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Six very long insulated copper wires are bound together to form a cable. The currents carried by the wires arel1=+10A,l2=-13A,l3=+10A,l4=+7A,l5=-12Aandl6=+18A. The magnetic induction at a perpendicular distance of 10 cm from the cable isμ0=4π×10-7WbA-m

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Answer:
A
Solution:

Net current due to all wires,
inet=i1+i2+i3+i4+i5+i6
inet=10+13+10+7-12+18=20A
We know, magnetic field due to an infinitely long straight conductor at a perpendicular distance r from it is given by
B=μ0i2πr=μ0inet2πr
where,i= current in wire
andr= perpendicular distance.
=4π×10-7×202π×10×10-2=4×10-5
B=40μT

Stream:MHT_CETSubject:PhysicsTopic:MagnetismSubtopic:Biot-savart's & Ampere's Circuital law
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