At what distance on the axis of a current loop is the magnetic field half the strength of the field at the center of the loop? Give your fanswer as a multiple of R.

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The strenght of the field at the center of the loop as multiple of Rislocalid="1651061635560" z=0.77R.

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Given information  

We need to find the distance on the axis of a current loop is the magnetic field half the strength of the field at the center of the lgoop.

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Calculation 

Megnatic field at zfrom center is B

localid="1651722030019" B=μoIR22z2+R23/2Bcenter=μoI2R

As per the questions

Bz=BccμoI2R×12=μoIR22z2+R23212R=R2z2+R2322R3=z2+R232213R=z2+R212223R2=z2+R2z2=413-1R2z=4-13R

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