Magnetism Question 101

Question: The number of turns and radius of cross-section of the coil of a tangent galvanometer are doubled. The reduction factor K will be

[NCERT 1983; MP PMT 2002]

Options:

A) K

B) 2K

C) 4K

D) K/4

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

$ K=\frac{2RB _{H}}{{\mu _{0}}N} $ (R = radius, N= number of turns)