Question

To see why an MRI utilizes iron to increase the magnetic field created by a coil, calculate the current needed in a 400-loop-per-meter circular coil 0.660 m in radius to create a 1.20-T field (typical of an MRI instrument) at its center with no iron present. The magnetic field of a proton is approximately like that of a circular current loop 0.650×10−15 m in radius carrying 1.05×104 A . What is the field at the center of such a loop?

Answer 1

Answer:

B = 4.059 x 10¹⁵ T

Explanation:

Given,

Number of loop, N = 400

radius of loop, r = 0.65 x 10⁻¹⁵ m

Current, I = 1.05 x 10⁴ A

Magnetic field at the center of the loop

$B = \dfrac{\mu_0NI}{2R}$

$B = \dfrac{4\pi\times 10^{-7}\times 400 \times 1.05 \times 10^4}{2\times 0.65\times 10^{-15}}$

B = 4.059 x 10¹⁵ T