Magnetism Question 88

Question: Two bar magnets of the same mass, length and breadth but magnetic moments M and 2M respectively, when placed in same position, time period is 3 sec. What will be the time period when they are placed in different position

[NCERT 1977; DPMT 1999]

Options:

A) $ \sqrt{3}\sec $

B) $ 3\sqrt{3}\sec $

C) $ 3\sec $

D) $ 6\sec $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

In sum position $ T\propto \frac{1}{\sqrt{M _{1}+M _{2}}} $ and in difference position $ T\propto \frac{1}{\sqrt{M _{1}-M _{2}}} $
$ \Rightarrow \frac{3^{2}}{T^{2}}=\frac{2M-M}{2M+M}\Rightarrow T^{2}=9\times 3{{\sec }^{2}} $
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Therefore \ T=3\sqrt{3}\sec $