A rigid wire consists of a semicircular portion of radius R and two straight sections. The wire is partially immersed in a perpendicular magnetic field B=B0 k as shown in figure. The magnetic force on the wire if it has a current i is: [figure]
- iBR j
- -2iBR j
- 2iBR j
- -iBR j
Answer
(2) -2iBR j
Solution
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Uniform B: force on a wire of any shape = force on the straight line joining its ends, F=i eff B
Part in the field runs from P (current up) to Q eff= PQ=2R i
F=i(2R i) (B k)=2iRB( i k)
=-2iBR j ( i k=- j)
Answer: (2)