A long wire carrying I=1.1A of constant current oriented North-to-South (and the current is running northwards) is placed horizontally distance d=0.9cm from a compass needle in the same horizontal plane as the compass needle. Assuming the Earth magnetic field to be BEarth= 20μT. What is the absolute value of the angular deviation θ of the compass needle from the North-to-South direction?

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Answer:

The absolute value of the angular deviation is 39.3°.

Explanation:

Given that,

Current = 1.1 A

Distance = 0.9 cm

Magnetic field = 20μT

We need to calculate the magnetic field due to wire

Using formula of magnetic field

[tex]B=\dfrac{\mu_{0}I}{2\pi d}[/tex]

Put the value into the formula

[tex]B=\dfrac{4\pi\times10^{-7}\times1.1}{2\pi\times0.9\times10^{-2}}[/tex]

[tex]B=24.4\times10^{-6}\ T[/tex]

[tex]B=24.4\ \mu T[/tex]

We need to calculate the absolute value of the angular deviation

Using formula of direction

[tex]\theta=\tan^{-1}(\dfrac{B_{E}}{B_{w}})[/tex]

[tex]\theta=\tan^{-1}(\dfrac{20 \mu}{24.4 \mu})[/tex]

[tex]\theta=39.3^{\circ}[/tex]

Hence, The absolute value of the angular deviation is 39.3°.

Lanuel

The absolute value of the angular deviation (θ) of the compass needle from the North-to-South direction is 50.66°.

Given the following data:

Current, I = 1.1 A

Distance, r = 0.9 cm to m = 0.009 m.

Magnetic field of Earth = 20 μT = 20 × 10⁻⁶ T.

Scientific data:

Permittivity of free space = [tex]4\pi \times 10^{-7}\; T.m/A[/tex]

How to calculate the magnetic field.

Mathematically, the magnitude of a magnetic field is given by this formula:

[tex]B=\frac{\mu_o I}{2\pi r}[/tex]

Where:

  • B is the magnetic field.
  • I is the current.
  • r is the distance.
  • [tex]\mu_o[/tex] is the permittivity of free space.

Substituting the given parameters into the formula, we have;

[tex]B=\frac{4\pi \times 10^{-7}\times 1.1}{2\times 3.142 \times 0.009}\\\\B=\frac{1.38 \times 10^{-6}}{0.05656} \\\\B=2.44 \times 10^{-5}[/tex]

B = 24.4 μT.

For the angular deviation, we have:

[tex]\theta = tan^{-1}\frac{B}{B'} \\\\\theta = tan^{-1}(\frac{24.4}{20})\\\\\theta = tan^{-1}(1.22)[/tex]

Angular deviation = 50.66°.

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