An electromagnet produces a magnetic field of 0.550 T in a cylindrical region of radius 2.50 cm between its poles. A straight wire carrying a current of 10.8 A passes through the center of this region and is perpendicular to both the axis of the cylindrical region and the magnetic field. What magnitude of force does this field exert on the wire? Comment on how the resultant force would change if the wire was angled within the magnetic field.

An electromagnet produces a magnetic field of 0.550 T in a cylindrical region of radius 2.50 cm between its poles. A straight wire carrying a current of 10.8 A passes through the center of this region and is perpendicular to both the axis of the cylindrical region and the magnetic field. What magnitude of force does this field exert on the wire? Comment on how the resultant force would change if the wire was angled within the magnetic field.

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Chapter12: Sources Of Magnetic Fields

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