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Giancoli's Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Edition
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20-3: Force on Electric Current in Magnetic Field
20-4: Force on Charge Moving in Magnetic Field
20-5 and 20-6: Magnetic Field of Straight Wire, Force between Two Wires
20-7: Solenoids and Electromagnets
20-8: Ampère's Law
20-9 and 20-10: Torque on Curent Loop, Motors, Galvanometers
20-11: Mass Spectrometer
20-12: Ferromagnetism, Hysteresis

Question by Giancoli, Douglas C., Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Ed., ©2014, Reprinted by permission of Pearson Education Inc., New York.
Problem 48
Q

You have 1.0 kg of copper and want to make a practical solenoid that produces the greatest possible magnetic field for a given voltage. Should you make your copper wire long and thin, short and fat, or something else? Consider other variables, such as solenoid diameter, length, and so on. Explain your reasoning.

A
The wire should be short and fat. See video for explanation.
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