A piece of copper wire has a resistance per unit length of 4.63 x 10/m. The wire is wound into a thin, flat coil of many turns that has a radius of 0.208 m. The ends of the wire are connected to a 12.0-V battery. Find the magnetic field strength at the center of the coil.

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A piece of copper wire has a resistance
per unit length of 4.63 × 10/m. The wire
is wound into a thin, flat coil of many turns
that has a radius of 0.208 m. The ends of
the wire are connected to a 12.0-V
battery. Find the magnetic field strength
at the center of the coil.
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Transcribed Image Text:A piece of copper wire has a resistance per unit length of 4.63 × 10/m. The wire is wound into a thin, flat coil of many turns that has a radius of 0.208 m. The ends of the wire are connected to a 12.0-V battery. Find the magnetic field strength at the center of the coil. Number i Units >
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Resistance per unit length = 4.63 × 10-3  ohm/m 

Applied potential difference V = 12 Volt 

Radius of coil = 0.208 m 

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