A ships compass is mistakenly placed 8.35 cm away from a wire carrying a current of 8.25

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A ship’s compass is mistakenly placed 8.35 cm away from a wire carrying a current of 8.25 A.

(a) What is the strength of the wire’s magnetic field on the compass?

(b) The strength of the earth’s magnetic field is 5.20 x 10–5 T. How far from the wire must the compass be mounted so that it only experiences a magnetic field of 5.20 x 10–7 T (1/100 of the magnetic field of the earth) due to the wire?

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Applied Physics

ISBN: 978-0132109277

10th Edition

Authors: Dale ewen, Neill schurter, P. erik gundersen

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