Magnet as a Dipole

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Magnet as a Dipole: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Bar Magnet as Magnetic Dipole, Magnetic Dipole Moment of a Bar Magnet, Magnetic Field Due to a Dipole, Magnetic Field at End-on Position of a Dipole, and Magnetic Field at Broad Side-on Position of a Dipole.

Important Questions on Magnet as a Dipole

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The magnetic moment of a circular orbit of radius 'r' carrying a charge 'q' and rotating with velocity v is given by

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How do you find the magnetic dipole moment?

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How do you determine magnetic moment experimentally?

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Is a magnet a magnetic dipole?

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Is a magnet a magnetic dipole?

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A thin bar magnet oscillates with a time period T. If it is cut into two equal pieces along its axis, time period of oscillation of each piece is

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The pole strength of poles of a bar magnet of effective length 0.1 m is 40 A-m. What is its magnetic moment in A-m2?

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The pole strength of poles of a bar magnet of effective length 0.1 m is 40 A-m. What is it's magnetic moment in A-m2?

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A thin bar magnet oscillates with a time period T. If it is cut into two equal pieces along its axis, time period of oscillation of each piece is

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The ratio of magnitude of magnetic field at a distance 2 d from short bar magnet in longitudinal direction to the field at distance d in transverse direction is

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A bar magnet of length 3 cm has a point A and B along axis at a distance of 24 cm and 48 cm on the opposite ends. Ratio of magnetic fields at these points will be


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The magnetic moment of a bar magnet is 3.6×10-3 A m2. Its pole strength is 120 mA m. Its magnetic length is

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The areas of cross-sections of three magnets of same length are A, 2A and 6A respectively. The ratio of their magnetic moments will be

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If the earth's magnetic field has a magnitude 3.4×105 T at the magnetic equator of the earth, what would be its value at the earth's geomagnetic poles?

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What will be the ratio of magnetic fields at the points on axis and equator equidistant from centre of bar magnet?

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Consider two identical short bar magnets placed such that their axes are perpendicular to each other in a horizontal plane. If both the magnets have same magnetic moment M and the separation between them is 2d, then what is the magnetic induction at a point midway between them?

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A bar magnet of length l and pole strength m is placed at a right angle to another bar magnet of the same length and same pole strength, such that the N pole of one magnet touching S pole of the other. Now, find the magnitude of the magnetic moment of this system:

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Calculate the magnetic moment of a circular coil of radius 10 cm having 100 turns, if it carries a current of 3.2 A.  

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The magnitude of the equatorial magnetic field due to a bar magnet of length 2 cm at a distance of 1 m from its mid-point is (magnetic moment of the bar magnet is 0.60 A m2 )

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Two identical bar magnets are fixed with their centres at a distance d apart. A stationary charge Q is placed at P in between the gap of the two magnets at a distance D from the centre O as shown in the figure

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The force on the charge Q is