6.2.2

Magnetic Field around a Coil of Wire

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Magnetic Field around a Coil of Wire

A solenoid is a loop of wire coiled into a cylindrical (cylinder like) shape. The magnetic field lines for a solenoid are drawn below:

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Inside the coil

  • Inside the coil of wire the field lines are closely spaced parallel straight lines.
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Outside

  • Outside of the coil of wire, the field lines look like the field lines around a bar magnet, with a clear north and south pole (remember that magnetic field lines around a magnet go from North to South).

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