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Question
A circular coil of 70 turns and radius \( 7 \, \text{cm} \) carries a current of \( 0.8 \, \text{A} \).
What is the magnetic field at its center? (\( \mu_0 = 4 \pi \times 10^{-7} \, \text{T m/A} \))
Explanation
**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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