Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Moving Charges and Magnetism

Question:

If a copper rod carries a direct current, the magnetic field due to it will be:

Options:

only inside the rod

only outside the rod

both inside and outside of the rod

neither inside nor outside the rod

Correct Answer:

both inside and outside of the rod

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → both inside and outside of the rod

Magnetic field is both inside and outside of a conductor because direct current flow through the cross-section of copper rod.

$B=\frac{μ_0Ir}{2πr^2}$ [Inside the conductor] [r < R]

$B=\frac{μ_0I}{2πr}$ [Outside the conductor] [r > R]