Magnetism Question 182

Question: What happens to the force between magnetic poles when their pole strength and the distance between them are both doubled

[CPMT 1978, 80, 84, 85; MP PET 2005]

Options:

A) Force increases to two times the previous value

B) No change

C) Force decreases to half the previous value

D) Force increases to four times the previous value

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ F\propto \frac{m _{1}m _{2}}{r^{2}} $