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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023

Two identical wires X and Y, each of length L carry the same current I. Wire X is bent to form a square of side a and wire Y is bent into a circle of radius R. If \( B_x \) and \( B_y \) are the values of the magnetic field at the centres of the square and the circle respectively, the ratio \( B_x : B_y \) is

  1. A \( \frac{8\sqrt{2}\mu_0}{\pi} \)
  2. B \( \frac{16\sqrt{2}}{\pi^2} \)
  3. C \( \frac{8\sqrt{2}}{\pi^2} \)
  4. D \( \frac{16\mu_0}{\pi^2} \)
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(C) \( \frac{8\sqrt{2}}{\pi^2} \)

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\(L = 4a \implies a = \frac{L}{4}\) \(L = 2\pi R \implies R = \frac{L}{2\pi}\) \(B_x = \frac{2\sqrt{2}\mu_0 I}{\pi a} = \frac{2\sqrt{2}\mu_0 I}{\pi (L/4)} = \frac{8\sqrt{2}\mu_0 I}{\pi L}\) \(B_y = \frac{\mu_0 I}{2R} = \frac{\mu_0 I}{2(L/2\pi)} = \frac{\pi \mu_0 I}{L}\)…
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