Magnetic Field Inside A Solenoid
A long solenoid used in a laboratory has 1000 turns wound uniformly over a length of 50cm and carries a current of 3A. What is the magnitude of the magnetic field near the centre of the solenoid?
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- Subject
- physics
- Chapter
- magnetic effects of current and magnetism
- Topic
- magnetic field inside a solenoid
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Year
- 2025
Solution
Correct Answer:
7.54×10−3T
Inside a long solenoid the field is nearly uniform and parallel to the axis, given by B=μ0nI, where n is the number of turns per unit length. First compute n=LN=0.51000=2000turns m−1. Substituting into the formula, B=(4π×10−7)(2000)(3)=7.54×10−3T. The option 3.77×10−3T halves the result, as if only one end of the solenoid were considered. The option 1.20×10−3T uses the total turns without dividing by length. The option 2.40×10−2T overcounts by treating N rather than n. This expression follows directly from applying Ampere's circuital law to an ideal solenoid, as derived in NCERT. A plausibility check confirms the field of a few millitesla, consistent with a tightly wound solenoid carrying a modest current and far larger than a single straight wire would produce. A subtle but important feature is that the interior field of an ideal long solenoid is independent of the cross-sectional radius and is uniform across the bore, which is why solenoids are the preferred way to create a known, controllable field for experiments. Near the open ends the field weakens to roughly half its central value, so the formula strictly applies to points well inside, away from the fringing field at the mouths of the coil.
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