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.