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Magnetism and Electromagnetism

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This hub provides practice questions on magnetism and electromagnetism. It covers magnetic flux density, electromagnets, magnetic lines of force, and electromagnetic induction. These physics concepts frequently appear in technical and non-technical competitive exams.

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Magnetism and Electromagnetism Questions

Multiple choice properties of magnet magnetic field moving charges and magnetism magnetic effects of current and magnetism physics

Pick correct statements from among the following : 
a) Electric field and magnetic field are basically independent
b) Electric field and magnetic field are to aspects of the electromagnetic field
c) Electric field and magnetic field may be produced by charge at rest
d) A moving charge produces both electric and magnetic fields

  1. a and b are correct

  2. b and d are correct

  3. b, c and d are correct

  4. a, c and d are correct

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Electric field and magnetic field are not independent. They are two aspects of the electromagnetic field. Charge at rest only produces electric field. Moving charge produces both electric field and magnetic field.

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The magnetic lines of force like electrical lines of force

  1. Are closed

  2. Are not closed

  3. Are open

  4. Are not open

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Magnetic lines of force are always closed loops, unlike electric lines of force which start from positive charges and end on negative charges (or infinity). Therefore, magnetic lines are not open.

Multiple choice properties of magnet magnetic field moving charges and magnetism magnetic effects of current and magnetism physics

Assertion: Basic difference between electric lines and magnetic lines of force is that former are discontinuous and the latter are continuous
Reason: No electric lines of forces exit inside charged conductor but magnetic lines do exist inside magnet

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

  2. Both A and R are true and R is not correct explanation of A

  3. A is true, but R is false

  4. A is false, but R is true

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Electric field lines are discontinuous because they terminate on charges. Magnetic field lines are continuous because they form closed loops and have no magnetic monopoles. The reason correctly explains the behavior inside conductors and magnets.

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The magnetic fields of atoms in a material are grouped together and aligned to form _________.

  1. Strong magnetic fields

  2. An area of magnetic field

  3. A region called magnetic domain

  4. A bar magnet

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A magnetic domain is a region within a magnetic material in which the magnetization is in a uniform direction. This means that the individual magnetic moments of the atoms are aligned with one another and they point in the same direction.

The magnetic fields of atoms in a material are grouped together and aligned to form  region called magnetic domain

Multiple choice properties of magnet magnetic field moving charges and magnetism magnetic effects of current and magnetism physics neutral points magnetic poles and magnetic compass

The smallest magnet available is ___________.

  1. a bar magnet with an area of $1 mm^2$
  2. a spinning electron

  3. a magnetic dipole

  4. a molecule or atom with a magnetic dipole

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

An electron is not a spinning ball of charge and the intrinsic spin of particles cannot be understood in such terms. a value of the ratio between the magnetic moment and the angular momentum that is a factor 2 too small.

The smallest magnet available is a spining electron.

Multiple choice properties of magnet magnetic field moving charges and magnetism magnetic effects of current and magnetism physics neutral points magnetic poles and magnetic compass

The magnetic domains of an unmagnetised object are found ___________.

  1. Parallel to each other

  2. Perpendicular to each other

  3. Pointing towards south

  4. Pointing in different direction

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A magnetic domain is the region in which the magnetic fields of atoms are grouped together and aligned. In an unmagnetized object the magnetic domains are pointing at different directions.

Multiple choice properties of magnet magnetic field moving charges and magnetism magnetic effects of current and magnetism physics neutral points magnetic poles and magnetic compass

The primary origin of magnetism lies in the

  1. atomic current and intrinsic spin of electrons.

  2. polar and non polar nature of molecules.

  3. pauli exclusion principle.

  4. electronegative nature of materials

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Atomic currents and intrinsic spins of electrons are responsible for origin of magnetism.

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The electric generator is based on which scientific principle?

  1. Reflection of ultrasonic waves

  2. Superconductivity

  3. Faradays laws of electromagnetic induction

  4. Magnetic confinement of plasma

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Electric generator was faradays law of electromagnetic induction,a changing magnetic flux gives rise to electric current.

Multiple choice physics properties of a magnetic field let's make a magnet making magnets making and handling magnets

State whether true or false :
Magnetization by electric current method creates more powerful magnets than other  methods of magnetization.

  1. True

  2. False

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Magnetization. There are a variety of methods that can be used to establish a magnetic field in a component for evaluation using magnetic particle inspection. It is common to classify the magnetizing methods as either direct or indirect. With direct magnetization, current is passed directly through the component.Rubbing the nail with the permanent magnet causes a stronger, more lasting magnetism in the nail. For this to work, only one pole of the magnet must stroke the nail from one end to the other in a single direction. ... It usually takes around 20 to 30 strokes before the nail becomes sufficiently magnetized.

Multiple choice physics properties of a magnetic field let's make a magnet making magnets making and handling magnets

For a permanent magnet, properties of material should be

  1. high retentivity high coercivity

  2. low retentivity law coercivity

  3. high retentivity low coercivity

  4. low retentivity high coercivity

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A permanent magnet needs to retain its magnetism (high retentivity) and resist demagnetization by external fields (high coercivity).

Multiple choice magnetic compass magnetic poles and magnetic compass properties of magnet effect of electric current physics

A compass needle which is allowed to move in horizontal plane is taken to a geomagnetic pole. It

  1. will stay in north-south direction only

  2. will stay in east -west direction only

  3. will become rigid showing no movement

  4. will stay in any position

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

At pole's horizontal component of earth's magnetic field is zero therefore, if needle is hold horizontally then it will stay in any position.

Multiple choice magnetic compass magnetic poles and magnetic compass properties of magnet effect of electric current physics

A freely suspended magnet rests in the geographic ................... direction.

  1. $north -west$
  2. $north -south$
  3. $east -west$
  4. $west -north$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A freely suspended magnet rests in the geographic north-south direction.
Earth has two geographic poles, the North Pole and the South Pole. They are the places on Earth's surface that Earth's imaginary spin axis passes through. Our planet also has two magnetic poles, the North Magnetic Pole and the South Magnetic Pole just like a bar magnet. The magnetic poles are near, but not quite in the same places as, the geographic poles. The needle in a compass points towards a magnetic pole. Earth's North Magnetic Pole is actually the south pole of the Earth's geographic poles and vice-versa.
Hence, a freely suspended magnetic needle point in geographic north-south direction. The magnetic compass is the device that uses this principle. A magnetic compass contains a magnetic needle pivoted in a horizontal plane that indicates the direction of magnetic north at points on the earth's surface. It is an instrument that uses a magnetized steel bar to indicate direction relative to the earth's magnetic poles.

Multiple choice magnetic compass magnetic poles and magnetic compass properties of magnet effect of electric current physics

Given below are two statements, Which of the statements is/are true?
Statement A: When the south pole of a magnet points towards the geographic north pole, the null points are along the equatorial line.
Statement B: At the null point, the earth's magnetic field is zero

  1. A is true, B is false

  2. Both A and B are false

  3. A is false, B is true

  4. Both A and B are true.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Statement A is false because null points are on the axial line when the north pole points north. Statement B is false because at the null point, the magnetic field of the magnet is equal and opposite to the horizontal component of the earth's magnetic field, not zero.

Multiple choice magnetic compass magnetic poles and magnetic compass properties of magnet effect of electric current physics

What is our best evidence that earth has a magnetic field?

  1. All things fall towards earth's centre.

  2. A compass needle lines up with it.

  3. Winds blow from east to west.

  4. Earth's oceans all have currents.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The best evidence is to test it by taking a direction compass and seeing it where the north position will point and you will see that it will always point to the north and south pole.Image result for compass direction