To manufacture a solenoid of length $1 \mathrm{~m}$ and inductance $1 \mathrm{mH}$, the length of thin wire…

To manufacture a solenoid of length $1 \mathrm{~m}$ and inductance $1 \mathrm{mH}$, the length of thin wire required is (cross - sectional diameter of a solenoid is considerably less than the length)
  1. $0.10 \mathrm{~m}$
  2. $0.10 \mathrm{~km}$
  3. $1 \mathrm{~km}$
  4. $10 \mathrm{~km}$

Solution

Inductance of solenoid, $\mathrm{L}=\frac{\mu_0 \mathrm{~N}^2 \mathrm{~A}}{l}$ where, $l=$ length of solenoid. $\mathrm{A}=\pi \mathrm{r}^2=$ area of solenoid Let ' $x$ ' be length of wire required. $\therefore \quad \mathrm{x}=$ circumference of solenoid $\times$ no. of turns $=2 \pi \mathrm{rN}$. $\therefore \quad \mathrm{N}=\frac{\mathrm{x}}{2 \pi \mathrm{r}}$ Substituting in equation (i), $\begin{aligned} \mathrm{L} & =\frac{\mu_0\left(\frac{\mathrm{x}^2}{4 \pi^2 \mathrm{r}^2}\right) \times \pi \mathrm{r}^2}{l} \\ \therefore \quad \mathrm{L} & =\frac{\mu_0 \mathrm{x}^2}{4 \pi l} \\ \therefore \quad \mathrm{x}^2 & =\frac{4 \pi \mathrm{L} l}{\mu_0} \\ \therefore \quad \mathrm{x} & =\sqrt{\frac{4 \pi \mathrm{L} l}{\mu_0}} \end{aligned}$ Substituting the values, $\begin{aligned} & x=\sqrt{\frac{4 \times \pi \times 10^{-3} \times 1}{4 \pi \times 10^{-7}}} \\ & x=\sqrt{10^4} \mathrm{~m} \\ & x=0.10 \mathrm{~km} \end{aligned}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2023 (11 May Shift 1)

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