. (i) What happens to the magnitude of the magnetic field inside a long solenoid if the current is doubled? (a) It becomes four times larger. (b) It becomes twice as large. (c) It is unchanged. (d) It becomes one-half as large. (e) It becomes one-fourth as large. (ii) What happens to the field if instead the length of the solenoid is doubled, with the number of turns remaining the same? Choose from the same possibilities as in part (i). (iii) What happens to the field if the number of turns is doubled, with the length remaining the same? Choose from the same possibilities as in part (i). (iv) What happens to the field if the radius is doubled? Choose from the same possibilities as in part (i).
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Solenoid A has length L and N turns, solenoid B has length 2L and N turns, and solenoid C has length L/2 and 2N turns. If each solenoid carries the same current, rank the magnitudes of the magnetic fields in the centers of the solenoids from largest to smallest.
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The first step in solving 30 problem number 15 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: Solenoid A has length L and N turns, solenoid B has length 2L and N turns, and solenoid C has length L/2 and 2N turns. If each solenoid carries the same current, rank the magnitudes of the magnetic fields in the centers of the solenoids from largest to smallest.
From the textbook chapter Sources of the Magnetic Field you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.
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