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A long straight wire of radius 'a' carries a steady current i.  The current is uniformly distributed across its cross section.  The ratio of the magnetic field at a/2  and 2a is

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a

1

b

12

c

4

d

14

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Radius of wire R=a  
Radius of wire inside point r=a2 
Radius of wire out side point r1=2a 
(1) For inside point Bi=μ0ir2πR2=μ0i4πa 
(2)  For out side point, B0=μ0i2πr1=μ0i4πa  
So, BiB0=1 

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A long straight wire of radius 'a' carries a steady current i.  The current is uniformly distributed across its cross section.  The ratio of the magnetic field at a/2  and 2a is