Start learning →

The Biot-Savart law in magnetostatics is analogous to which law in electrostatics?

AGauss' law
BCoulomb's law
CLenz's law
DOhm's law
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Coulomb's law
Biot-Savart gives the field of a current element directly, as Coulomb's law gives the field of a point charge.
Practise this question with Quill — MHT-CET →

Keep practising Magnetic Fields due to Electric Current

Browse all Magnetic Fields due to Electric Current questions for MHT-CET, or explore more Physics topics.

Start a Magnetic Fields due to Electric Current lesson →
Related questions
The net field of a current-carrying wire at a point is found from the Biot-Savart law usinA solenoid with a core of relative permeability mu_r has its field multiplied by:The field inside an infinitely long solenoid does not depend on its:A solenoid is a helical coil whose length is:Who coined the term solenoid in 1823?Who discovered in 1820 that an electric current produces a magnetic field?Field lines around a long straight current-carrying wire are:The right hand rule for a straight current-carrying wire: the thumb shows the: