Past exam of the physics B course of the University of Cambridge 2014 Paper 1 Section A A5 Solution 2026-10-20
Assume uniform charge per unit length and the same angular speed . A charge element at distance has , so the Biot-Savart law gives the centre field of a rigidly rotating charged loop as . For one square side, with ,Using on each side givesThus : the circular field is larger by . This is a rigidly rotating charge distribution, not a current constrained to the sides of a stationary square.