A 64.7 cm long straight section of wire is located entirely inside a uniform magnetic field of |B| = 0.370 T. The wire is perpendicular to the direction of the magnetic field. When a current runs through the wire a magnetic force of |F| = 0.110 N acts on that section of wire. Calculate the size of the current.

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Answer:

The current is  [tex]I = 0.4595 \ A[/tex]

Explanation:

From the question we are told that

    The length of the wire is  [tex]L = 64.7 \ cm = 0.647 \ m[/tex]

    The magnetic field is  [tex]B = 0.370 \ T[/tex]

      The magnetic force is  [tex]F = 0.110 \ N[/tex]

Generally the magnetic force exerted by the field is mathematically represented as

      [tex]F = IL B sin \theta[/tex]

Making I the subject we have

      [tex]I = \frac{F}{LB \ sin\theta}[/tex]

The angle here is  90° since the wire is perpendicular  to the direction of the magnetic field

      Substituting values

     [tex]I = \frac{0.110}{ (0.370) * 0.647 \ sin(90)}[/tex]

   [tex]I = 0.4595 \ A[/tex]