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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - Moving charges and magnetism
  • JEE Mains 2018
  • Hard
  • MCQ

A current of \(1\,A\) is flowing on the sides of an equilateral triangle of side \(4.5\times10^{-2}\,m\) . The magnetic field at the centre of the triangle will be

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(A) \(4\times10^{-5}\,Wb/m^2\)

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Here, side of the triangle, \(l=4.5 \times 10^{-2} \,\mathrm{m}\) current, \(I =1 \,\mathrm{A}\)

magnetic field at the centre of the triangle \('O'B = ?\)

From figure, \(\tan 60^{\circ}=\sqrt{3}=\frac{1}{2 d}\)

\(\Rightarrow d=\frac{l}{2 \sqrt{3}}=\left(\frac{4.5 \times 10^{-2}}{2 \sqrt{3}}\right)\, \mathrm{m}\)

Magnetic field, \(B=\frac{\mu_{0} i}{4 \pi d}\left(\cos \theta_{1}+\cos \theta_{2}\right)\)

Putting value of \(\mu=4 \pi \times 10^{-7}\) and \(\theta_{1}\) and \(\theta_{2}\)

we will get net magenetic field

\(=3 \times B=4 \times 10^{-5} \,\mathrm{Wb} / \mathrm{m}^{2}\)

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