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Chapter 27 Problem 40E

Question

Problem 40E

A straight, vertical we carries a current of 1.20 A downward in a region between the poles of a large superconducting electromagnet, where the magnetic field has magnitude B = 0.588 T and is horizontal. What are the magnitude and direction of the magnetic force on a 1.00-cm section of the wire that is in this uniform magnetic field, if the magnetic field direction is (a) east; (b) south; (c) 30.0° south of west?

Solution

Solution 40E

Step 1:

In this problem, we have to calculate the magnetic force acting on the wire due to the magnetic field.

That is,

Where, - Magnetic force acting on the wire

               - Current passing through the wire

               - Length of the wire

              - Intensity of magnetic field

               - Angle between the current element and the magnetic field

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Title Sears and Zemansky's University Physics with Modern Physics 13 
Author Hugh D. Young; Roger A. Freedman; A. Lewis Ford
ISBN 9780321696861

A straight, vertical we carries a current of 1.20 A

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