A thin conducting wire is bent into the shape shown in the figure. The circular portion of the wire has radius 25.0 cm. The wire is in the plane of the screen and carries a current 3.40 A. What is the magnetic field at the center of the loop? (Give the magnitude in uT and select the direction from the options provided.) 8.5 This is the contribution due to the current loop. You need the sum of the contributions of the current loop and the two segments of long, straight wire. UT magnitude direction Lnto the screen v

A thin conducting wire is bent into the shape shown in the figure. The circular portion of the wire has radius 25.0 cm. The wire is in the plane of the screen and carries a current 3.40 A. What is the magnetic field at the center of the loop? (Give the magnitude in uT and select the direction from the options provided.) 8.5 This is the contribution due to the current loop. You need the sum of the contributions of the current loop and the two segments of long, straight wire. UT magnitude direction Lnto the screen v

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Chapter11: Magnetic Forces And Fields

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Problem 110CP: A circular loop of wire of area 10 cm2 carries a current of 25 A. At a particular instant, the loop...

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