Magnetism Question 192

Question: A short bar magnet placed with its axis at 30° with a uniform external magnetic field of 0.16 Tesla experiences a torque of magnitude 0.032 Joule. The magnetic moment of the bar magnet will be

[MP PMT 1997; UPSEAT 2004]

Options:

A) 0.23 Joule/Tesla

B) 0.40 Joule/Tesla

C) 0.80Joule/Tesla

D) Zero

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ \tau =MB _{H}\sin \theta \Rightarrow 0.032=M\times 0.16\times \sin 30^{o} $
$ \Rightarrow M=0.4J/tesla $