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- B
- CZero
- D
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Correct answer: C
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Interpret the geometry
Two infinitely long straight wires lie in the -plane and are mutually perpendicular.
- One wire is along the -axis.
- The other wire is along the -axis.
- Point is at equal perpendicular distance from both wires, i.e. effectively at in the plane.
The currents have equal magnitude , with directions as shown.
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Magnetic field due to a long straight wire
For an infinite straight wire, the magnitude of magnetic field at perpendicular distance is
Here, for both wires, the distance of point from the wire is . Hence each wire produces field of magnitude
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Direction of field due to the wire along the -axis
Take the wire along the -axis carrying current in the shown direction. Using the right-hand thumb rule:
- At a point above the -axis in the -plane (), the magnetic field is along or depending on current direction.
From the figure’s current directions, the field at due to this wire is along one -direction, say
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Direction of field due to the wire along the -axis
Similarly, applying the right-hand rule to the wire along the -axis, at the point (to the right of the -axis, ), the field is in the opposite -direction:
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Net magnetic field
Since magnitudes are equal and directions are opposite,
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Check options
- A: nonzero along incorrect
- B: nonzero in -plane impossible here, incorrect
- C: Zero correct
- D: nonzero in -plane incorrect
Therefore, the net magnetic field at is
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