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Biot-Savart Law & Circular Coils question from NEET 2005 (AIPMT)

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Biot-Savart Law & Circular Coils

An electron moves in a circular orbit with a uniform speed v. It produces a magnetic field B at the centre of the circle. The radius of the circle is proportional to

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Answer: (c)

  1. I=ev2πrI = \frac{ev}{2\pi r}, so B=μ0I2r=μ0ev4πr2B = \frac{\mu_0 I}{2r} = \frac{\mu_0 e v}{4\pi r^2}.
  2. r2∝vB⇒r∝v/Br^2 \propto \frac{v}{B} \Rightarrow r \propto \sqrt{v/B}
  3. So the answer is (c) v/B\sqrt{v/B}.
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