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Chapter11: Magnetic Forces And Fields
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Problem 11.3CYU: Check Your Understanding A straight, flexible length of copper wire is immersed in a magnetic field...
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As shown below, a horizontal 4.4 m long wire with a mass of 0.74 kg is carrying a current. The wire is completely immersed in a uniform 2.3 T B-field that is perpendicular to the current direction and as a result
the wire levitates.
Determine the current through the wire and the direction of the external B-field.
I =
Direction of external B-field Choose direction ✓
Transcribed Image Text:As shown below, a horizontal 4.4 m long wire with a mass of 0.74 kg is carrying a current. The wire is completely immersed in a uniform 2.3 T B-field that is perpendicular to the current direction and as a result the wire levitates. Determine the current through the wire and the direction of the external B-field. I = Direction of external B-field Choose direction ✓
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