The magnetic field inside a 4.0-cm-diameter superconducting solenoid varies sinusoidally between 8.0T and 12.0Tat a frequency of 10Hz.

a. What is the maximum electric field strength at a point 1.5cmfrom the solenoid axis?

b. What is the value of B at the instant E reaches its maximum value?

Short Answer

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(a) The electric field at 1.5cmabove the axis of solenoid is 0.3V/m

(b) The value ofBthe instantEreaches its maximum is10T

Step by step solution

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Part(a) Step 1: Explanation

The solenoid is the current carrying wire. The electric field circles around inside the solenoid.

So at a distance r<R.

E·ds=E(2πr)

And area A=πr2

02

Part(a) Step 2:

When magnetic field varies sinusoidally the expression for magnetic field is.

B(t)=Bc+B0sin(2πft)

Substitute 10.0Tfor Bc, 2.0Tfor B0and 10Hzfor f.

role="math" localid="1649862479221" B(t)=(10.0T)+(2.0T)sin(2π(10Hz)t)

role="math" localid="1649862488387" =(10.0T)+(2.0T)sin(20πt)

Differentiate B(t)

role="math" localid="1649862500756" d(B(t))dt=(40πT)cos(20πt)

Substitute πr2for A,E·(2πr)for E·ds, and role="math" localid="1649862517441" (40πT)cos(20πt)for d(B(t))/dt

role="math" localid="1649862530672" E·(2πr)=-((40πT)cos(20πt))πr2

role="math" localid="1649862541580" E=-((40πT)cos(20πt))(πr)(2π)

The electric field will be maximum when role="math" localid="1649862607430" cos(20πt)=1

Substitute cos(20πt)=1(to write the above expression in term ofEmax).

Emax=((40πT)1)·(πr)(2π)

Substitute 1.5cmfor rto find Emax.

Emax=-(40πT)1.5cm1m102cm(2π)

=0.3V/m

03

Part(b) Step 1: Explanation

The electric field reaches maximum when,

22πt=π,3π,5π,....

Where sine function goes to zero.

So when electric field reaches maximum,

B=Be+Bosin(π)

=Be

=10T

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