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A long, straight wire of radius r carries a current i and is placed horizontally in a uniform magnetic field B pointing vertically upward. The current is uniformly distributed over its cross section. (a) At what points will the resultant magnetic field have maximum magnitude? What will be the maximum magnitude? (b) What will be the minimum magnitude of the resultant magnetic field?

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(a) As the wire in question is carrying current, so it will also generate a magnetic field around it. And for a long straight wire it will be maximum at the mid-point called P.
Now,
Magnetic field generated by the current carrying wire=μoi2πr
Net magnetic field = B+μ0i2πr

(b) Magnetic field B = 0
when r<μ0i2πB
Clearly,
B = 0
when r=μ0i2πB
But when r>μ0i2πB,
Net magnetic field = B-μ0i2πr

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