A circular coil of wire consisting of 100 turns, each of radius 8.0 cm carries a current of 0.40 A. What is the magnitude of the magnetic field B at the centre of the coil?

Given:


 


Number of turns, n = 100


 


Radius of coil, r = 8 cm


 


Current through the coil, I = 0.40 A


 


Magnitude of magnetic field at centre of coil, B = ?


 



 


Using Biot Savart law, we find that magnetic field at the centre of a coil is given by,


 


…(1)


 


Where,


 


B = Magnetic field strength


 


n = total number of turns


 


I = current through the coil


 


μ0 is the permeability of free space.


 


μ0 = 4 × π × 10-7 TmA-1


 


r = radius of coil


 


Now, by putting the values in equation (1), we get


 



 


⇒ |B| = 3.14 × 10-4T


 


∴ Magnitude of magnetic field at the centre of the coil is 3.14 × 104T.


 

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