
Figure (a) shows, in cross-section, three current-carrying wires that are long, straight, and parallel to one another. Wires and are fixed in place on an axis, with separation . Wire 1 has a current of , but the direction of the current is not given. Wire with a current of out of the page, can be moved along the axis to the right of wire As wire is moved, the magnitude of the net magnetic force on wire due to the currents in wires and changes. The component of that force is and the value per unit length of wire is Figure (b)gives versus the position of wire The plot has an asymptote as The horizontal scale is set by What are the
size and
direction (into or out of the page) of the current in wire

(a) (b)
size and
direction (into or out of the page) of the current in wire



Important Questions on Magnetic Fields Due to Currents
The given figure shows a cross-section across a diameter of a long cylindrical conductor of radius Carrying uniform current What is the magnitude of the current's magnetic field at radial distance,
(wire's surface), and
?

Eight wires cut the page perpendicularly at the points shown in figure. A wire labelled with the integer Carries the current , where . For those wires with odd the current is out of the page; for those with even it is into the page. Evaluate Along the closed path indicated and in the direction shown.

Each of the eight conductors in the given figure carries of current into or out of the page. Two paths are indicated for the line integral What is the value of the integral for path and path

In the given figure a long circular pipe with outside radius carries a (uniformly distributed) current into the page. A wire runs parallel to the pipe at a distance of from centre to centre. Find the magnitude and the direction (into or out of the page) of the current in the wire such that the net magnetic field at point has the same magnitude as the net magnetic field at the center of the pipe but is in the opposite direction.


In the given figure, two semicircular arcs have radii and that carry current and have the same centre of curvature What are the magnitude and direction (into or out of the page) of the net magnetic field at ?


