Magnetics Ques 110

  1. A magnetic needle is kept in a non-uniform magnetic field. It experiences

(1982, 3M)

(a) a force and a torque

(b) a force but not a torque

(c) a torque but not a force

(d) neither a force nor a torque

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 110.(a)

Solution:

Formula:

Magnetic Moment Of A Current Carrying Loop:

  1. Given,

Area of the rectangular coil, $A=5$ $cm \times 2.5$ $cm$

$\Rightarrow \quad A=12.5$ $cm^{2}=12.5 \times 10^{-4}$ $m^{2}$

Number of turns, $N=100$ turns

Current through the coil, $I=3 A$

Magnetic field applied, $B=1 T$

Angle between the magnetic field and area vector of the coil, $\theta=45^{\circ}$

As we know that, when a coil is tilted by an angle $\theta$ in the presence of some external magnetic field, then the net torque experienced by the coil is,

$ \tau=\mathbf{M} \times \mathbf{B}=N I(\mathbf{A} \times \mathbf{B})=N I A B \sin \theta $

Substituting the given values, we get

$ \begin{aligned} \tau & =100 \times 3 \times 12.5 \times 10^{-4} \times 1 \times \sin 45^{\circ} \\ \tau & =0.707 \times 100 \times 3 \times 12.5 \times 10^{-4} N-m \\ & =2.651 \times 10^{-1} N-m \\ & \approx 0.27 N-m \end{aligned} $



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