The strength of magnetic field inside a long current carrying straight solenoid is
(a) more at the ends than at the centre
(b) minimum in the middle
(c) same at all points
(d) found to increase from one end to the other
Concept:
A solenoid is an instrument that consists of copper coiling over a cylinder designed to create a strong magnetic field inside the coil because of the flow of current through the coil.
By wrapping the same wire many times around a cylinder, the magnetic field due to the flow of current can become quite strong.
Hence we can say that the strength of the magnetic field will change as a current through coil or number of turns changes.
Magnetic field strength is independent of the diameter of the cylinder of a solenoid.
The strength of the magnetic field in a solenoid will be directly proportional to the number of turns and amount of current flowing through a wire and will be inversely proportional to its length and it is given as
Where N = number of turns and I = current, l = length of the solenoid
Explanation:
Inside a long current carrying a straight solenoid, magnetic field lines are straight and parallel.
The strength of parallel magnetic field lines indicates that the magnetic field is uniform everywhere inside a long solenoid.
i.e. The strength of the magnetic field inside a long current-carrying solenoid is uniform everywhere.