Magnetism Question 180

Question: A long magnetic needle of length 2L, magnetic moment M and pole strength m units is broken into two pieces at the middle. The magnetic moment and pole strength of each piece will be

[NCERT 1983; DPMT 1987]

Options:

A) $ \frac{M}{2},\frac{m}{2} $

B) $ M,\frac{m}{2} $

C) $ \frac{M}{2},m $

D) $ M,m $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Pole strength of each part =m Magnetic moment of each part $ ={M}’={m}’{L}’=mL=\frac{M}{2} $