EASY
Earn 100

Give the SI unit of magnetic pole strength.

50% studentsanswered this correctly

Important Questions on Magnetism and Magnetic Effects of Electric Current

HARD
A beam of neutrons performs circular motion of radius, r=1 m, under the influence of an inhomogeneous magnetic field with inhomogeneity extending over Δr=0.01 m. The speed of the neutrons is 54 ms-1. The mass and magnetic moment of the neutrons respectively are 1.67×10-27 kg and 9.67×10-27 J/T. The average variation of the magnetic field over Δr is approximately.
MEDIUM
A magnet of total magnetic moment 10-2 i^ A m2 is placed in a time varying magnetic field, Bi^cosωt where B=1 Tesla and ω=0.125 rad s-1. The work done for reversing the direction of the magnetic moment at t=1 second, is:
EASY
A magnetic dipole of moment m is placed in the magnetic field B. It is free to rotate about an axis about which its moment of inertia is I. It is displaced by a small angle θ0θ0<<1 at time t=0 s and released. The dipole undergoes simple harmonic motion with angular frequency ω. Its potential energy at time t is : (Assume sinαα, cosα1-α22 if α<<1)
EASY
Explain the significance of a radial magnetic field when a current carrying coil is kept in it.
EASY
A magnetic dipole in a uniform magnetic field has: (Take zero potential energy when magnetic dipole is perpendicular to magnetic field)
EASY
Work done in displacing a Magnetic Dipole of magnetic moment M, (Bar Magnet) in Uniform Magnetic Field B from an angle θ1 to θ2 is
EASY
A bar magnet of magnetic moment 5 A m2 is placed in a uniform magnetic induction 3×10-5 T. If each pole of a magnet experiences a force of 2.5×10-4 N then the magnetic length of the magnet is
EASY

A compass needle oscillates 20 times per minute at a place where the dip is 30o and 30 times per minute where the dip is 60o. The ratio of total magnetic field due to the earth at two places respectively is 4x. The value of x is

EASY
A magnetic dipole is acted upon by two magnetic fields which are inclined to each other at an angle of 75o. One of the fields has a magnitude of 15 mT. The dipole attains stable equilibrium at an angle of 30o with this field. The magnitude of the other field (in mT) is close to
MEDIUM
A magnetic needle has a magnetic moment of 5×10-2 Am2 and moment of inertia 8×10-6 kgm2. It has a period of oscillation of 2 s in a magnetic field B. The magnitude of magnetic field is approximately;
MEDIUM
A coil with magnetic moment 1.5Am2 is oriented initially with its magnetic moment antiparallel to the direction of a uniform magnetic field of strength 0.8 T. The amount of work done in rotating it such that the coil comes to its most stable position in the magnetic field is
MEDIUM
A magnetic dipole is placed in a uniform magnetic field of intensity B, oriented along the direction of the field. If the magnetic dipole moment is M, then the maximum work an external agent can perform in rotating the dipole will be
MEDIUM
A bar magnet having a magnetic moment of 2.0×105 J T-1, is placed along the direction of uniform magnetic field of magnitude B=14×10-5 T. The work done in rotating the magnet slowly through 60° from the direction of field is
HARD
In a uniform magnetic field, the magnetic needle has a magnetic moment 9.85×10-2 A m-2 and moment of inertia 5×10-6 kg m2. If it performs 10 complete oscillations in 5 seconds then the magnitude of the magnetic field is ____mT  [Take π2 as 9.85
EASY
A bar magnet with a magnetic moment 5.0 A m2 is placed in parallel position relative to a magnetic field of 0.4 T. The amount of required work done in turning the magnet form parallel to antiparallel position relative to the field direction is ________.
MEDIUM
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:
MEDIUM

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.)

MEDIUM
A circular coil has moment of inertia 0.8 kg m2 around any diameter and is carrying current to produce a magnetic moment of  20 A m2. The coil is kept initially in a vertical position and it can rotate freely around a horizontal diameter. When a uniform magnetic field of 4 T is applied along the vertical, it starts rotating around its horizontal diameter. The angular speed the coil acquires after rotating by 60o will be :
MEDIUM
A bar magnet is hung by a thin cotton thread in a uniform horizontal magnetic field and is in equilibrium state. The energy required to rotate it by 60o is W. Now, the torque required to keep the magnet in this new position is
HARD

A rectangular loop of sides 10 cm and 5 cm, carrying a current I of 12 A, is placed in different orientations as shown in the figure below.
(a) Question Image (b) Question Image

(c) Question Image (d) Question Image

If there is a uniform magnetic field of 0.3 T in the positive z direction, in which orientations the loop would be in (i) stable equilibrium and (ii) unstable equilibrium?