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Correct answer: D
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Identify the parts of the wire contributing at the centre of the circular turn
The wire consists of:
- a long straight part tangent to the circle at ,
- a circular arc/turn of radius ,
- another long straight part tangent to the circle at .
We need the magnetic field at the centre of the circle.
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Magnetic field due to the circular turn
The wire makes one complete circular turn of radius .
Magnetic field at the centre due to a full circle is
Writing with denominator ,
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Magnetic field due to the straight tangential parts
For a finite straight wire at perpendicular distance from the point,
Here each straight part is effectively a semi-infinite wire tangent to the circle.
From the geometry, the centre-to-tangent-point radius is perpendicular to the tangent, and because the two long straight parts meet at right angle, each contributes with angle at the far end. Thus field due to each straight part is or equivalently, combining the two tangential semi-infinite parts gives a net contribution
Also, by right-hand rule, the field due to the circular loop and the straight sections at the centre are in the same direction, so they add.
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Total magnetic field
Therefore,
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Match with the options
This corresponds to:
Hence the correct option is D.
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