Question

A wire carrying a 23.0 A current passes between the poles of a strong magnet such that the wire is perpendicular to the magnet's field, and there is a 2.45 N force on the 3.00 cm of wire in the field. What is the average field strength (in T) between the poles of the magnet?

Answer 1

3.55 T

Step-by-step explanation:

Applying,

F = BILsin∅.............. Equation 1

Where F = Force, B = magnetic Field, I = current, L = Length of the wire, ∅ = Angle between the wire and the magnetic field

make B the subject of the equation

B = F/ILsin∅.................. Equation 2

From the question,

Given: F = 2.45 N, L = 3.00 cm = 0.03 m, I = 23.0 A, ∅ = 90° (Perpendicular)

Substitute these values into equation 2

B = 2.45/(0.03×23×sin90)

B = 2.45/0.69

B = 3.55 T