Practice question
Question
A solenoid with 800 turns per meter and current \( 1.5 \, \text{A} \) has a core with \( \mu_r = 300
\). What is \( B \) inside? (Take \( \mu_0 = 4\pi \times 10^{-7} \, \text{T m A}^{-1} \)).
Explanation
**Magnetic field inside solenoid** with core B = μ₀ μ_r n I is uniform, direction along axis given by right-hand grip rule. For n = 2000 m⁻¹, μ_r = 400, B = 1.2 T, I = 1.2/(4π×10⁻⁷×400×2000) ≈ 1.19 A, showing modest current produces tesla-level field with high μ_r core. B = μ₀ μ_r n I . Given: n = 800 m⁻¹ , I = 1.5 A , μ_r = 300 , μ₀ = 4π × 10⁻⁷ . B = 4π × 10⁻⁷ × 300 × 800 × 1.5 = 0.452 T ≈ 0.45 T . Substituting values gives 0.45 T, which matches expected magnitude
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