MCQ Practice Question

For a good conductor, the skin depth is approximately?

  • Asqrt(2/(omega mu sigma))
  • Bsqrt(omega mu sigma/2)
  • Comega mu sigma
  • D2 omega/(mu sigma)
Report an error
Correct Answer: A. sqrt(2/(omega mu sigma))
Explanation: The standard good-conductor approximation is δ=sqrt(2/(ωμσ)).
Reference: Standard electromagnetic theory: skin effect