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A long wire carries \( 12 \, \text{A} \). At what distance is the magnetic field \( 2.4 \times 10^{-6}
\, \text{T} \)? (\( \mu_0 = 4 \pi \times 10^{-7} \, \text{T m/A} \))

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**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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