A long cylindrical conductor of radius
carries a current
flowing parallel to its axis. The current density is uniform over the cross-section of the conductor. The magnetic field at a point at a distance
from the axis of the conductor is
, where
is
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(8) Current density in the wire is
Taking a circular loop of radius
on a crosssection of the conductor, with the centre the axis of the conductor, and applying Ampere's Law,

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