
In the figure (a), wire consists of a circular arc and two radial lengths; it carries current in the direction indicated. Wire shown in cross-section, is long, straight, and perpendicular to the plane of the figure. Its distance from the centre of the arc is equal to the radius of the arc, and it carries a current that can be varied. The two currents set up a net magnetic field at the centre of the arc. Figure (b) gives the square of the field's magnitude plotted versus the square of the current .The vertical scale is set by What angle is subtended by the arc?





Important Questions on Magnetic Fields Due to Currents
In the figure, current is set up in a long hairpin conductor formed by bending a wire into a semicircle of radius . Point is midway between the straight sections and so distant from the semicircle that each straight section can be approximated as being an infinite wire. What are the (a) magnitude and (b) direction (into or out of the page) of at and the (c) magnitude and (d) direction of at

A current is set up in a wire loop consisting of a semicircle of radius a smaller concentric semicircle, and two radial straight lengths, all in the same plane. Figure a shows the arrangement but is not drawn to scale. The magnitude of the magnetic field produced at the center of curvature is . The smaller semicircle is then flipped over (rotated) until the loop is again entirely in the same plane (Fig. b).The magnetic field produced at the (same) center of curvature now has magnitude and its direction is reversed from the initial magnetic field. What is the radius of the smaller semicircle?

The figure shows two current segments. The lower segment carries a current of and includes a semicircular arc with radius angle and center point . The upper segment carries current and includes a circular arc with radius angle and the same center point What is the (a) magnitude and (b) direction of the net magnetic field at for the indicated current directions? What are the (c) magnitude and (d) direction of if is reversed?

The figure (a) shows two wires, each carrying a current. Wire consists of a circular arc of radius and two radial lengths; it carries current in the direction indicated. Wire is long and straight; it carries a current that can be varied; and it is at distance from the centre of the arc. The net magnetic field due to the two currents is measured at the centre of curvature of the arc. Figure (b) is a plot of the component of in the direction perpendicular to the figure as a function of current The horizontal scale is set by What is the angle subtended by the arc?

In the figure two long straight wires (shown in cross section) carry the currents and directly out of the page. They are equal distances from the origin, where they set up a magnetic field . To what value must current be changed in order to rotate by clockwise?

In the figure, a wire forms a semicircle of radius and two (radial) straight segments each of length The wire carries current .What is the (a) magnitude and (b) direction (into or out of the page) of the net magnetic field at the semicircle's center of curvature

The figure shows a snapshot of a proton moving at velocity towards a long straight wire with current, . At the instant shown, the proton's distance from the wire is . In unit-vector notation, what is the magnetic force on the proton due to the current?

A straight conductor carrying current splits into identical semicircular arcs as shown in the figure. What is the magnetic field at the center of the resulting circular loop?
