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Chapter 29: Q.33 (page 832)

What magnetic field strength and direction will levitate the 2.0 g wire in

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The magnetic field has the magnitude of 0.13Tand points out of the paper

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Part 1 : Given Informaion

The magnetic force must be acting vertically upwards. since the field is perpendicular both to the wire and to the force, it must point in the direction perpendicular to the paper. we must have

F⇀=Il⇀×B⇀.

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Part 2 : Calculation

To get the desired direction, the field points out of the paper and magnitude of this force is

F=ILB.

It must balance the weight of the wire so

ILB=mg,

Yielding

B=mgIl.

plugging in the numerical value we find

B=0.13T.

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