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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023

If a copper rod carries a direct current, the magnetic field due to it will be:

  1. A only inside the rod
  2. B only outside the rod
  3. C both inside and outside of the rod
  4. D neither inside nor outside the rod
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(C) both inside and outside of the rod

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According to Ampere’s Circuital Law, a magnetic field is produced whenever current flows through a conductor. For a solid cylindrical rod, the magnetic field exists inside the rod (increasing linearly from the center) and outside the rod (decreasing inversely with distance). C)…
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