Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Moving Charges and Magnetism

Question:

A long wire with a small current element of length 1 cm is placed at the origin and carries a current of 10 A along the x-axis. The magnitude of the magnetic field, due to the element, on the y-axis at a distance 0.5 m from it, would be

Options:

$4 × 10^{-8} T$

$5 × 10^{-8} T$

$6 × 10^{-8} T$

$2 × 10^{-8} T$

Correct Answer:

$4 × 10^{-8} T$

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → $4 × 10^{-8} T$