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Two bar magnets are placed in a Vibration Magnetometer and allowed to vibrate. They make $20$ oscillations per minute when their similar poles are on the same side and they make $15$ oscillations per minute with their opposite poles lie on the same side. The ratio of their moments is :               

  1. $9:5$

  2. $25:7$

  3. $16:9$

  4. $5:4$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

$\dfrac{T _2}{T _1} = \sqrt{\dfrac{(M _1 +M _2)}{(M _1 -M _2)}}$

$ \therefore \frac{f _1}{f _2} = \sqrt{\dfrac{(M _1 +M _2)}{(M _1 -M _2)}}$

$ \therefore \dfrac{20}{15} = \sqrt{\dfrac{(M _1 +M _2)}{(M _1 -M _2)}}$

$ \therefore \left(\dfrac{4}{3}\right)^2 = \dfrac{(M _1 +M _2)}{(M _1 -M _2)}$

$ \therefore \dfrac{16 +9}{16-9} = \dfrac{2M _1}{2M _2}=\dfrac{M _1}{M _2}$

$ \therefore \dfrac{M _1}{M _2} =\dfrac{25}{7}$

With a standard rectangular bar magnet, the time period in a vibration magneto meter is $4\  sec.$ The bar magnet is cut parallel to its length into $4$ equal pieces. The time period in vibration magnetometer when the piece is used $($in sec$) ($bar magnet breadth is small$)$            

  1. $16$

  2. $8$

  3. $4$

  4. $2$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Time period of vibration: $T \propto \sqrt{\dfrac{I}{M}}$ where $I$ is the moment of inertia and $M$ is the magnetic moment
$ \therefore$ $\dfrac{T _1}{T _2}= \sqrt{\dfrac{I _1M _2}{I _2M _1}}$
When the magnet is cut into 4 pieces parallel to its length, magnetic moment remains same since the breadth is very small..
$\therefore M _1= M _2$
Moment of inertial also  does not change.
$I _2=I _1$
$ \therefore \dfrac{T _1}{T _2}=\sqrt{\dfrac{I _1M _2}{I _2\times M _1}}=1$
$ \therefore T _2 = T _1=4$

In an experiment with vibration magneto-meter  the value of $4\pi ^{2}\dfrac{I}{T^{2}}$ for a short bar magnet is observed as $36 \times 10^{-4}$. In the experiment with deflection magnetometer with the same magnet  the value of $\dfrac{4\pi d^{3}}{2\mu _{0}}$ is observed as $\dfrac{10^8}{36}$. The magnetic moment of the magnet used is :

  1. $50\ A m^{2}$

  2. $100\ Am^{2}$

  3. $200\ Am^{2}$

  4. $1000\ A m^{2}$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

From first concept $mB _H=4 \pi^2 \dfrac{I}{T^2}$...(i)

and second concept $\dfrac{m}{B _H} = \dfrac{4 \pi d^3}{2 \mu _\circ{}}$....(ii)

Multiplying (i) and (ii)

$m^2 = $$4 \pi^2 \dfrac{I}{T^2}$$\times \dfrac{4 \pi d^3}{2 \mu _\circ{}}$ $36 \times 10^{-4}\times \dfrac{10^8}{32}$

$m=100 \ Am^2$

A small magnet of dipole moment $M$ is kept on the arm of a deflection magnetometer set in $\tan A$ position at a distance of $0.2\ m$. If the deflection is $60^o$, the value of $P$ is : ($ B _H=0.4\times 10^{-4}\ T$)

  1. $2.77\ Am^2$

  2. $8\ Am^2$

  3. $0.2\ Am^2$

  4. $none\ of\ these$


Correct Option: A

In end on and broadside on position of a deflection magnetometer, if ${\theta} _{1}$ and ${\theta} _{2}$ are the deflections produced by short magnets at equal distances, then $\tan { { \theta  } _{ 1 } } /\tan{{ \theta  } _{ 2 }}$ is

  1. $2:1$

  2. $1:2$

  3. $1:1$

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
$B = B _Htan\theta$

End On, Tan A: $\dfrac{\mu _02Md}{4\pi (d^2-l^2)^2}$

Tan B: $\dfrac{\mu _0M}{4\pi (d^2+l^2)^{3/2}}$

$\dfrac{tan\theta _1}{tan\theta _2} = B _1:B _2 = 2:1$ $(l<<d)$

The length of a bar magnet is large compared to its width and breadth. The time period of its oscillation in a vibration magnetometer is $2   s$. The magnet is cut along its length into three equal parts and three parts are then placed on each other with their like poles together. The time period of this combination will be :

  1. $2\ s$

  2. ${2}/{3}\ s$

  3. $2\sqrt{3}\ s$

  4. ${2}/{\sqrt{3}}\ s$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The time period of oscillations of magnet
$T = 2 \pi  \sqrt { \left( \dfrac { I }{ MH }  \right)  } $            .....(i)
where $I =$ moment of inertia of magnet
             $=\dfrac { m{ L }^{ 2 } }{ 12 } $  ($m$, being the mass of magnet)
$M =$ pole strength $\times L$
and $H =$ horizontal component of earth's magnetic field.
When the three equal parts of magnet are place on one another with their like poles together, then
${ I }^{ \prime  }=\dfrac { 1 }{ 12 } \left( \dfrac { m }{ 3 }  \right) \times { \left( \dfrac { L }{ 3 }  \right)  }^{ 2 }\times 3$
$=\dfrac { 1 }{ 12 } \dfrac { m{ L }^{ 2 } }{ 9 } =\dfrac { I }{ 9 } $
and ${ M }^{ \prime  }=pole\quad strength\times \dfrac { L }{ 3 } \times 3=M$
Hence,  ${ T }^{ \prime  }=2\pi \sqrt { \left( \dfrac { { I }/{ 9 } }{ MH }  \right)  } $
$\Rightarrow { T }^{ \prime  }=\dfrac { 1 }{ 3 } \times T$
${ T }^{ \prime  }=\dfrac { 2 }{ 3 } s$

To measure the magnetic moment of a bar magnet, one may use

  1. a deflection galvanometer if the earth's horizontal field is known

  2. an oscillation magnetometer if the earth's horizontal field is known

  3. both deflection and oscillation magnetometer if the earth's horizontal field is not known

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

If horizontal component of earth's magnetic field is known, one can use either deflection galvanometer or oscillation magnetometer.
If horizontal component of  earth's magnetic field is  not known, we will need two measurements for two variables $M$ and $B _H$

Two short magnets have equal pole strengths but one is twice as long as the other. The shorter magnet is placed $20\ cm$ in $\tan A$ position from the compass needle. The longer magnet must be placed on the other side of the magnetometer for no deflection at a distance equal to

  1. $20\ cm$

  2. $20\times (2)^{1/3} cm$

  3. $20\times (2)^{2/3} cm$

  4. $20\times (2)^{3/3} cm$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

For no deflection in $\tan A$ position
$\dfrac {\mu _{0}}{4\pi} \dfrac {2M _{1}}{d _{1}^{3}} \dfrac {2M _{2}}{d _{2}^{3}}$
$\therefore \dfrac {M _{1}}{M _{2}} = \left (\dfrac {d _{1}}{d _{2}}\right )^{3}$
or $\dfrac {1}{2} = \left (\dfrac {20}{d _{2}}\right )^{3}$
or $d _{2} = 20\times (2)^{1/3}cm$

The length of a magnet is large compared to its width and breadth. The time period of its oscillation in a vibration magnetometer is $2 sec$. The magnet is cut along its length into $3$ equal parts and the $3$ parts are then placed on each other with their like poles together. The time period of this combination will be

  1. $2 sec$

  2. $\dfrac{2}{9}sec$

  3. $2\sqrt{3}sec$

  4. $\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3}}sec$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

$\dfrac{T _1}{T _2} =\sqrt{\frac{I _1}{I _2}} \sqrt{\dfrac{M _2}{M _1}}   ........(1)$
When the magnet is cut into three pieces, pole strength of the cut pieces is same as the original pole strength.
$I _1 =\dfrac{ml^2}{12}$
$I _2 = \dfrac{\dfrac{m}{3}(\dfrac{l}{3})^2}{12}$
$ \therefore = \dfrac{I _1}{I _2} = \dfrac{27}{1}$
$M _1 = pole \times l$ where pole is the pole strength.
$M _2= pole \times \dfrac{l}{3}$
$\dfrac{M _2}{M _1} = 3$
Eqn$(1)$  becomes
$\dfrac{T _1}{T _2}= \sqrt{\dfrac{27}{1}}\sqrt{3}=9$
Given $T _1=2$
$ \therefore T _2 = \dfrac{2}{9}$

With a standard rectangular bar magnet 'the time period of a vibration magnetometer is $4 s$. The bar magnet is cut parallel to its length into four equal pieces. The time period of vibration magnetometer when one piece is used (in second) (bar magnet breadth is, small) is

  1. $16$

  2. $8$

  3. $4$

  4. $2$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Time period of magnet, $T=2\pi \sqrt { \dfrac { I }{ MB }  } $
When magnet is cut parallel to its length into four equal pieces.
Then new
magnetic moment, ${ M }^{ \prime  }=\dfrac { M }{ 4 } $
New moment of inertia, ${ I }^{ \prime  }=\dfrac { I }{ 4 } $
$\therefore $ New time period, ${ T }^{ \prime  }=2\pi \sqrt { \dfrac { { I }^{ \prime  } }{ { M }^{ \prime  }{ B }^{ \prime  } }  } $
$\Rightarrow \quad T={ T }^{ \prime  }=4s$