A wire has a length of 2.0 m and a resistance of 5.0 Ω. Find the electric field existing inside the wire if it carries a current of 10 A.
25Vm-1
Given,
Length, l of the wire= 2m
Resistance, R of the wire=5 Ω
Current I, passing through the wire= 10A
Formula used,
From electrostatics, we know that Electric field, E is
Or it can be written as
Where l is the distance over which potential difference V has an effect
Solution,
We know that the potential difference, V in the wire with current I passing and with a resistance R is
By substituting the given values in the above expression, we get V as
Substituting this value of potential difference in eqn.1, we can find the electric field,
So,
Or
Hence the electric field existing inside the wire is 25Vm-1