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The magnetic field 41.0 cm away from along, straight wire carrying current 7.00A

ID: 1673617 • Letter: T

Question

The magnetic field 41.0 cm away from along, straight wire carrying current 7.00A is 3.41 µT. (a) At what distance is it 0.200 µT?
1 cm
(b) At one instant, the two conductors in a long householdextension cord carry equal 7.00 A currentsin opposite directions. The two wires are 3.00 mm apart. Find themagnetic field 41.0 cm away from themiddle of the straight cord, in the plane of the two wires.
2 nT
(c) At what distance is it one tenth as large?
3 cm
(d) The center wire in a coaxial cable carries current 7.00 A in one direction, and the sheath around itcarries current 7.00 A in the oppositedirection. What magnetic field does the cable create at pointsoutside?
4 nT (a) At what distance is it 0.200 µT?
1 cm
(b) At one instant, the two conductors in a long householdextension cord carry equal 7.00 A currentsin opposite directions. The two wires are 3.00 mm apart. Find themagnetic field 41.0 cm away from themiddle of the straight cord, in the plane of the two wires.
2 nT
(c) At what distance is it one tenth as large?
3 cm
(d) The center wire in a coaxial cable carries current 7.00 A in one direction, and the sheath around itcarries current 7.00 A in the oppositedirection. What magnetic field does the cable create at pointsoutside?
4 nT

Explanation / Answer

(a) field strength is inversely prop to distanceso... .          distance 1 *field 1 = distance 2 * field 2 .          distance 1 *0.200 = 41.0 * 3.41   . distance 1=   699 cm . (b)   the distance for the two wires to the pointare   410mm +/- 3mm/2   =   408.5 mm and   411.5 mm . So the mag field from each conductor is    k I/ r     and .    total B field =   k I ( 1 /r1 + 1 / r2 ) =  2 x 10-7 * 7.00 * ( 1 / 0.4085   + 1 /0.4115) = .              = 6829 x 10-9 T =    6829 nT . (c)     same idea... .             total B field =   k I ( 1 /r1 + 1 / r2 ) .             682.9 x 10-9 = 2 x 10-7 * 7.00*( 1 / r1 + 1 / r2) .            0.487786   = 1 / r1   + 1/r2 . but   r1   and r2    areboth      d +/-   0.0015m    s0 .        0.487786   =    (r1 + r2 ) / r1 r2 .         0.487786 (d +0.0015) (d - 0.0015)   =   2d .        0.487786d2    -    1.09752 x10-6 = 2d .         d2   -     4.10016 d     -   0.00000225      = 0 .       d =     4.100 m   =   410 cm . (d)   coaxial cable:    B fieldis   zero . but   r1   and r2    areboth      d +/-   0.0015m    s0 .        0.487786   =    (r1 + r2 ) / r1 r2 .         0.487786 (d +0.0015) (d - 0.0015)   =   2d .        0.487786d2    -    1.09752 x10-6 = 2d .         d2   -     4.10016 d     -   0.00000225      = 0 .       d =     4.100 m   =   410 cm . (d)   coaxial cable:    B fieldis   zero