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Grade upto college level Magnetism

The magnetic field at a distance r from a long wire carrying current i is 0.4 tesia. The magnetic field at a distance 2r is

(a) 0.2 tesla

(b) 0.8 tesla

(c) 0.1 tesla

(d) 1.6 tesla

Profile image of Amit Saxena
12 Years agoGrade upto college level
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Profile image of Navjyot Kalra
12 Years ago

(a)

When r is doubled, the magnetic field becomes half, i.e., now the magnetic field will be 0.2 T.