Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32162-592-7
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Chapter 20 - Magnetism - General Problems - Page 587: 76

Answer

$I=1.015\times 10^9A$

Work Step by Step

We know that: $B=\frac{\mu_{\circ}I}{2r}$ This can be rearranged as $I=\frac{2rB}{\mu_{\circ}}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $I=\frac{2\times 6.38\times 10^6\times 1\times 10^{-4}}{4\pi \times 10^{-7}}=1.015\times 10^9A$
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