The magnetic field inside a turns solenoid of radius is . If the solenoid carries a current of , then the length of the solenoid is:
JEE Physics 2025 Question with Solution
Answer
Correct answer:8
Step-by-step solution
Standard Method
Given:
- Magnetic field inside the solenoid is
- Number of turns is
- Current is
- Permeability of free space is
Find:
- Length of the solenoid,
For a long solenoid, the magnetic field is
Solving for ,
Substituting the given values,
Therefore, the length of the solenoid is .
Using turns per unit length relation
Given:
- A long solenoid has turns
- It carries current
- Magnetic field inside it is
Find:
- The solenoid length
Using the relation
where
So,
Rearranging,
Substitute the values from the given data,
This gives
Hence, the required numerical value is 8.
Common mistakes
Using the formula for the magnetic field of a circular loop instead of a long solenoid is incorrect because this question is about the field inside a solenoid. Use for a long solenoid.
Treating as turns per unit length directly is wrong because is the total number of turns. First use , then substitute into the solenoid formula.
Leaving the answer in meters inside the
answerfield would be wrong for a numerical value answer. Compute the physical result as , but write only 8 in the final answer field.
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