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AP Physics C: E&M
12.3 Magnetic Fields of Current-Carrying Wires and the Biot-Savart Law
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Cross section and geometry of the current-carrying ribbon.
Cross section and geometry of the current-carrying ribbon.
A long, flat copper ribbon of width \(w\) lies in the \(xy\)-plane, centered on the \(y\)-axis between \(x = -w/2\) and \(x = w/2\). The ribbon carries a total current \(I\) distributed uniformly across its width in the \(+y\)-direction. Which of the following expressions gives the magnitude of the magnetic field \(B\) at a point on the \(z\)-axis at a distance \(z\) above the center of the ribbon?

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