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Ch 29: The Magnetic Field
Knight Calc - Physics for Scientists and Engineers 5th Edition
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Capitolo 29, Problema 17b

The on-axis magnetic field strength 10 cm from a small bar magnet is 500 μT. What is the on-axis field strength 15 cm from the magnet?

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Step 1: Understand the relationship between the magnetic field strength and distance from the magnet. For a small bar magnet, the magnetic field strength on the axis decreases approximately as the cube of the distance from the magnet. This means the field strength is proportional to 1/(distance³).
Step 2: Write the formula for the magnetic field strength at a distance from the magnet: \( B \propto \frac{1}{r^3} \), where \( B \) is the magnetic field strength and \( r \) is the distance from the magnet.
Step 3: Set up the ratio of the magnetic field strengths at two distances using the proportionality: \( \frac{B_2}{B_1} = \left( \frac{r_1}{r_2} \right)^3 \), where \( B_1 \) and \( B_2 \) are the field strengths at distances \( r_1 \) and \( r_2 \), respectively.
Step 4: Substitute the given values into the ratio formula. Here, \( B_1 = 500 \, \mu T \), \( r_1 = 10 \, \text{cm} \), and \( r_2 = 15 \, \text{cm} \). The equation becomes \( B_2 = B_1 \cdot \left( \frac{r_1}{r_2} \right)^3 \).
Step 5: Simplify the expression to find \( B_2 \). Perform the cube of the ratio \( \left( \frac{10}{15} \right)^3 \) and multiply it by \( B_1 \). This will give the magnetic field strength at 15 cm from the magnet.

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