Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 32 - The Magnetic Field - Exercises and Problems - Page 959: 54

Answer

a) $ B_{\rm net}= { \mu_0 NI }/{ (\frac{5}{4} )^{3/2}R } $ b) ${\bf 1.8\times 10^{-4}}\;\rm T$

Work Step by Step

$$\color{blue}{\bf [a]}$$ Since the two coils are identical, parallel to each other on the same axis, they each have the same $N$ turns, and are carrying an equal current $I$ in the same direction, the net magnetic field between them is the sum of both fields. $$B_{\rm net}=B_1+B_2=2B_{\rm coil}\tag 1$$ We know that the magnitude of the magnetic field at some point on the axis of a current loop is given by $$B=\dfrac{\mu_0 I R^2}{2(z^2+R^2)^{3/2}} $$ and here $z=R/2$ since we need to find the net field between the two coils and the distance between them is $R$, and each coil contains $N$ turns. So $$B_{\rm coil}=\dfrac{\mu_0 NI R^2}{2(\frac{R^2}{4}+R^2)^{3/2}}=\dfrac{\mu_0 NI R^2}{2(\frac{1}{4}+1)^{3/2}R^3 }$$ $$B_{\rm coil}= \dfrac{\mu_0 NI }{ 2(\frac{1}{4}+1)^{3/2}R }$$ Plug into (1); $$B_{\rm net}= \dfrac{2\mu_0 NI }{ 2(\frac{1}{4}+1)^{3/2}R } $$ $$\boxed{B_{\rm net}= \dfrac{ \mu_0 NI }{ (\frac{5}{4} )^{3/2}R } }$$ $$\color{blue}{\bf [b]}$$ Just plug the given into the boxed formula above, $$ B_{\rm net}= \dfrac{ (4\pi\times 10^{-7})(10)(1) }{ (\frac{5}{4} )^{3/2}(0.05) } $$ $$ B_{\rm net}=\color{red}{\bf 1.8\times 10^{-4}}\;\rm T$$
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