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Key Equations

Permeability of free space μ0=4π×10−7Tm/A
Contribution to magnetic field
from a current element
dB=μ04πIdlsinθr2
Biot–Savart law B=μ04πwireIdl×r^r2
Magnetic field due to a
long straight wire
B=μ0I2πR
Force between two parallel currents Fl=μ0I1I22πr
Magnetic field of a current loop B=μ0I2R(at center of loop)
Ampère’s law B·dl=μ0I
Magnetic field strength
inside a solenoid
B=μ0nI
Magnetic field strength inside a toroid B=μoNI2πr
Magnetic permeability μ=(1+χ)μ0
Magnetic field of a solenoid
filled with paramagnetic material
B=μnI
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