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Moving Charges and Magnetism

  1. A straight wire of diameter 0.5 mm carrying a current of 1 A is replaced by another wire of 1 mm diameter carrying same current. The strength of magnetic field far away is​​
    1. twice the earlier value ​
    2. same as the earlier value ​
    3. one-half of the earlier value
    4. one-quarter of the earlier value
Correct Option: B

B =
μ0i
2πr

and so it is independent of thickness. ​
The current is same in both the wires, hence magnetic field induced will be same.



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