Q.

A long straight wire of circular cross-section (radius a) is carrying steady current I. The current I is uniformly distributed across this cross-section. The magnetic field is         [2023]

1 directly proportional to r in the region r<a and inversely proportional to r in the region r>a  
2 zero in the region r<a and inversely proportional to r in the region r>a  
3 uniform in the region r<a and inversely proportional to distance r from the axis in the region r>a  
4 inversely proportional to r in the region r<a and uniform throughout in the region r>a  

Ans.

(1)

B={μ0Irπa2raμ0Iπa2ra