Magnetic Effects Of Current Question 64

Question: At a distance of 10 cm from a long straight wire carrying current, the magnetic field is 0.04 T. At the distance of 40 cm, the magnetic field will be [MP PMT 1997]

Options:

A) 0.01 T

B) 0.02 T

C) 0.08 T

D) 0.16 T

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

$ B,\propto ,\frac{1}{r}\Rightarrow \frac{B_{1}}{B_{2}}=\frac{r_{2}}{r_{1}}\Rightarrow \frac{0.04}{B_{2}}=\frac{40}{10}\Rightarrow B_{2}=0.01,T $