| course |
course_year |
question_number |
tags |
title |
year |
Electromagnetism |
IB |
17 |
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Paper 2, Section II, C |
2011 |
(i) Consider an infinitely long solenoid parallel to the $z$-axis whose cross section is a simple closed curve of arbitrary shape. A current $I$, per unit length of the solenoid, flows around the solenoid parallel to the $x-y$ plane. Show using the relevant Maxwell equation that the magnetic field $\mathbf{B}$ inside the solenoid is uniform, and calculate its magnitude.
(ii) A wire loop in the shape of a regular hexagon of side length $a$ carries a current $I$. Use the Biot-Savart law to calculate $\mathbf{B}$ at the centre of the loop.