Magnetism Question 126

Question: The period of oscillations of a magnet is 2 sec. When it is remagnetised so that the pole strength is 4 times its period will be

[Kerala PMT 2002]

Options:

A) 4 sec

B) 2 sec

C) 1 sec

D) 1/2 sec

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

$ T\propto \frac{1}{\sqrt{M}}\Rightarrow T\propto \frac{1}{\sqrt{m}} $ ; If $ m\to 4 $ times. $ T\to \frac{1}{2} $ times i.e. $ {{T}^{’}}=\frac{T}{2}=\frac{2}{2}=1\sec $