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How the field of a thick wire with uniform current varies with distance from its axis

The same question, asked 3 times: 25 Jun 2022, 6 Apr 2023, 24 Jan 2025. Every wording below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    25 Jun 2022

    10
    A long straight wire with a circular cross-section having radius RR, is carrying a steady current II. The current II is uniformly distributed across this cross-section. Then the variation of magnetic field due to current I with distance rr (r<R)(r < R) from its centre will be:

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  2. Question 2

    6 Apr 2023

    20
    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

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  3. Question 3

    24 Jan 2025

    80
    A long straight wire of a circular cross-section with radius ' aa ' carries a steady current II. The current II is a uniformly distributed across this cross-section The plot of magnitude of magnetic field BB with distance rr from the centre of the wire is given by

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