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Magnetism And Matter

Question
CBSEENPH12037745

A Rowland ring of mean radius 15 cm has 3500 turns of wire wound on a ferromagnetic core of relative permeability 800. What is the magnetic field B in the core for a magnetising current of 1.2 A?

Solution
Rowland ring is toroid with core of magnetic material.
Radius of the ring, r = 15 cm 
Number of turns of the wire, N = 3500
Relative permeability of the core, μr = 800 
Magnetising current, I = 1.2 A
Magnetic field, B = ?
Using the formula for magnetic field of a torroid,

                       B = μ0nI  

Number of turns per unit length, n =N2πr=35002π×15×10-2 

But,
μ = μ0μr 

Therefore,

B = μo μr nI

            B = μrμ0NI2πr

               B = μrμ0NI2πr
               B = 4π×10-7×800×3500×1.22π×0.15

i.e.,          B = 4.48 tesla.