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15/09/2021 1:23 pm
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A uniform conducting wire of length 12a and resistance 'R' is wound up as a current carrying coil in the shape of,
(i) an equilateral triangle of side 'a'.
(ii) a square of side 'a'.
The magnetic dipole moments of the coil in each case respectively are:
(1) √3 Ia2 and 3 Ia2
(2) 3 Ia2 and Ia2
(3) 3 Ia2 and 4 Ia2
(4) 4 Ia2 and 3 Ia2
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15/09/2021 1:27 pm
Correct answer: (1) √3 Ia2 and 3 Ia2
Explanation:
M1 = \(\Big(\frac{\sqrt3}{4}a^2\Big)\)I x 4 = √3 Ia2 (no. of turns = 4)
M2 = a2I x 3 = 3Ia2(no. of turns = 3)