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A magnetic force arises when a charged particle or a current-carrying conductor is placed in a magnetic field. It is created because of the movement of the charged particles.

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Chapter 12, Problem 68AP

Current flows along a thin, infinite sheet as shown in the accompanying figure. The current per unit length along the sheet is J in amperes per meter, (a) Use the Biot-Savart law to show that B = μ 0 J / 2 on either side of the sheet.

What is the direction of B on each side? (b) Now use Ampere’s law to calculate the field.

Chapter 12, Problem 68AP, Current flows along a thin, infinite sheet as shown in the accompanying figure. The current per unit

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