Magnetism Question 254

Question: Two magnets of same size and mass make respectively 10 and 15 oscillations per minute at certain place. The ratio of their magnetic moments is

Options:

A) 4 : 9

B) 9 : 4

C) 2 : 3

D) 3 : 2

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

[a] $ T _{1}=\frac{60}{10}=6s $ and $ T _{2}=\frac{60}{15}=4s $ For identical magnets, $ \frac{M _{1}}{M _{2}}=\frac{T _{2}^{2}}{T _{1}^{2}}=\frac{4^{2}}{6^{2}}=\frac{16}{36}=\frac{4}{9}. $