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Magnetic Field of Straight Wires

A wire carrying current II has the shape shown in adjoining figure.

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Linear parts of the wire are very long and parallel to X-axis while semicircular protion of radius R is lying in Y-Z plane. Magtnetic field at pont OO is

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Answer: (a)

  1. Each semi-infinite wire along X at distance RR from O: μ0I4πR\frac{\mu_0 I}{4\pi R}; by I dl⃗×r^I\,d\vec{l} \times \hat{r} both point along −k^-\hat{k}.
  2. Wires together: −μ0I4πR(2k^)-\frac{\mu_0 I}{4\pi R}(2\hat{k}).
  3. Semicircle in Y-Z plane: μ0I4R=μ0I4πRπ\frac{\mu_0 I}{4R} = \frac{\mu_0 I}{4\pi R}\pi, directed along −i^-\hat{i} for the current shown.
  4. B⃗=−μ0I4πR(πi^+2k^)\vec{B} = -\frac{\mu_0 I}{4\pi R}(\pi\hat{i} + 2\hat{k})
  5. So the answer is (a).
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