Magnetism Question 187

Question: A magnet of magnetic moment M is rotated through 360° in a magnetic field H, the work done will be

[KCET 1998; MP PMT 1994; Roorkee 2000]

Options:

A) MH

B) 2MH

C) $ 2\pi MH $

D) Zero

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

$ W=MB( \cos {\theta _{1}}-\cos {\theta _{2}} );\ \ {\theta _{1}}=0^{o}\text{and}\ {\theta _{2}}=360^{o} $
$ \Rightarrow W=0 $