Given Information:
Current = Ii = 7.2 A
Number of turns inner coil = Ni = 140
Number of turns outer coil = No = 180
Radius inner coil = ri = 0.015 m
Radius outer coil = ro = 0.023 m
Required Information:
outer coil current = Io = ?
Answer:
Io = 8.6 A
Step-by-step explanation:
We have two coils, subscript i denotes inner coil and o denotes the outer coil.
According to the Biot-Savart Law
B = μ₀IN/2r
we will equate the inner and outer magnetic fields
Bi=Bo
μ₀IiNi/2ri = μ₀IoNo/2ro
μ₀ and 2 cancels out
Io = Ii*Ni*ro/No*ri
Io = 7.2*140*0.023/180*0.015
Io = 8.6 A
Therefore, a current of 8.6 A is needed to flow in opposite direction so that the magnetic field is opposite and the net magnetic field will be zero.