MOI 2лr The strength of the magnetic field B at a distance r from a straight conductor carrying a current I is given by the expression B = where μo is the permeability of free space with the value 4 x 10-7 NA-2. Two long straight wires are lined up parallel to one another at a separation of 0.17 m. Currents of 4 A and 2 A flow through the wires, both in the same direction. Calculate the absolute value of the magnetic field strength due to the two wires at a point P on the mid-plane between them. Give your answer in micro Tesla (µT, 10-6).

MOI 2лr The strength of the magnetic field B at a distance r from a straight conductor carrying a current I is given by the expression B = where μo is the permeability of free space with the value 4 x 10-7 NA-2. Two long straight wires are lined up parallel to one another at a separation of 0.17 m. Currents of 4 A and 2 A flow through the wires, both in the same direction. Calculate the absolute value of the magnetic field strength due to the two wires at a point P on the mid-plane between them. Give your answer in micro Tesla (µT, 10-6).

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

Consider a thin long conducting wire and a coaxial long conducting cylindrical shell with inner radius a=0.02 mm and outer radius b=0.04 mm. Currents flow in opposite directions with the same magnitude /=2,6 A. The cylindrical shell has a uniform current density. The cross-section view is shown in the figure below. Take po = 4 x 10 7Tm/A, π = 3. b) Find the magnitude of the magnetic field at a perpendicular distance r=0.03 mm from the thin inner wire, in militesla (mT). -I O +I b a Search 1 Uyc
A wire with current 1.50 A is placed perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field with strength 150 μT.The wire is 50.0cm long, and has a circular cross section with diameter 0.02cm (The wire is a narrowcylinder). If the density of the material is 8960 kg/m3 (like copper) what is the acceleration of thewire?
A long solenoid with 10.0 tumscm and a radius of 7.00 cm carries a current of 20.00 mA. A current of 6.00 A exists in a straight conductor located along the central axis of the solenoid. (a) At what radial distance from the axis will the direction of the resulting magnetic field be at 45° to the axial direction? (b) What is the magnitude of the magnetic field there?
At what distance (in mm) from a wire carrying a current of 6.14 A is the magnitude of the magnetic field 13.3 μT?
A strip of copper 150 mm thick and 4.5 mm wide is placed in a uniform magnetic field of magnitude 0.65 T, with perpendicular to the strip. A current i = 23 A is then sent through the strip such that a Hall potential difference V appears across the width of the strip. Calculate V. (The number of charge carriers per unit volume for copper is 8.47* 10^28 electrons/m3.)
A short wire of length 1.7 cm carries a current of 3 A in the vertical direction. The rest of the wire is shielded so it does not add to the magnetic field produced by the wire. Calculate the magnetic field (in ×10-9 T) at point P, which is 1.2 meters from the wire in the x-direction.
A long, straight wire of radius R carries a current a current I that is distributed uniformly over the cross-section of the wire. Write an expression for the distance from the axis of the wire,r, where the magnitude of magnetic field is a maximum.
A segment of wire centered at the origin (x = y = z = 0) is 2.00 mm in length and carries a current of 6.00 A in the +y-direction. You measure the magnetic field due to this segment at the point x = 3.00 m, y = 4.00 m, z = 0. Find (a) the unit vector from the wire segment to this point and (b) the magnetic field at this point.
The figure below shows two wires carrying currents of I = 5.15 A in opposite directions, separated by a distance d. Assume d = 9.3 cm. P₂ -2d- Ⓡ (a) Find the magnitude (in µT) and direction of the net magnetic field at a point halfway between the wires. magnitude 44.3 ✔HT direction magnitude direction into the page 1P (b) Find the magnitude (in µT) and direction of the net magnetic field at point P₁, 9.3 cm to the right of the wire on the right. 1' ✔HT 5.54 out of the page ---Select--- く (c) Find the magnitude (in μT) and direction of the net magnetic field at point P₂, 2d = 18.6 cm to the left of the wire on the left. 1.84 UT magnitude direction out of the page ---Select-- ✓✓ (d) What If? Repeat parts (a) through (c) for the case where both wires carry currents in the same direction, upward in the figure. Find the magnitude (in µT) and direction of the net magnetic field at a point halfway between the wires. magnitude HT direction -Select- くく 1' Find the magnitude (in UT) and…
A straight conductor carries a current of 20.0 A through a uniform 0.950-T magnetic field. The magnitude of the force on the conductor is 15.0 N and the angle between the current and the magnetic field is 55.0°. Calculate the length of the conductor.
Two long parallel wires are a distance d apart. The current in one wire is 10 A and the current in the other wire is 30 A. The currents are in the same direction. If the 30-A current is increased to 50 A, by what factor does the magnitude of the magnetic field midway between the wires change?
A magnetic field near a wire varies according to the equation B = mol/2pr, where mo = 4p(10) - Tm/A. The field at point P is 20 mT. What is the field at point Q which is 4 times as far from the wire as point P? 5 mT 320 mT 80 mT 1.25 mT