Magnetic Effects Of Current Question 63

Question: An arc of a circle of radius R subtends an angle $ \frac{\pi }{2} $ at the centre. It carries a current i. The magnetic field at the centre will be [MP PET 2003]

Options:

A) $ \frac{{\mu_{0}}i}{2R} $

B) $ \frac{{\mu_{0}}i}{8R} $

C) $ \frac{{\mu_{0}}i}{4R} $

D) $ \frac{2{\mu_{0}}i}{5R} $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ B=\frac{{\mu_{0}}}{4\pi }\frac{\theta i}{r}=\frac{{\mu_{0}}}{4\pi }\times \frac{\pi }{2}\times \frac{i}{R}=\frac{{\mu_{0}}i}{8R} $