FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS - EXTENDED
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Author: Halliday
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Chapter 29, Problem 1P
A surveyor is using a magnetic compass 6.1 m below a power line in which there is a steady current of 100A. (a) What is the magnetic field at the site of the compass due to the power line? (b) Will this field interfere seriously with the compass reading? The horizontal component of Earth’s magnetic field at the site is 20 µT.
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FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS - EXTENDED
Ch. 29 - A surveyor is using a magnetic compass 6.1 m below...Ch. 29 - SSM At a certain location in the Philippines,...Ch. 29 - Prob. 7PCh. 29 - Prob. 9PCh. 29 - Prob. 19PCh. 29 - Prob. 42PCh. 29 - ILW The current density inside a long, solid,...Ch. 29 - Prob. 49PCh. 29 - A solenoid that is 95.0 cm long has a radius of...Ch. 29 - A 200-turn solenoid having a length of 25 cm and a...
Ch. 29 - A solenoid 1.30 m long and 2.60 cm in diameter...Ch. 29 - A long solenoid has 100 turns/cm and carries...Ch. 29 - An electron is shot into one end of a solenoid. As...Ch. 29 - Prob. 55PCh. 29 - Prob. 57PCh. 29 - Prob. 59PCh. 29 - A circular loop of radius 12 cm carries a current...Ch. 29 - A cylindrical cable of radius 8.00 mm carries a...Ch. 29 - Two long wires lie in an xy plane, and each...Ch. 29 - Two wires, both of length L, are formed into a...Ch. 29 - Prob. 68PCh. 29 - A 10-gauge bare copper wire 2.6 mm in diameter can...Ch. 29 - A long vertical wire carries an unknown current....Ch. 29 - The magnitude of the magnetic field at a point...Ch. 29 - A long wire carrying 100 A is perpendicular to the...Ch. 29 - A long, hollow, cylindrical conductor with inner...Ch. 29 - A long wire is known to have a radius greater than...Ch. 29 - Prob. 88P
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