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A moving coil galvanometer consists of a rectangular coil of N turns, each of area A, suspended in a radial magnetic field of flux density B. Derive the expression for the torque on the coil, when current I passes through it. Draw a suitable labelled diagram.

Important Questions on Magnetic Effect of Current

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A wire placed along east-west direction carries a current of 10 A from west to east direction. Determine the magnetic field due to a 1.8 cm piece of wire at a point 300 cm north-east from the piece.
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A small current element I dl, with dl=2k^ mm and I=2 A is centred at the origin. Find magnetic field dB at the following points:

(i) On the x-axis at x=3 m.

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Write any two important points of similarities and differences each between Coulomb's law for the electrostatic field and Biot-Savart's law for the magnetic field.
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State Ampere's circuital law connecting the line integral of Bover a closed path to the net current crossing the area bounded by the path.
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Explain carefully why the derivation as in (b) is not valid for magnetic field in a plane normal to a current-carrying straight wire of finite length and passing through the midpoint of the axis.
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Show how Biot-Savart law can be alternatively expressed in the form of Ampere's circuital law. Use this law to obtain the expression for the magnetic field inside a solenoid of length 'l', cross-sectional area 'A' having 'N' closely wound turns and carrying a steady current 'I'.
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Sketch the magnetic field lines for a finite solenoid. Explain why the field at the exterior midpoint is weak while at the interior, it is uniform and strong.
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Two straight long parallel conductors carry currents I1 and I2 in the same direction. Deduce the expression for the force per unit length between them. Depict the pattern of magnetic field lines around them.