An Air-Filled Toroidal Solenoid

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Homework Statement


Diagram of a toroidal ring solid with a dark cross-section at its left side, labelled cross-sectional area A_a, and a dashed circle marking the average radius r_a from the centre to the ring's midline.

An air-filled toroidal solenoid has a mean radius of 14.5 cm and a cross-sectional area of 4.99 cm^2 (see the figure). The current flowing through it is 11.7 A, and it is desired that the energy stored within the solenoid be at least 0.388 J.

What is the least number of turns that the winding must have?
Express your answer numerically, as a whole number, to three significant figures.

Homework Equations



[tex]B = \frac {\mu_0 N I}{2 \Pi r}[/tex]

[tex]\Phi_B = \oint \vec{B} \cdot \vec{dA}[/tex]

[tex]U = \frac {1}{2} L I^2[/tex]

[tex]L = \frac {N \Phi_B}{i}[/tex]

The Attempt at a Solution



Solved for N to get the Number of Turns.

[tex]N = \sqrt{\frac {4 (\Pi) U r}{\mu_0 I^2 A}}[/tex]

[tex]N = \sqrt{\frac {(4) (\Pi) (0.388j) (0.145m)}{(4 (\Pi) (10^{-7}) \frac{wb}{Am}) (11.7A^2) (0.0499m^2)}}[/tex]

N = 287 turns

Do I have some conversion wrong or did I miss something.
 
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SOLVED!

Found my error in my conversion of [tex]cm^2[/tex] to [tex]m^2[/tex].

I did my the correct conversion is [tex]\frac{4.99}{10000}[/tex]