Ampere's Law, Cylinders, Solenoid & Toroid
An infinitely long hollow conducting cylinder with radius R carries a uniform current along its surface.
Choose the correct representation of magnetic field (B) as a function of radial distance (r) from the axis of cylinder.
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Answer: (d)
- Inside the hollow cylinder () an Amperian loop encloses no current, so .
- Outside (): , maximum at and falling as .
- So the graph is zero up to , jumps to , then decreases: answer (d).