A circular coil of 200 turns has a radius of 10 cm and carries a current of 2.0 A.

(a) Find the magnitude of the magnetic field vector B at the center of the coil.


(b) At what distance from the center along the axis of the coil will the field B drop to half its value at the center?

(3√4 = 1.5874)

Given:


Number of turns(n) = 200


Radius of circular coil(r) = 10 cm = 0.1 m


Current carried by the coil(i) = 2 A


Formula used:


(a) Magnetic field at the center of a circular coil of n turns(B) =


M=,


where


μ0 = magnetic permeability of vacuum = 4π x 10-7 T m A-1,


i = current carried by coil,


r = radius of coil


Hence, from the given information,


Magnetic field at the center of the given coil


= T = 2.51 x 10-3 T = 2.51 mT


(b) The magnetic field at a distance point in the coil is given by Bp,



The magnetic field at the center of the coil is


Given: the magnetic field at the center is 1/2 of the initial


The magnetic field at the center of the coil is


On equation the magnetic field at the center and the magnetic field at the any distant point from the coil, we get



On equating the above equation, we get


(r2 + x2)3 =4r6


We get


x2 + r2= 41/3r2


x2=0.58 r2


x2=0.5× 100=58


x=± 7.66 cm


Magnetic field will drop to half of its value at the center if the distance of that point from the center of the coil along the axis of coil is equal to 7.66 cm.


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