A 100-turn closely wound circular coil of radius 5 cm has a magnetic field of 3.14 × 10³ T at its centre. The current flowing through the coil, and the magnitude of the magnetic moment of this coil are, respectively: (Take µ0 = 4π×10−7 T m/A)
2 A, 4 A m²
2.5 A, 20 A m²
2.5 A, 2 A m²
2 A, 10 A m²
2.5 A, 2 A m²
We are given a tightly wound circular coil with the following data:
For a circular loop the magnetic field at its centre is
With tightly wound turns the field becomes
Solving for the current :
Insert the numbers:
Calculate the numerator:
Calculate the denominator:
Now divide:
The magnetic moment of a coil is
where is the area of one turn:
Substituting the values:
Therefore, the current flowing through the coil is **2.5 A** and the magnitude of its magnetic moment is **2 A·m²**.