Figure 29-23 shows three circuits, each consisting of two radial lengths and two concentric circular arcs, one of radius r and the other of radius R > r. The circuits have the same current through them and the same angle between the two radial lengths. Rank the circuits according to the magnitude of the net magnetic field at the center, greatest first.
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Figure 29-72a shows a length of wire carrying a current i and bent into a circular coil of one turn. In Fig. 29-72b the same length of wire has been bent to give a coil of two turns, each of half the original radius. (a) If Ba and Bb are the magnitudes of the magnetic fields at the centers of the two coils, what is the ratio BblBa? (b) What is the ratio f-Lbl f-La of the dipole moment magnitudes of the coils?
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The first step in solving 29 problem number 58 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: Figure 29-72a shows a length of wire carrying a current i and bent into a circular coil of one turn. In Fig. 29-72b the same length of wire has been bent to give a coil of two turns, each of half the original radius. (a) If Ba and Bb are the magnitudes of the magnetic fields at the centers of the two coils, what is the ratio BblBa? (b) What is the ratio f-Lbl f-La of the dipole moment magnitudes of the coils?
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