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A current of 5 A flows through a straight wire. A magnetic compass is brought close to it. What can be said about the compass needle?
(i) a substantial deflection is seen in the orientation of the needle.
(ii) the needle lies in a plane that is perpendicular to the wire. Its direction is along a tangent to a circle with the straight wire at its centre.

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Important Questions on Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism

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A very long conducting wire is extended along the Z axis. It carries a current of 2 A. The line integral B. dl is computed along a straight line PQ where points are give as P(2 cm, 0, 0) and Q(2 cm, 2 cm, 0). Then the value of integral is (in SI units)
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Electromagnets are made of soft iron because, soft iron has
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Two points A and B are situated perpendicular to the axis of 4 cm long bar magnet at distances x and 3x from its centre on opposite sides. The ratio of magnetic inductions at A and B will be equal to

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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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The magnetic field at a point X on the axis of a small bar magnet is equal to the field at a point Y on the equator of the same magnet. The ratio of the distances of point X and Y from the centre of the magnet is :- 
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Which magnetic field is similar to that of a bar magnet?
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The ratio of torque acting on a magnet of magnetic moment M placed in a uniform magnetic field when the angle between M and B are 90° and 0° respectively is