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

Important Questions on Ampere's Circuital 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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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



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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PQRS is a square of side l0. A, B, C and D are four long current carrying wires kept perpendicular to the plane of paper as shown in the figure. PA=QB=RC=SD=l05. The magnitude of current in the wires A, B, C and D are i0, 2i0, 8i0 and 4i0 respectively, the direction of currents is shown. It is given that PQBA·dl=-9μ0 Tesla meter and RsBB·dl=5μ0 Tesla meter, where BA and BB are the magnetic fields due to the wires A and B respectively and paths considered for integral are shortest straight segments. The magnitude of i0 is

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Ampere's law is analogous to

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A toroid of n turns, mean radius R and cross-sectional radius a carries current I. It is placed on a horizontal table taken as xy-plane. Its magnetic moment m _______

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The figure shows a long coaxial cable in which a current I flows down through the inner cylinder of radius a and the same current flows back up through the outer cylinder of radius 2a. The cylinders are insulated from each other and the current is uniformly distributed over the area of the cross-section in each cylinder. The strength of the magnetic field at a distance 3a2 from the axis of the cable is


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When the number of turns in a toroidal coil is doubled, then the value of magnetic flux density will become,

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A homogeneous electric field E and a uniform magnetic field B are pointing in the same direction. A proton is projected with its velocity parallel to E. It will :

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A long straight wire carrying a current l1 is kept along the axis of a circular loop carrying a current l2. The long wire will

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Properties of magnetic lines of force are:

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Magnetic line of forces

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Choose the incorrect option-

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The two ends of a non-conducting spring of force constant 50Nm-1 and unstretched length of 2 cm are connected to the mid points of two straight parallel rods each of length 4 m. When 100 A current is passed through each rod in the same direction, the work done on the spring in mJ is

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STATEMENT-1: A uniformly distributed direct current flows through a solid long metallic cylinder along its length. The magnetic field produced by this current is only outside the cylinder.

STATEMENT- 2: A thin long cylindrical tube carrying uniformly distributed direct current along its length does not produce a magnetic field inside it. Moreover, a solid cylinder can be supposed to be made up of many thin cylindrical tubes.

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Consider a toroid, having a circular cross-section of radius b, major radius R>>b, having N turns and carrying current I. Find the total energy stored in the toroid.

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The average radius of a toroid made out of a nonmagnetic material is 0.1 m and it has 500 turns. If it carries 0.5 A current, then the intensity of the magnetic field along its circular axis in tesla will be

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Ampere’s circuit law is given by

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Ampere circuital equation for given problem is equal to