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Doubling the current in a solenoid while halving its turns per unit length makes B:

Adouble
Bfour times
Chalf
Dunchanged
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. unchanged
B = mu0 n i, so doubling i and halving n leaves the product, and hence B, unchanged.
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