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In a co-axial, straight cable, the central conductor and the outer conductor carry equal currents in opposite directions. The magnetic field is zero
PhysicsMagnetic Effects of CurrentAP EAMCETAP EAMCET 2021 (19 Aug Shift 2)
Options:
  • A outside the cable
  • B inside the inner conductor
  • C inside the outer conductor
  • D in between the two conductors
Solution:
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The correct answer is: outside the cable

Since the current carried by the outer and inner are equal and in opposite direction, magnetic field produced by the cylinders at a point P(distance r from central axis) is

Bouter=μo4πidl×rr3

Binner=-μo4πidl×rr3

B=Bouter+Binner=0

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