A high-voltage power line 23.0 m above the ground carries a current of 2 200 A. What is the magnetic field due to the current directly underneath the power line?

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12. A high-voltage power line 23.0 m above the ground carries a current of 2 200 A. What is the magnetic field due to the current directly underneath the power line? (µ0 = 4π × 10−7 T⋅m/A)

 

a. 

19.1 µT

 

b. 

60.1 µT

 

c. 

60.9 mT

 

d. 

12.0 mT

 

e. 

12.0 T

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