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Find Curie constant for chromium potassium alum from its vs. graph shown in figure below.



Important Questions on Magnetism
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A magnetic dipole is placed in a uniform magnetic field with its axis tilted with respect to its position of stable equilibrium. Deduce an expression for the time period of (small amplitude) oscillation of this magnetic dipole about an axis, passing through its centre and perpendicular to its plane.

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If this bar magnet is replaced by a combination of two similar bar magnets, placed over each other, how will the time period vary?

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Answer the following question regarding earth’s magnetism:
A vector needs three quantities for its specification. Name the three independent quantities conventionally used to specify the earth’s magnetic field.

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Answer the following question regarding earth’s magnetism: The angle of dip at a location in southern India is about . Would you expect a greater or smaller dip angle in Britain?

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Answer the following question regarding earth’s magnetism:
If you made a map of magnetic field lines at Melbourne in Australia, would the lines seem to go into the ground or come out of the ground?

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Answer the following question regarding earth’s magnetism:
In which direction would a compass free to move in the vertical plane point to, if located right on the geomagnetic north or south pole?

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Answer the following question regarding earth’s magnetism:
The earth’s field, it is claimed, roughly approximates the field due to a dipole of magnetic moment located at its centre. Check the order of magnitude of this number in some way.

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Answer the following question regarding earth’s magnetism:
Geologists claim that besides the main magnetic N-S poles, there are several local poles on the earth’s surface oriented in different directions. How is such a thing possible at all?
