A long wire carries a steady current. It is bent into a coil of one turn such that magnetic induction at…

A long wire carries a steady current. It is bent into a coil of one turn such that magnetic induction at centre is $B$, then same wire is bent to from a coil of smaller radius of $n$ turns such that magnetic induction at centre is $B$, then
  1. $B^{\prime}=B / n^2$
  2. $B^{\prime}=n B$
  3. $B^{\prime}=B$
  4. $B^{\prime}=n^2 B$

Solution

Initially, $B=\frac{\mu_0 I}{2 r}$ For coil with smaller radius $r^{\prime}=\frac{r}{n}$, such that $2 \pi r=n\left(2 \pi r^{\prime}\right)$ : $\begin{aligned} & \Rightarrow B^{\prime}=n\left(\frac{\mu_0 I}{2 r^{\prime}}\right)=\frac{\mu_0 n I}{2(r / n)} \\ & \Rightarrow B^{\prime}=n^2 B \end{aligned}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2022 (11 Aug Shift 1)

Practice more Magnetic Fields due to Electric Current questions on Aicharya