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A bar magnet of magnetic moment M is bent as a part of the circle shown in the figure. The new magnetic moment is

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Important Questions on Matter and Magnetism

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A steel wire of length l has a magnetic moment M. It is then bent into a semicircular arc. The new magnetic moment is
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The magnetic flux near the axis and inside the air-core solenoid of length 60 cm carrying current I is 1.57×106 Wb. Its magnetic moment will be (cross-sectional area of a solenoid is very small as compared to its length, μ0=4π×10-7 SI units)
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A uniform magnetic field B of 0.3T is along the positive Z -direction. A rectangular loop (abcd) of sides 10 cm×5 cm carries a current I of 12 A. Out of the following different orientations which one corresponds to stable equilibrium?
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The magnetic field of earth at the equator is approximately 4 × 1 0 - 5 T . The radius of earth is 6.4 × 1 0 6 m . Then the dipole moment of the earth will be nearly of the order of :
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Two short bar magnets of length 1cm each have magnetic moments 1.20 A m2 and 1.00 A m2 respectively. They are placed on a horizontal table parallel to each other with their N poles pointing towards the south. They have a common magnetic equator and are separated by a distance of 20.0 cm. The value of the resultant horizontal magnetic induction at the mid-point O of the line joining their centres is close to
( Horizontal component of earth's magnetic induction is 3.6×10-5  Wb m-2 )
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The mid points of two small magnetic dipoles of length d in end-on positions, are separated by a distance xxd. The magnitude of force between them is proportional to xn where n is :

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Two identical bar magnets are held perpendicular to each other with a certain separation, as shown below. The area around the magnets is divided into four zones.

Given that there is a neutral point it is located in,
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An electron gun is placed inside a long solenoid of radius R on its axis. The solenoid has n turns/length and carries a current I. The electron gun shoots an electron along the radius of the solenoid with speed v. If the electron does not hit the surface of the solenoid, maximum possible value of v is (all symbols have their standard meaning):

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The ratio of magnetic fields due to a bar magnet at the two axial points P1 and P2 which are separated from each other by 10 cm is 25:2. P1 Point is situated at 10 cm from the centre of the magnet. (Points P1 and P2 are on the same side of magnet and distance of P1 and P2 from the centre of magnet is much greater than the distance of two ends of the magnet from the centre). Magnetic length of the bar magnet is
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A short bar magnet is placed in the magnetic meridian of the earth with North Pole pointing north. Neutral points are found at a distance of 30 cm from the magnet on the East-West line, drawn through the middle point of the magnet. The magnetic moment of the magnet in Am2 is close to:

(Given μ04π=10-7 in SI units and BH= Horizontal component of earth's magnetic field =3.6×10-5 Tesla.)

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A circular coil having N turns and radius r carries a current I. It is held in the XZ plane in a magnetic field Bi^ . The torque on the coil due to the magnetic field is:
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A hoop and a solid cylinder of same mass and radius are made of a permanent magnetic material with their respective axes. But the magnetic moment of hoop is twice of solid cylinder. They are placed in a uniform magnetic field in such a manner that their magnetic moments make a small angle with the field. If the oscillation periods of hoop and cylinder are Th and Tc respectively, then:
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A rectangular coil (Dimension 5 cm × 2.5 cm ) with 100 turns, carrying a current of  3 A in the clock-wise direction, is kept centered at the origin and in the X-Z plane. A magnetic field of 1 T is applied along X-axis . If the coil is tilted through 45° about Z-axis , then the torque on the coil is:
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A 250-Turn rectangular coil of length 2.1 cm and width 1.25 cm carries a current of 85 μA and subjected to a magnetic field of strength 0.85 T. Work done for rotating the coil by 180° against the torque is:
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The magnetic dipole moment of a short magnetic dipole at a distant point along the equator of magnet has a magnitude of X in SI units. If the distance between point and the magnet is halved then the magnitude of dipole moment will be
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A thin rod of length L is magnetized and has magnetic moment M. The rod is then bent in a semicircular arc. The magnetic moment in the new shape is
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A small bar magnet is placed with its axis at 30o with an external magnetic field of 0.06 T experiences a torque of 0.018 Nm. The minimum work required to rotate it from its stable to unstable equilibrium position is:
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A magnetic needle of magnetic moment 6.7×10-2 A m2 and moment of inertia 7.5×10-6 kg m2 is performing simple harmonic oscillations in a magnetic field of 0.01 T. Time taken for 10 complete oscillations is:
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An insulating thin rod of length l has a linear charge density ρx=ρ0xl on it. The rod is rotated about an axis passing through the origin x=0 and perpendicular to the rod. If the rod makes n rotations per second, then the time averaged magnetic moment of the rod is:
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At some location  the horizontal component of earth's magnetic field is 18×10-6 T. At this location, magnetic needle of length 0.12 m and pole strength 1.8 Am is suspended from its mid-point using a thread, it makes 45° angles with horizontal in equilibrium. To keep this needle horizontal, the vertical force that should be applied at one of its ends is: