Biot-Savart Law & Circular Coils
A straight conductor carrying current splits into two parts as shown in the figure. The radius of the circular loop is . The total magnetic field at the centre P of the loop is,

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Answer: (b)
- The current splits into a arc and a arc; currents are inversely proportional to length: , .
- Field of an arc : , and the two arcs give opposite directions at P, so they cancel.
- Both straight wires point along lines through P, so they give zero field at P.
- So the answer is (b) zero.