Magnetism Question 200
Question: Two magnets, each of magnetic moment ?M? are placed so as to form a cross at right angles to each other. The magnetic moment of the system will be
[AFMC 1999; Pb PET 2001]
Options:
A) 2 M
B) $ \sqrt{2},M $
C) 0.5 M
D) M
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
$ \Rightarrow M _{net}=\sqrt{M^{2}+M^{2}}=\sqrt{2}M $