alleryStart learning →The field outside a very long ideal solenoid is nearly
AInfinitely high
BAlmost no field
CHalf the inside
DMaximum value
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Almost no field
For a long tightly wound solenoid the outside contributions cancel, so the exterior field is taken as zero.
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