B reverses the direction of the torque vector, but its magnitude remains the same. Using F = q v B sinθ, F = I l B sinθ, B = μ₀ I/(2π r), B = μ₀ N I/(2R) and τ

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A straight wire of length \( 1.2 \, \text{m} \) carries a current of \( 6 \, \text{A} \) perpendicular to a uniform magn

**Field outside long solenoid** considered negligible because magnetic lines are concentrated inside and return path spreads over large area outside, making B_out ≈ 0. This justifies using solenoid for uniform field experiments, with n = 950 m⁻¹, I = 1.4 A giving B = 4π×10⁻⁷×950×1.4 = 1.67×10⁻³ T. Force F = I l B sin θ , where θ = 90° , so sin θ = 1 . F = 6 × 1.2 × 0.25 = 1.8 N . Using F = q v B sinθ, F = I l B sinθ, B = μ₀ I/(2π r), B = μ₀ N I/(2R) and τ =

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An electron moves at \( 5 \times 10^6 \, \text{m/s} \) perpendicular to a magnetic field of \( 0.2 \, \text{T} \). What

**Solenoid field** inside long solenoid is B = μ₀ n I, n = N/L turns per meter (m⁻¹), uniform and parallel to axis, outside negligible for long solenoid because fields from opposite sides cancel. For n = 1200 m⁻¹, I = 1 A, B = 4π×10⁻⁷×1200 = 1.51×10⁻³ T = 1.51 mT. Force F = q v B sin θ , θ = 90° , so sin θ = 1 . F = 1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ × 5 × 10⁶ × 0.2 = 1.6 × 10⁻¹³ N . Using F = q v B sinθ, F = I l B sinθ, B = μ₀ I/(2π

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A proton moves at \( 4 \times 10^7 \, \text{m/s} \) perpendicular to a field of \( 0.05 \, \text{T} \). What is the radi

**Field outside long solenoid** considered negligible because magnetic lines are concentrated inside and return path spreads over large area outside, making B_out ≈ 0. This justifies using solenoid for uniform field experiments, with n = 950 m⁻¹, I = 1.4 A giving B = 4π×10⁻⁷×950×1.4 = 1.67×10⁻³ T. r = (mv/qB) . r = (1.67 × 10⁻²⁷ × 4 × 10⁷/1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ × 0.05) = (6.68 × 10⁻²⁰/8 × 10⁻²¹) = 8.35 m . Using F = q v B sinθ, F = I l B sinθ, B = μ₀ I/(2π r), B = μ₀ N I/(2R) and τ = N I A B

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A solenoid has 850 turns per meter and carries a current of \( 1.6 \, \text{A} \). What is the magnetic field inside it?

**Ampere's circuital law** ∮ B·dl = μ₀ I_enc explains solenoid field, choosing rectangular Amperian loop with one side inside, one outside where B≈0, giving B L = μ₀ n L I ⇒ B = μ₀ n I. Toroid B = μ₀ N I/(2π r) inside, zero outside, field confined. Magnetic field B = μ₀ n I . B = 4 π × 10⁻⁷ × 850 × 1.6 = 5.44 π × 10⁻⁴ ≈ 1.71 × 10⁻³ T . Using F = q v B sinθ, F = I l B sinθ, B = μ₀ I/(2π r), B = μ₀ N I/(2R) and τ = N

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