Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A long round bus bar, of radius mm, carries A spread evenly over its section. Find the field at mm from the axis, at its surface, and at mm from the axis.
Ampere's law: , where only the net current through the loop counts. A round path of radius round a long wire gives . In a wire of radius with an even current, for .
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Given. A, mm.
Step 1. At mm, inside. . The top is . The bottom is . So , that is mT.
Step 2. At the surface. , that is mT.
Step 3. At mm, outside. This is , so mT.
Answer: mT, mT, and mT.
Check. At mm, which is of the radius, the field is of the surface value, mT. It fits.
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