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The magnetic field lines produced by passing current in a long wire is shown alongside. Identify the correct condition for the intensity of the magnetic field to be maximum.

The magnetic field lines produced by passing current in a long wire is shown alongside. Identify the correct condition for the intensity of the magnetic field to be maximum. Concise Physics Solutions ICSE Class 10.
 Distance from the wireThe amount of current
(a)smallsmall
(b)smalllarge
(c)largesmall
(d)largelarge
  1. Option (a)
  2. Option (b)
  3. Option (c)
  4. Option (d)

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Answer

Option (b)

Reason — Magnetic field is directly proportional to the current which means higher current gives higher magnetic field and inversely proportional to distance so smaller the distance to the wire, higher the magnetic field.

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