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12.6 Solenoids and Toroids

Nearly uniform axial field inside a long coil set by turns per length and current, negligible outside, and the 1/r field trapped in a toroid.

University Physics Volume 2, 12.6 Solenoids and Toroids

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12.6 Exercise 1

What is the ratio of the magnetic field produced from using a finite formula over the infinite approximation for an angle θ\theta of (a) 85°?85 ° ? (b) 89°?89 ° ? The solenoid has 1000 turns in 50 cm with a current of 1.0 A flowing through the coils

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12.6 Exercise 3

Explain why B→=0\overset{\rightarrow}{B} = 0 inside a long, hollow copper pipe that is carrying an electric current parallel to the axis. Is B→=0\overset{\rightarrow}{B} = 0 outside the pipe?

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12.6 Exercise 4

A solenoid is wound with 2000 turns per meter. When the current is 5.2 A, what is the magnetic field within the solenoid?

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12.6 Exercise 6

If a current is 2.0 A, how many turns per centimeter must be wound on a solenoid in order to produce a magnetic field of 2.0×10−3T2.0 \times 10^{−3} \text{T} within it?

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12.6 Exercise 8

Determine the magnetic field on the central axis at the opening of a semi-infinite solenoid. (That is, take the opening to be at x=0x = 0 and the other end to be at
x=∞.x = \infty .)

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12.6 Exercise 10

A solenoid with 25 turns per centimeter carries a current I. An electron moves within the solenoid in a circle that has a radius of 2.0 cm and is perpendicular to the axis of the solenoid. If the speed of the electron is 2.0×105m/s,2.0 \times 10^{5} \text{m}/\text{s} , what is I?

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12.6 Exercise 12

A toroid with a square cross section 3.0 cm ×\times 3.0 cm has an inner radius of 25.0 cm. It is wound with 500 turns of wire, and it carries a current of 2.0 A. What is the strength of the magnetic field at the center of the square cross section?

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