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Magnetic Field of Straight Wires

A current carrying circular loop of radius ' RR ' and current carrying long straight wire are placed in the same plane. The current through circular loop and long straight wire are ' IcI_c ' and ' IwI_w ' respectively. The perpendicular distance between centre of the circular loop and wire is ' d '. The magnetic field at the centre of the loop will be zero when separation ' dd ' is equal to

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Answer: (a)

  1. Loop centre: Bc=μ0Ic2RB_c = \frac{\mu_0 I_c}{2R}; wire: Bw=μ0Iw2πdB_w = \frac{\mu_0 I_w}{2\pi d}. Net zero when they are equal and opposite.
  2. μ0Ic2R=μ0Iw2πd\frac{\mu_0 I_c}{2R} = \frac{\mu_0 I_w}{2\pi d}
  3. d=RIwπIcd = \frac{R I_w}{\pi I_c}
  4. So the answer is (a).
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