PHY102

Problems chapter 29
Summer 2015
Instructor: Asad Hasan

4. A straight conductor carrying current

splits into identical semi-circular arcs as
shown in Fig. 29-36. What is the magnetic field at the center C of the resulting circular loop?

Figure 29-36 Problem 4

5. In Fig. 29-37, a current
is set up in a long hairpin conductor formed by bending a
wire into a semicircle of radius
. Point b is midway between the straight sections
and so distant from the semicircle that each straight section can be approximated as being an
infinite wire. What are the (a) magnitude and (b) direction (into or out of the page) of
and the (c) magnitude and (d) direction of

at a

at b?

Figure 29-37 Problem 5

(a)

; (b) out; (c)

; (d) out

7.
In Fig. 29-39, two circular arcs have radii
and
, subtend angle
, carry current
, and share the same center of curvature P. What are the
(a) magnitude and (b) direction (into or out of the page) of the net magnetic field at P?

Figure 29-39 Problem 7

(a)
; (b) out
8. In Fig. 29-40, two semicircular arcs have radii
and
, carry current
, and have the same center of curvature C. What are the (a) magnitude and (b)
direction (into or out of the page) of the net magnetic field at C?

Figure 29-40 Problem 8

9.
Two long straight wires are parallel and
apart. They are to carry equal currents such
that the magnetic field at a point halfway between them has magnitude
. (a) Should
the currents be in the same or opposite directions? (b) How much current is needed?
(a) opposite; (b)
10. In Fig. 29-41, a wire forms a semi-circle of radius
and two (radial) straight
segments each of length
. The wire carries current
. What are the (a)
magnitude and (b) direction (into or out of the page) of the net magnetic field at the
semicircle's center of curvature C?

Figure 29-41 Problem 10

11. In Fig. 29-42, two long straight wires are perpendicular to the page and separated by
distance
. Wire 1 carries
into the page. What are the (a) magnitude and
(b) direction (into or out of the page) of the current in wire 2 if the net magnetic field due to
the two currents is zero at point P located at distance
from wire 2?

Figure 29-42 Problem 11

(a)
; (b) out
12. In Fig. 29-43, two long straight wires at separation
carry currents
and
out of the page. (a) Where on the x axis is the net magnetic field equal to
zero? (b) If the two currents are doubled, is the zero-field point shifted toward wire 1,
shifted toward wire 2, or unchanged?

Figure 29-43 Problem 12

13. In Fig. 29-44, point P1 is at distance
on the perpendicular bisector of a straight
wire of length
carrying current
. (Note that the wire is not long.)
What is the magnitude of the magnetic field at P1 due to i?

Figure 29-44 Problems 13 and 17

15. Figure 29-45 shows two current segments. The lower segment carries a current of
and includes a semicircular arc with radius
, angle
, and center point
P. The upper segment carries current
and includes a circular arc with radius
,
angle
, and the same center point P. What are the (a) magnitude and (b) direction of
the net magnetic field

at P for the indicated current directions? What are the (c)

magnitude and (d) direction of

if i1 is reversed?

Figure 29-45 Problem 15

16.
In Fig. 29-46, two concentric circular loops of wire carrying current in the same direction
lie in the same plane. Loop 1 has radius
and carries
. Loop 2 has radius
and carries
. Loop 2 is to be rotated about a diameter while the net
magnetic field
set up by the two loops at their common center is measured. Through
what angle must loop 2 be rotated so that the magnitude of that net field is
?

Figure 29-46 Problem 16

17.
In Fig. 29-44, point P2 is at perpendicular distance
wire of length
carrying current
What is the magnitude of the magnetic field at P2?

from one end of a straight

. (Note that the wire is not long.)

18. A current is set up in a wire loop consisting of a semicircle of radius

, a smaller
concentric semicircle, and two radial straight lengths, all in the same plane. Figure 29-47a
shows the arrangement but is not drawn to scale. The magnitude of the magnetic field
produced at the center of curvature is
. The smaller semicircle is then flipped over
(rotated) until the loop is again entirely in the same plane (Fig. 29-47b). The magnetic field
produced at the (same) center of curvature now has magnitude
, and its direction
is reversed from the initial magnetic field. What is the radius of the smaller semicircle?

Figure 29-47 Problem 18

19. One long wire lies along an x axis and carries a current of
in the positive x direction. A
second long wire is perpendicular to the plane, passes through the point (0,
, 0),
and carries a current of
in the positive z direction. What is the magnitude of the
resulting magnetic field at the point (0,
, 0)?
20. In Fig. 29-48, part of a long insulated wire carrying current
is bent into a
circular section of radius
. In unit-vector notation, what is the magnetic field at
the center of curvature C if the circular section (a) lies in the plane of the page as shown
and (b) is perpendicular to the plane of the page after being rotated
counterclockwise as
indicated?

Figure 29-48 Problem 20

21.
Figure 29-49 shows two very long straight wires (in cross section) that each carry a current
of
directly out of the page. Distance
and distance
. What is
the magnitude of the net magnetic field at point P, which lies on a perpendicular bisector
to the wires?

Figure 29-49 Problem 21

23.
Figure 29-51 shows a snap-shot of a proton moving at velocity
toward a
long straight wire with current
. At the instant shown, the proton's distance from
the wire is
. In unit-vector notation, what is the magnetic force on the proton
due to the current?

Figure 29-51 Problem 23

24.
Figure 29-52 shows, in cross section, four thin wires that are parallel, straight, and very
long. They carry identical currents in the directions indicated. Initially all four wires are at
distance
from the origin of the coordinate system, where they create a net
magnetic field
rotate

. (a) To what value of x must you move wire 1 along the x axis in order to

counterclockwise by

? (b) With wire 1 in that new position, to what value of x

must you move wire 3 along the x axis to rotate

by

back to its initial orientation?

Figure 29-52 Problem 24

29.
In Fig. 29-57, four long straight wires are perpendicular to the page, and their cross sections
form a square of edge length
. The currents are out of the page in wires 1 and 4
and into the page in wires 2 and 3, and each wire carries
. In unit-vector notation, what
is the net magnetic field at the square's center?

Figure 29-57 Problems 29, 37, and 40

41.
In Fig. 29-66, a long straight wire carries a current
and a rectangular loop carries
current
. Take the dimensions to be
,
, and
.
In unit-vector notation, what is the net force on the loop due to i1?

62. In Fig. 29-75, current

semicircles of radii

is set up in a loop having two radial lengths and two

and
with a common center P. What are the (a)

magnitude and (b) direction (into or out of the page) of the magnetic field at P and the (c)
magnitude and (d) direction of the loop's magnetic dipole moment?

Figure 29-75 Problem 62

64. In Fig. 29-77, a closed loop carries current
. The loop consists of two radial
straight wires and two concentric circular arcs of radii
and
. The angle is
. What are the (a) magnitude and (b) direction (into or out of the page) of the net
magnetic field at the center of curvature P?

Figure 29-77 Problem 6

69. Three long wires are parallel to a z axis, and each carries a current of
in the positive z
direction. Their points of intersection with the plane form an equilateral triangle with
sides of
, as shown in Fig. 29-78. A fourth wire (wire b) passes through the midpoint of
the base of the triangle and is parallel to the other three wires. If the net magnetic force on
wire a is zero, what are the (a) size and (b) direction (
or ) of the current in wire b?

Figure 29-78 Problem 69

(a)

; (b)

76.
Figure 29-82 shows, in cross section, two long parallel wires spaced by distance
each carries
, out of the page in wire 1. Point P is on a perpendicular bisector of the
line connecting the wires. In unit-vector notation, what is the net magnetic field at P if the
current in wire 2 is (a) out of the page and (b) into the page?

Figure 29-82 Problem 76

77. In Fig. 29-83, two infinitely long wires carry equal currents i. Each follows a
circumference of the same circle of radius R. Show that the magnetic field
of the circle is the same as the field
current i to the left.

arc on the
at the center

a distance R below an infinite straight wire carrying a

Figure 29-83 Problem 77

82. Figure 29-85 shows, in cross section, two long parallel wires that are separated by distance
. Each carries
, out of the page in wire 1 and into the page in wire 2. In
unit-vector notation, what is the net magnetic field at point P at distance
, due to
the two currents?

Figure 29-85 Problem 82