TABLE 24.1 Typical magnetic field strengths Field source and location Field strength (T) 10 cm from a wire 2 × 10-6 5 × 10-5 with 1 A current Surface of the earth 1 cm from a wire 2 × 104 5 × 10-3 with 10 A current Refrigerator magnet 100-turn coil, 1 cm diameter, with 1 A current Surface of the sun, in a sunspot 1 × 10-2 1 × 10-1 Near a rare-earth 1 magnet MRI solenoid 1 World's strongest magnet 45

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Table 24.1 notes that the magnetic field 10 cm from a wire carrying a 1 A current is 2 μT. What is the field 1 cm from the wire?

TABLE 24.1 Typical magnetic field
strengths
Field source and
location
Field strength (T)
10 cm from a wire
2 × 10-6
5 × 10-5
with 1 A current
Surface of the earth
1 cm from a wire
2 × 104
5 × 10-3
with 10 A current
Refrigerator magnet
100-turn coil, 1 cm
diameter, with
1 A current
Surface of the sun,
in a sunspot
1 × 10-2
1 × 10-1
Near a rare-earth
1
magnet
MRI solenoid
1
World's strongest
magnet
45
Transcribed Image Text:TABLE 24.1 Typical magnetic field strengths Field source and location Field strength (T) 10 cm from a wire 2 × 10-6 5 × 10-5 with 1 A current Surface of the earth 1 cm from a wire 2 × 104 5 × 10-3 with 10 A current Refrigerator magnet 100-turn coil, 1 cm diameter, with 1 A current Surface of the sun, in a sunspot 1 × 10-2 1 × 10-1 Near a rare-earth 1 magnet MRI solenoid 1 World's strongest magnet 45
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