Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Magnetism and Matter

Question:

Case : Read the passage and answer the question(s).

Magnetic Field of a hollow wire with a constant current is homogenous. Curves in the graph shown, give, as functions of distance r, the magnitude B of the magnetic field inside and outside four long wires a, b, c and d carrying currents that are uniformly distributed across the cross sections of the wires. Overlapping portions of the plots are indicated by double labels.

What is true about the current density in wire a ?

Options:

greater that that of wire c

less than that of wire c

equal to that of wire c

not comparable to that of wire c due to lack of information

Correct Answer:

greater that that of wire c

Explanation:

slope is inversely proportional to square of the radius and directly proportional to current density.