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A battery is connected between two points A and B on the circumference of a uniform conducting ring of radius r and resistance R. One of the arcs AB of the ring subtends an angle θ at the centre. The value of the magnetic induction at the centre due to the current in the ring is
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Options:
  • A proportional to (180°-θ)
  • B inversely proportional to r
  • C zero, only if (θ=180°)
  • D zero for all values of θ
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The correct answer is: zero for all values of θ
For a current flowing into a circular arc, the magnetic induction at the centre is

          B = μ 0 i 4 π  θ

or          Biθ

In the given problem, the total current is divided into two arcs

         i1resistance of arc

          1 length of arc

          1 angle subtended at centre  θ





or          iθ=constant

i.e., magnetic field at centre due to arc AB is equal and opposite to the magnetic field at centre due to arc ACB. Or the net magnetic field at the centre is zero.

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