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A bar magnet of magnetic moment $M$ and moment of inertia I is freely suspended such that the magnetic axial line is in the direction of magnetic meridian. If the magnet is displaced by a very small angle $(\theta )$ , the angular acceleration is (Magnetic induction of earths horizontal field $ = $ $B _H$)

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  1. $\dfrac{MB _{H}\theta }{I}$

  2. $\dfrac{IB _{H}\theta }{M}$

  3. $\dfrac{M\theta }{IB _{H}}$

  4. $\dfrac{I\theta }{MB _{H}}$

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Torque acting on the magnet is  $T=MB _H sin \theta $
Since $ \theta$ is very small , $T = MB _H \theta $
$I {\alpha} =  MB _H \theta $
$ \alpha = \dfrac{MB _H \theta}{I} $

When a bar magnet is suspended freely in a uniform magnetic field, identify the correct statements:

a) The magnet experiences only couple and undergoes only rotatory motion

b) The direction of torque is along the suspension wire

c) The magnitude of torque is maximum when the magnet is normal to the field direction

physics magnetic effects of current and magnetism the bar magnet magnetic field due to bar magnet intensity of magnetic field and torque on a bar magnet

  1. only a and c are correct

  2. only a and b are correct

  3. only b and c are correct

  4. a, b, c are correct

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The bar magnet will only
experience a torque, It will not
experience any force
The direction of the torque will be
along the suspended wire according to
right hand thumbrule.
$\vec{z}=\vec{m}\times \vec{B}$
$=mB sin \theta .$
And its magnitude will be maximum if $\theta =90$


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

physics magnetic effects of current and magnetism the bar magnet magnetic field due to bar magnet intensity of magnetic field and torque on a bar magnet

  1. a force and a torque

  2. a force but not a torque

  3. torque but not a force

  4. neither a torque nor a force

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Non uniform magnetic field gives rise to different forces at the different points on the needle thus producing a net force . This also gives rise to net torque

When a bar magnet is suspended in a uniform magnetic field, the torque acting on it will be :

a) maximum e) $\theta=45^o$ with the field
b) half the maximum field f) $\theta=60^o$ with the field
c) $\sqrt{3}/2$ times the maximum field g) $\theta=30^o$ with the field
d) $1/\sqrt{2}$ times the maximum field h) $\theta=90^o$ with the field
physics magnetic effects of current and magnetism the bar magnet magnetic field due to bar magnet intensity of magnetic field and torque on a bar magnet

  1. a-g, b-h, c-d, d-e

  2. a-e, b-f, c-g, d-h

  3. a-f, b-e, c-g, d-h

  4. a-h, b-g, c-f, d-e

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Torque acting on the bar magnet suspended in a uniform field B is given by,

$T=MBsin\theta$  where $M$  is the moment of magnet.
Torque is maximum when $sin\theta=1$ i.e. $\theta=90^o$
$\therefore$ maximum torque $=MB$
Torque is half when $sin\theta=1/2$ i.e. $\theta=30^o$
Torque is $\sqrt{3}/2$ the maximum when $sin\theta=\sqrt{3}/2$ i.e. $\theta=60^o$
Torque is $1/\sqrt{2}$ the maximum when $sin\theta=1/\sqrt{2}$ i.e. $\theta=45^o$

Magnetic field at the center of a circular coil of radius R due to current I flowing through it is B The magnetic field at a point along the axis at distance R from the center 

physics magnetic effects of current and magnetism the bar magnet magnetic field due to bar magnet intensity of magnetic field and torque on a bar magnet

  1. $\dfrac { B } { 2 }$

  2. $\dfrac { B } { 4 }$

  3. $\dfrac { B }{ \sqrt { 8 } } $

  4. $\sqrt { 8 } B$

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Correct Option: C

A bar magnet of length $16 cm$ has a pole strength of $500\times 10^{-3}Am$ The angle at which it should be placed to the direction of external magnetic field of induction $2.5 G$ so that it may experience a torque of $\sqrt{3}\times 10^{-5}$ Nm is :

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  1. $\pi $

  2. $\dfrac{\pi }{2}$

  3. $\dfrac{\pi }{3}$

  4. $\dfrac{\pi }{6}$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$l=16m$
$P=500\times 10^{-3}Am$
$z=\vec{m}\times \vec{B}$

$B=2.5\;G=2.5\times 10^{-4}T$
$m=lP  $
torque due to magnetic field $z =\sqrt{3}\times 10^{-5}N.m$

$z=mBm \times sin Q$
$\sqrt{3}\times 10^{-5}=lPBsinQ$
$\sqrt{3}\times 16\times 500\times 2.5\times sinQ.$
$SinQ=\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$
$Q=\pi /3$

When a bar magnet is placed perpendicular to a uniform a magnetic field, it is acted upon by a couple of magnitude $1.732\times 10^{-5}Nm$. The angle through which the magnet should be turned so that the couple acting on it becomes $1.5\times 10^{-5}Nm$ is

physics magnetic effects of current and magnetism the bar magnet magnetic field due to bar magnet intensity of magnetic field and torque on a bar magnet

  1. $60^{o}$

  2. $45^{o}$

  3. $30^{o}$

  4. $75^{o}$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$\theta _{1}=\pi /2$
$z _{1}=1.732\times 10^{-5}$
$z _{2}=1.5\times 10^{-5}$
$z=mB\sin\theta $
$z _{max}=mB$
$=1.732\times 10^{-5}$
$z _{2}=mB\sin\theta ^{1}$
$1.5\times 10^{-5}=1.732\times 10^{-5}\sin\theta ^{1}$
$\sin\theta ^{1}=\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$
$\theta ^{1}=60$
Angle turned$=\pi /2-\theta ^{1}$
$=30^o$

A torque of 25 N m acts on a current carrying coil of area ${  5 m }^{ 2 }$ in a magnetic field of induction ${ 2  Wb/m }^{ 2 }$ . The angle between normal to coil and magnetic induction is ${ 30 }^{ \circ  }$ .Then value of current is 

physics magnetic effects of current and magnetism the bar magnet magnetic field due to bar magnet intensity of magnetic field and torque on a bar magnet

  1. $0.4 A$

  2. $0.5 A$

  3. $400 mA$

  4. $5 A$

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Correct Option: D

A bar magnet of length 0.2 m and pole strength 5 A.m. should be kept in a uniform magnetic field of induction 15 tesla at angle ..... radians to the field so that the torque experienced by it will be 7.5N-m

physics magnetic effects of current and magnetism the bar magnet magnetic field due to bar magnet intensity of magnetic field and torque on a bar magnet

  1. $\dfrac{\pi }{2}$

  2. $\dfrac{\pi }{3}$

  3. $\dfrac{\pi }{6}$

  4. $\dfrac{\pi }{4}$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$l=0.2$
$P=50m$
$B=15T$
$z=7.5Nm$
$\vec{z}=\vec{m}\times \vec{B}   m=lP$
$z=mBsin\theta $
$7.5=0.2\times 5\times 15\times sin\theta $
$sin\theta =\dfrac{1}{2}$
$\theta =\pi /6$

A bar magnet of magnetic moment $\overrightarrow{M}$, is placed in magnetic field of induction $\overrightarrow{B}$. The torque exerted on it is

physics magnetic effects of current and magnetism the bar magnet magnetic field due to bar magnet intensity of magnetic field and torque on a bar magnet

  1. $\overrightarrow{ M }\cdot \overrightarrow{ B } $

  2. $-\overrightarrow{ M }\cdot \overrightarrow{ B } $

  3. $\overrightarrow{ M } \times \overrightarrow{ B } $

  4. $-\overrightarrow{ B } \times \overrightarrow{ M } $

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Torque is vector product of magnetic moment and the magnetic field.