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Moving Charges And Magnetism

Question
CBSEENPH12037641

State Biot-Savart law. A current I flows in a conductor placed perpendicular to the plane of the paper. Indicate the direction of the magnetic field due to a small element dl at point P situated at a distance r from the the element as shown in the figure.

Solution
Biot-Savart law states that, the magnitude of magnetic field induction at a point due to a current element of length dl, carrying current I, at a point r from the element is given by

               dB = μ04π. I dl sin θr2 

Vector form : dB = μ04π.dl × Ir3 

The direction of magnetic field dB is perpendicular to the plane containing dl and r and, is directed inward.