Ampere's Circuital Law

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Ampere's Circuital Law: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Ampere's Circuital Law, Magnetic Field Lines, Toroid, Magnetic Field Due to a Solenoid Using Ampere's Law and, Magnetic Field Due to Toroid Using Ampere's Law

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Current I is following along the path ABCD, along the four edges of the cube (figure-a) creates a magnetic field in the centre of the cube of B 0 . Find the magnetic field B created at the centre of the cube current I following along the path of the six edges ABCDHEA figure - b

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Two long conductors are arranged as shown above to form overlapping cylinders, each of radius r, whose centres are separated by a distance d. Current of density J flows into the plane of the page along the shaded part of one conductor and an equal current flows out of the plane of the page along the shaded portion of the other, as shown. What are the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field at point A ?

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3 infinitely long thin wires each carrying current i in the same direction, are in the x-y plane in a gravity-free space. The central wire is along the y-axis while the other two are along with x=d. If the central wire is displaced along the z-direction by a small amount & released, the wire executes the simple harmonic motion. If the linear density of the wire is λ, find the frequency of oscillation.

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A cylindrical conductor of radius R carries a current along its length. The current density J, however, is not uniform over the cross-section of the conductor but is a function of the radius according to J=br, where b is a constant. Then the expression for the magnetic field

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B1 at r1<R and
B2 at distance r2>R, measured from the axis is:

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Six wires of current I 1 =A, I 2 =A, I 3 =A, I 4 =A, I 5 =A and I 6 =A cut the page perpendicularly at the points 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 respectively as shown in the figure. Find the value of integral B.dl around the circular path C.

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If a magnetic field exists in space B = B1i^+B2j^ then the plane through which magnetic flux will be zero is

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Two concentric and coplanar circular loops P and Q have their radii in the ratio 2:3. Loop Q carries a current 9 A in the anticlockwise direction. For the magnetic field to be zero at the common centre, loop P must carry

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A closed curve encircles several conductors.The line integral B.dl around this curve is 3.83×10-7 T-m. What is the net current in the conductors?

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Two insulated wires of infinite length are lying mutually at right angles to each other as shown in. Currents of 2 A and 1.5 A respectively are flowing in them. The value of magnetic induction at point P will be-

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Only the current inside the amperian loop contributes in

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The figure shows the cross-section of two long co-axial tubes carrying equal current in opposite direction at point 1 and 2, as shown in the figure then

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A closed curve encircles several conductors. The line integral B.dl around this curve is 3.83×10-7 T·m. What is the net current in the conductors?

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Rank the magnitudes of B·dl for the closed paths in figure, from least to greatest.

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A toroid has a core (non-ferro magnetic) of inner radius 24 cm and outer radius 26 cm around which 2000 turns of a wire is wound. If the current in the wire is 12 A, the magnetic field inside the core of the toroid is

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A toroid has a non ferromagnetic core of inner radius 24 cm and outer radius 25 cm, around which 4900 turns of a wire are wound. If the current in the wire is 12 A, the magnetic field inside the core of the toroid is

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Similar or same magnetic fields can be produced by

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Four wires carrying current I1=2 A,I2=4 A,I3=6 A and I4=8 A respectively cut the page perpendicularly as shown in figure. The value of B·dl for the loop shown would be:

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Consider six wires coming into or out of the page, all with the same current. Rank the line integral of the magnetic field (from most positive to most negative) taken counterclockwise around each loop shown.

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The relative permeability in a core of a solenoid is 400 . The windings of a solenoid are insulated from the core and carry a current of 2A. If the number of turns is 1000 per meter. Then magnetic intensity inside the core of solenoid is _____Am

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10 A current is passing through a very long wire of radius 5 cm. Then magnetic field at a distance of 2cm insider from its curved surface is _____ ×10-5 T.