Question

A current loop $ABCD$ is held fixed on the plane of the paper as shown in the figure. The arcs $BC$ (radius = $b$ ) and $DA$ (radius = $a$ ) of the loop are joined by two straight wires $AB$ and $CD$ . A steady current $I$ is flowing in the loop. Angle made by $AB$ and $CD$ at the origin $O$ is $30^{\circ }$ . Another straight thin wire with steady current $I_1$ flowing out of the plane of the paper is kept at the origin.



The magnitude of the magnetic field (B) due to loop ABCD at the origin (O) is

• A. zero
• B. $\frac{{\mu }_0\mathrm{I}(\mathrm{b}-\mathrm{a})}{24\mathrm{ab}}$
• C. $\frac{{\mu }_0\text{I}}{4\pi }\left[\frac{\text{b}-\text{a}}{\text{ab}}\right]$
• D. $\frac{{\mu }_0\mathrm{I}}{4\pi }\left[2(\mathrm{b}-\mathrm{a})+\frac{\pi }{3}(\mathrm{a}+\mathrm{b})\right]$

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

$O$ is along the line $CD$ and $AB$ . They do not contribute to the magnetic induction at $O$ . The field due to $DA$ is positive or out of the paper and that due to $BC$ is into the paper or negative.
The total magnetic field due to loop $ABCD$ at $O$ is $\text{B}={\text{B}}_{\text{AB}}+{\text{B}}_{\text{BC}}+{\text{B}}_{\text{CD}}+{\text{B}}_{\text{DA}}$

$\Rightarrow$ $\text{B}=0-\frac{{\mu }_0\text{I}}{4\pi \text{b}}\times \frac{\pi }{6}+0+\frac{{\mu }_0\text{I}}{4\pi \text{a}}\times \frac{\pi }{6}$
$\Rightarrow B=\frac{{\mu }_{0}I}{24ab}(b-a)$, out of the paper or positive.