Properties of Dia-, Para- and Ferromagnetic Substances

Author:Kumar Mittal
12th ICSE
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Important Questions on Properties of Dia-, Para- and Ferromagnetic Substances

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A paramagnetic salt has a magnetic moment of 5.0 A m2 at a temperature of 4 K in a magnetic field of 1.0 T. Find its magnetic moment at a temperature of 3 K in a magnetic field of 1.5 T.

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If a toroid has a bismuth core, will the field in the core be greater or less than when the core is empty space?

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A paramagnetic material is placed in a uniform magnetic field. Draw the modified field pattern.

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Distinguish between paramagnetic and diamagnetic materials from their behaviour in a uniform magnetic field and in a non-uniform magnetic field.

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Which amongst copper, platinum, silver, gold, aluminium, iron and nickel are ferromagnetic substances?
 

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Why do magnetic lines of force prefer to pass through ferromagnetic substances than through air?

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The earth’s core is known to contain iron. Yet geologists do not consider it as source of earth’s magnetism. Why?

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Why is soft iron considered more suitable than steel for making the core of a transformer?

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Arrange the three types of magnetic materials, i.e., paramagnetic, diamagnetic and ferromagnetic materials, in decreasing order of their magnetic susceptibility. 

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How can paramagnetic and diamagnetic material rods be distinguished in a magnetic field?