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Gauss law for magnetism states that the magnetic flux through any closed surface is equal to the magnetic charge enclosed by the surface divided by permeability. 

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Important Questions on Magnetism and Matter

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Why magnetic lines of force do not intersect each other? 
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Two short bar magnets of moments 512 A m2 and 1000 A m2 are placed coaxially 18 cm apart. The magnetic field is zero at a point Q between them. The field at Q, when one of the magnets is reversed pole to pole is
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State Gauss’ law for magnetism. Explain its significance.
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The B-H Curve of a ferromagnetic material is as shown in figure:

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b Identify the value of retentivity and coercivity from the figure.

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Which of the field pattern given below is valid for electric field as well as for magnetic field?

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What do you understand by Permanent magnets and electromagnet? Give uses of electromagnet.
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If a magnet of pole strength m is divided into four parts such that the length and width of each small part is half that of initial one, then the pole strength of each parts will be
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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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The net magnetic flux through any closed surface 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.
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Given that there is a neutral point it is located in,
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The B-H Curve of a ferromagnetic material is as shown in figure:

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A solenoid has a core of a material with relative permeability 400. The windings of the solenoid are insulated from the core and carry a current of 2A. If the number of turns is 1000 Per metre, calculate magnetic intensity H and magnetic field B.

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An electron is moving along +x direction with a velocity of 6×106ms-1. It enters a region of uniform electric field of 300 V/cm pointing along +y direction. The magnitude and direction of the magnetic field set up in this region such that the electron keeps moving along the x direction will be:
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Assertion: The magnetic field lines are continuous and form closed loops.

Reason: Magnetic monopole does not exist.

The correct option among the following is

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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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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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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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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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B·ds=0 equation is not according to the following
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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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