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19 October, 09:14

Your employer asks you to build a 26-cm-long solenoid with an interior field of 4.1 mT. The specifications call for a single layer of wire, wound with the coils as close together as possible. You have two spools of wire available. Wire with a #26 gauge is 0.41 mm in diameter and can carry up to 1 A. Which wire should you use, and what current will you need?

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  1. 19 October, 09:59
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    This wire is not suitable to make the solenoid.

    The suitable wire is #18 gauge wire.

    Explanation:

    The magnetic field in a solenoid is

    B = μ₀ N / L I

    Where N is the number of turns, L the solenoid length and I the current

    N = B L / μ₀ I

    Let's calculate

    N = 4.1 * 10⁻³ * 0.26 / 4 π 10⁻⁷ * 1

    N = 848.3 laps

    Let's find the solenoid length

    For this we use a rule of proportions

    L_solenoid = Turns * wire diameter

    L_ solenoid = 848.3 * 0.41 * 10⁻³

    L_solenoid = 0.3478 m
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