Q.

A wire shaped to a regular hexagon of side 2 cm carries a current of 2 A. Find the magnetic field at the center of the hexagon.

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a

B=6.9×10-5 T

b

B=-6.9×10-5 T

c

B=6.09×10-5 T

d

B=-6.09×10-5 T

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

θ=30° BCOC=tan θ 1r=tan 30°=13 r=3cm

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Net magnetic field at O is 6 times the magnetic field due to one side.

B=6μ04πirsin θ+cos θ       =610-723×10-212+12       =6.9×10-5 T

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