You want to build a giant solenoid of one layer of tightly-wrapped 12-gauge copper wire (diameter is 0.2032 mm). It is to be 3.5 meters tall and square in shape with 0.75-m long sides. In order to achieve a 150-mT field inside of the solenoid how much current will it need to draw?

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You want to build a giant solenoid of one layer of tightly-wrapped 12-gauge copper wire (diameter is 0.2032 mm). It is to be 3.5 meters tall and square in shape with 0.75-m long sides. 

In order to achieve a 150-mT field inside of the solenoid how much current will it need to draw?

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