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The magnetic field due to a straight current-carrying wire is:

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a

Inversely proportional to the current in the wire

b

Directly proportional to the current in the wire

c

Inversely proportional to the square of the current in the wire

d

Does not depend on the current in the wire

answer is B.

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Magnetic field due to a straight current-carrying conductor is directly proportional to the current in the wire

In Biot- Savart Law

Magnetic field 'B' at a radial distance 'r', due to a wire-carrying current is given by:

B=μoI2πr

Where 'μo' is the permeability of free space 4π×10-7Tm/A, and 'I' is the current.

Magnetic field intensity, B=μoI2πr

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Thus, the magnetic field is directly proportional to the current in the wire.

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