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A long vertical wire carries an unknown current. Coaxial with the wire is a long, thin, cylindrical conducting surface that carries a current of30 mAupward. The cylindrical surface has a radius of3.0 mm. If the magnitude of the magnetic field at a point5.0 mmfrom the wire is1.0μ°Õ, (a) What are the size and(b) What is the direction of the current in the wire?

Short Answer

Expert verified
  1. The size of current in the wire is5 mA
  2. Direction of current in the wire is downward and opposite to the current of 30 mA.

Step by step solution

01

Identification of given data

  1. Currenti=30mA
  2. Radius of wireR=3 mm
  3. Magnitude of magnetic fieldB=1μ°Õ
  4. Distancer=5 mm
02

Understanding the concept of Biot-Savart law

An equation known as the Biot-Savart Law describes the magnetic field produced by a steady electric current. It connects the electric current's strength, direction, length, and proximity to the magnetic field.

We use the Biot-Savart law to find the magnetic field due to a vertical wire. Using this, we can find the current flowing through the wire and the direction of the current.

Formula:

B=μ0i2πr

03

(a) Determining the current in the wire

The magnetic field due to a long straight wire at perpendicular distance ris given by

B=μ0i2πr

Where r=5mm  or  5×10-3m-perpendicular distance from the wire and μ0=1.67×10-6T.m/Ais the permeability of free space.

Solving for current of the wire we get

role="math" localid="1663010280645" i=2πrBμ0

i=2π×5×10-3³¾Ã—10-6T4π×10-7TAm

i=0.025A  or  25mA

Hence, the thin wire must carry the current ofi=0.025A  or  25mA.

04

(b) Determining the direction of current in wire

The direction of the current is downward and opposite to 30mA. current carried by the thin conducting surface of the wire.

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