A hollow, right circular cone of base radius R and height h, with its tip at the origin is rotating about the Z-axis with an angular velocity , as shown in the figure. The cone carries a total charge Q uniformly distributed on its curved surface. The magnitude of magnetic field at a point (0, 0, z), where z R and z h, is n 04 QR2 z3. The value of n is: [figure]
Answer
0.50
Solution
Far away the cone acts as a magnetic dipole: B = 04 2Mz3 on the axis.
A ring of charge dq and radius r gives dM = dq 2 r2 = r22dq.
On the curved surface the area (and charge) of a ring is r dr, so dq = 2QR2r dr.
M = 0R r22 2QR2r dr = Q R24
B = 04 2z3 Q R24 = 0.5 04 QR2 z3
Answer: 0.50