The figure shows a long straight wire just touching a loop carrying a current 4. Both lie in the same plane. O Up 1₂ (a) What direction must the current in the straight wire have to create a field at the center of the loop in the direction opposite to that created by the loop? O Down O Left O Right R O Into Screen 1₁ O Out of Screen (b) What is the ratio of 1₁/12 that gives zero field strength at the center of the loop?

The figure shows a long straight wire just touching a loop carrying a current 4. Both lie in the same plane. O Up 1₂ (a) What direction must the current in the straight wire have to create a field at the center of the loop in the direction opposite to that created by the loop? O Down O Left O Right R O Into Screen 1₁ O Out of Screen (b) What is the ratio of 1₁/12 that gives zero field strength at the center of the loop?

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Chapter12: Sources Of Magnetic Fields

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Problem 25P: A long, straight, horizontal wire carries a left-to-right current of 20 A. If the wire is placed in...

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