How much energy is stored in a 3.0-cm-diameter, 12-cm-long solenoid that has 200 turns of wire and carries a current of 0.80 A?

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Energy stored in solenoid is9.4624×10-5J.

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Given information

We have given that that, the 12 cm long solenoid has 3.0 cm diameter and 200 turns of wire and carries a current of 0.80 A.

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Step 1. 

We need to calculate the value of self inductance, to calculate the value of stored energy.

Formula to calculate the self inductance :

L=μ0N2Al

Here L= Self inductance

μ0= permeability constant

N=No. of turns of wire

A= Cross section area

l= Length of wire

Substituting the values in the formula :

localid="1651029502538" L=(4π×10-7H/m)×(200)2×π×(0.015m)20.12m

localid="1651314937109" L=29.57×10-5H

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Step 2.

The formula of stored energy is :

U=12LI2

Substituting the values in formula :

localid="1651314977368" U=12×(29.57×10-5H)×(0.80A)2

localid="1651315065815" U=9.4624×10-5J

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