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A horizontal overhead power line is at a height of 4m from the ground and carries a current of 100 A from east to west. The magnetic field directly below it on the ground is μ0=4π×107TmA1

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a

5 × 10-6 T southward

b

2.5 × 10-7 T southward

c

5 × 10-6 T northward

d

2.5 × 10-7 T northward

answer is C.

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Magnetic field due to a straight conductor according to Ampere's  circuital law B=μ0i2πr  and direction according to right hand grip rule.  As the current is going from east to west direction of magnetic field  below the conductor is along south and  B=2×10-7×1004=5×10-6T   

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