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COMEDK · Physics · 21. Magnetic Effects of Current

A straight wire of mass 250 g and length 2.5 m carries a current of 4 A . It can be suspended in mid air by a uniform horizontal magnetic field of magnitude:

  1. A 2.245 T
  2. B 0.625 T
  3. C 0.145 T
  4. D 0.245 T
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(D) 0.245 T

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The wire is suspended in mid-air, which implies that the magnetic force acting on the wire must balance the gravitational force acting on it. The gravitational force \(F_g\) acting on the wire is given by \(F_g = mg\), where \(m = 250 \text{ g} = 0.25 \text{ kg}\) and…
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