NEETPhysicsMoving Charges and MagnetismMCQ+4 / −1
A very long conducting wire is bent in a semi-circular shape from to as shown in figure. The magnetic field at point for steady current configuration is given by :

- Apointed away from the page
- Bpointed away from page
- Cpointed into the page
- Dpointed into the page
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Correct answer: B
$$\mathrm{B=\frac{\mu_{0}}{4 \pi} \frac{I}{R}(\pi)-\frac{\mu_{0}}{4 \pi} \frac{2 I}{R}}$$
$$=\frac{\mu_{0} \mathrm{I}}{4 \mathrm{R}}\left[1-\frac{2}{\pi}\right]$$ outward i.e. away from page.
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