Currents in DC transmission lines can be 100 A or higher. Some people are concerned that the electromagnetic fields from such lines near their homes could pose health dangers.
A. For a line that has current 150 A and a height of 8.0 m above the ground, what magnetic field does the line produce at ground level? Express your answer in teslas.
B. What magnetic field does the line produce at ground level as a percent of earth's magnetic field which is 0.50 G?
C. Is this value of magnetic field cause for worry? Choose your answer below.
i. Yes. Since this field does not differ a lot from the earth's magnetic field, it would be expected to have almost the same effect as the earth's field.
ii. No. Since this field is much lesser than the earth's magnetic field, it would be expected to have less effect than the earth's field.
iii. Yes. Since this field is much greater than the earth's magnetic field, it would be expected to have more effect than the earth's field.
iv. No. Since this field does not differ a lot from the earth's magnetic field, it would be expected to have almost the same effect as the earth's field.

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Xema8 Xema8 · Answer 1 · 2020-08-06T03:42:23+02:00

Answer:

Explanation:

magnetic field due to an infinite current carrying conductor

B = k x 2I / r where k = 10⁻⁷ , I is current in conductor and r is distance from wire

putting the given data

B = 10⁻⁷ x 2 x 100 / 8

= 25 x 10⁻⁷ T .

B )

earth's magnetic field = .5 gauss

= .5 x 10⁻⁴ T

= 5 x 10⁻⁵ T

percent required = (25 x 10⁻⁷ / 5 x 10⁻⁵) x 100

= 5 %

C )

ii. No. Since this field is much lesser than the earth's magnetic field, it would be expected to have less effect than the earth's field.