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Magnetic Field of Straight Wires

Two parallel wires of equal lengths are separated by a distance of 33 m from each other. The currents flowing through first and second wire is 33 A and 4.54.5 A respectively in opposite directions. The resultant magnetic field at mid point of both the wires is (μ0\mu_0=permeability of free space)

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Answer: (b)

  1. Opposite currents: fields at the midpoint add.
  2. B=μ0(3+4.5)2π×1.5=5μ02πB = \frac{\mu_0 (3 + 4.5)}{2\pi \times 1.5} = \frac{5\mu_0}{2\pi}
  3. So the answer is (b) 5μ02π\frac{5\mu_0}{2\pi}.
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