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BIOT SAVART LAW
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Class Activities: Biot Savart
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To find the magnetic field B at P due to a
current-carrying wire we use the Biot-
Savart law,
5.11
In the figure, with “dl” shown, what is ? Â
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In the figure, with “dl” shown, which purple
vector best represents ?
To find the magnetic field B at P due to a
current-carrying wire we use the Biot-
Savart law,
E) None of these!
Â
I dl
P
Origin
A B
C D
5.11
 = r - r '
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What is the direction of the infinitesimal
contribution dB(P) created by current in dl?
To find the magnetic field B at P due to a
current-carrying wire we use the Biot-Savart
law,
A) Up the page
B) Directly away from dl
(in the plane of the page)
C) Into the page
D) Out of the page
E) Some other direction
5.12
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What is the magnitude of
?
To find the magnetic field B due to a
current-carrying wire, below, we use the
Biot-Savart law,
Â
5.13
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What is the magnitude of
?
To find the magnetic field B due to a
current-carrying wire, below, we use the
Biot-Savart law,
a) b)
c) d) e) something else!
dl sinq
Â2
dl sinq
Â3
dl cosq
Â2
dl cosq
Â3
Â
(And, what's here, given that P = (x,y,z)?) Â
5.13
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What is the value of
I ?
To find the magnetic field B due to a
current-carrying wire, below, we use the
Biot-Savart law,
5.13m
(What's here, given that P = (0,y,0)?) Â
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What is the value of
I ?
To find the magnetic field B due to a
current-carrying wire, below, we use the
Biot-Savart law,
a) b)
c) d) e) Other!
5.13m
Iydx ' z
[(x ')2 + y2 ]3/2
-Iy dx ' z
[(x ')2 + y2 ]3/2-Ix 'dx ' y
[(x ')2 + y2 ]3/2
Ix ' dx ' y
[(x ')2 + y2 ]3/2
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s
What is B at the point shown?
I
I
A)
B)
C)
D)
E) None of these
m0
p sI
m0
4p sI
m0
2p sI
m0
8p sI
(What direction
does it point?)
5.14
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How about direction of dB(P) generated JUST by the segment of current dl in red?
A) B(p) in plane of page, ditto for dB(P, by red)
B) B(p) into page, dB(P, by red) into page
C) B(p) into page, dB(P, by red) out of page
D) B(p) complicated - has mult component (not or || to page),
ditto for dB(P, by red)
E) Something else!!
5.16
com What do you expect for direction of B(P)?
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I1 I2
I have two very long, parallel wires each carrying a
current I1 and I2, respectively. In which direction is
the force on the wire with the current I2?
(How would your answer change if you reverse the direction of
both currents?)
A) Up
B) Down
C) Right
D) Left
E) Into or out of the page
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What is the magnitude of ?
To find the magnetic field B due to a current-carrying
loop, we use the Biot-Savart law,
A) B)
C) D)
E) Something quite different!
dl sinf
z2
5.15
dl sinf
(z2 + a2 )
dl
(z2 + a2 )
dl
z2
(Which colored arrow is ? r? r’? ) Â
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To find the magnetic field B due to a
current-carrying loop, we use the Biot-
Savart law,
What is dBz (the contribution to the vertical
component of B from this dl segment?)
A) B)
C) D)
E) Something quite different!
5.15
b
dl
z2 + a 2
a
z2 + a 2
dl
z2 + a 2
z
z2 + a 2
dl
z2 + a 2
dl cosf
z2 + a 2
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x
y
z
K
The B-field has
A)y-component only
B)z-component only
C)y and z-components
D)x, y, and z-components
E) Other
MD10-1
Consider the B-field a distance z from a current sheet in
the z = 0 plane: