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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - 4. Moving charges and magnetism

In a co-axial straight cable, the central conductor and the outer conductor carry equal currents in opposite directions. _______ The magnetic field is zero.

  1. A inside the outer conductor
  2. B in between the two conductors
  3. C outside the cable
  4. D inside the inner conductor
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(C) outside the cable

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\(\oint \overrightarrow{\mathrm{B}} \cdot \overrightarrow{\mathrm{d} \ell}=\mu_0 \mathrm{i}_{\mathrm{enc}}=0\) \(\dot{\triangle} \mathrm{B}=0\) outside the cable
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