The correct answer is option (B).
Hint: Calculate the magnetic flux and use it to
find out the mutual inductance.
Step 1: Calculate magnetic flux of smaller loop.
Let the length of the larger square and the smaller
square be $$L$$ and $$l$$ respectively. Accordingly, the current in these two
square loops are $$I$$ and $$i$$.
According to Faraday’s first law of electromagnetic
radiation, whenever magnetic flux passes through surface changes with
respect to time, an induced EMF is generated.
Magnetic field at a distance $$\dfrac{L}{2}$$ from the centre of the current
carrying wire of length $$L$$ is given by:
$$B_1=\dfrac{\mu _0}{4\pi}\dfrac{i}{\dfrac{L}{2}}2sin
45$$
$$B_1=\dfrac{\mu _0}{4\pi}\dfrac{i\times 2\times 2sin \times
\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}}{L}$$
Magnetic field in the centre of square due to four
wires of length $$L$$ will be:
$$B_1=\dfrac{\mu _0}{4\pi}\dfrac{4\times i\times
2\times 2sin \times \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}}{L}$$
$$B_1=\dfrac{\mu_0}{\pi}\dfrac{2\sqrt2i}{L}$$
Since, the smaller loop is at the centre of the larger
loop, so $$L>>l$$
In a small square, the magnetic field is uniform and
is equal to $$B_1$$
Flux in the smaller loop will be:
$$\phi =B_1l^2$$
$$\phi =\dfrac{\mu_0}{\pi}\dfrac{2\sqrt2il^2}{L}$$
Step 2: Calculate the mutual inductance.
Mutual inductance is given by –
$$M=\dfrac{\phi}{i}$$
$$M =\dfrac{\mu_0}{\pi}\dfrac{2\sqrt2l^2}{L}$$
$$M\propto \dfrac{l^2}{L}$$
Hence, the mutual inductance of the system is proportional to $$\dfrac{l^2}{L}$$.
The correct answer is option (B).