Straight Wire Segment A straight wire segment of length I makes an angle of 42 degrees with respect to the x axis. The wire carries a current of 5.6 A in the direction shown in the figure. There is a magnetic field in the vicinity of the wire which points in the negative z direction with a magnitude given by B = Bo()¹, where Bo = 7.5 T and L = 3.61 m. Y A Force X Torque X e X X X X X L X X X X X X X X X X X X X X B(x) X What is the x component of the force on the wire segment? force= 2.43N If the wire is free to rotate about the z axis, what is the magnitude of the torque on the wire segment? torque=

Straight Wire Segment A straight wire segment of length I makes an angle of 42 degrees with respect to the x axis. The wire carries a current of 5.6 A in the direction shown in the figure. There is a magnetic field in the vicinity of the wire which points in the negative z direction with a magnitude given by B = Bo()¹, where Bo = 7.5 T and L = 3.61 m. Y A Force X Torque X e X X X X X L X X X X X X X X X X X X X X B(x) X What is the x component of the force on the wire segment? force= 2.43N If the wire is free to rotate about the z axis, what is the magnitude of the torque on the wire segment? torque=

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter24: Magnetic Fields

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 83A

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