a) Where the field is maximum.
(4 points)
b) Where the field is minimum.
(4 points)
c) Where the field has an intermediate value.
(2 points0
3) You are required to measure an unknown current/.
(20 points)
a) Set up a force balance with two anti-parallel currents each carrying a current/ and of length
l. A mass mis placed on the top current carrying conductor so that its weight balances the
repulsive force between the currents.
(10 points)
b) Draw a free-body diagram depicting equilibrium between the weight of the mass and the
force between the two currents. Using Newton's Second law write a vector equation
depicting equilibrium. At equilibrium the center-to-center distance is
r = 5mm.
(5 points)
c) From the force calculate the unknown current/ in terms of l, m and g. Let l = 0.1m, m =
1.63 x 10- 3 kg,µ 0 = 4rr x 10- 7 H/m,g = 9.80 m/s 2 .
= Use F (µ0 /4rr)/ 2 l2 /(r) 2 .
{5 points)
(3)
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