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QJEEAdv12Ph1ae2: JEE Advanced 2012 Physics - Class 12 JEEAdv12Ph1ae2 Solution: A cylinder cavity of diameter a exists inside a cylinder of…

A cylinder cavity of diameter a exists inside a cylinder of diameter 2a as shown in the figure. Both the cylinder and the cavity are infinitely long. A uniform current density J flows along the length. If the magnitude of the magnetic field at the point P is given by N12μ0aJ{N \over {12}}{\mu _0}aJ , then the value of N is ______________.

IIT-JEE 2012 Paper 1 Offline Physics - Magnetism Question 20 English

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BR = BT −- BC

R = Remaining portion

T = Total portion and

C = cavity

BR=μ0IT2aπ−μ0IC2(3a/2)π{B_R} = {{{\mu _0}{I_T}} \over {2a\pi }} - {{{\mu _0}{I_C}} \over {2(3a/2)\pi }} ..... (i)

IT=J(πa2){I_T} = J(\pi {a^2})

IC=J(πa24){I_C} = J\left( {{{\pi {a^2}} \over 4}} \right)

Substituting the values in Eq. (i), we have

BR=μ0aπ[IT2−IC3]{B_R} = {{{\mu _0}} \over {a\pi }}\left[ {{{{I_T}} \over 2} - {{{I_C}} \over 3}} \right]

=μ0aπ[πa2J2−πa2J12]= {{{\mu _0}} \over {a\pi }}\left[ {{{\pi {a^2}J} \over 2} - {{\pi {a^2}J} \over {12}}} \right]

=5μ0aJ12= {{5{\mu _0}aJ} \over {12}}

∴\therefore N=5N = 5

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