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Consider two independent physical systems in a vacuum:
System I: A thick spherical shell of inner radius and outer radius has a non-uniform mass density , where is the radial distance from the center and is a constant in .
System II: A very long thick-walled cylindrical solenoid of inner radius and outer radius carries a non-uniform azimuthal volume current density , where is the radial distance from the central axis and is a constant in .
Let be the magnitude of the gravitational field at a distance from the center of the spherical shell. Let be the magnitude of the magnetic field at a distance from the central axis of the solenoid. Which of the following correctly gives and ?
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Concepts Behind This Question
Ampere’s Circuital Law Symmetry|Gravitational Field Variation (Depth vs Height)|Vector Cross-Product
Why This Question Is Tricky
Common Mistakes
This question tests the misapplication of the 'shell theorem' from gravitation to magnetostatics.
Students often assume that inside any hollow cavity of a symmetric distribution, the field is zero.
While true for spherical mass shells due to the inverse-square law and cancellation geometry (Gauss's Law), it fails for a thick-walled solenoid.
In magnetostatics, the circulation geometry (Ampere's Law) dictates that the axial field inside the cavity depends on the total azimuthal current integrated across the entire thickness of the shell, resulting in a non-zero, uniform internal field.
The trap exploits the heuristic 'empty cavity equals zero field'.
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| Subject | Physics |
| Chapter | Moving Charges and Magnetism - Class 12 |
| Concept | Ampere’s Circuital Law Symmetry |
| Difficulty | 8 |
| Cognitive Load | 7 |
| Target Solve Time | 160 sec |
| Access | Free |