The perfect pairs for a superconductor substance is-
- A$\chi=1$ व $\mu_r=0$
- B$\chi=0$ व $\mu_r=1$
- ✓$\chi=-1$ व $\mu_r=0$
- D$\chi=0$ व $\mu_r=-1$
Answer: C.
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The hysteresis cycle for the material of permanent magnet is:
- AShort and wide.
- BTall and narrow.
- CTall and wide.
- DShort and narrow.
Permanent magnets are made from:
- ADiamagnetic substances.
- BParamagnetic substance.
- CFerromagnetic substances.
- DWood.
At Curie temperature the ferromagnetic materials get converted into.
- ANon-magnetic material.
- BPara magnetic material.
- CDia magnetic material.
- DAll of the above.
Which among the following is denoted by $\delta$?
- AHorizontal component.
- BMagnetic meridian.
- CMagnetic declination.
- DMagnetic inclination.
Two statements are given-one labelled Assertion(A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes(a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
Reason (R): Joule/ tesla is equivalent to amp m2.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false and R is also false.
Reason (R): Joule/ tesla is equivalent to amp m2.
Two statements are given-one labelled Assertion(A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes(a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
Reason (R): Earth behaves as a huge magnet.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false and R is also false.
Reason (R): Earth behaves as a huge magnet.
Two statements are given-one labelled Assertion(A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes(a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
Reason (R): The earth's magnetic field is quite weak as compared to magnetic field produced in the moving coil galvanometer.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false and R is also false.
Reason (R): The earth's magnetic field is quite weak as compared to magnetic field produced in the moving coil galvanometer.
Directions: In the following questions, the Assertions (A) and Reason(s) (R) have been put forward. Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct alternative from the following:
Assertion: To protect any instrument from external magnetic field, it is put inside an iron box
Reason: Iron is a ferromagnetic substance
Assertion: To protect any instrument from external magnetic field, it is put inside an iron box
Reason: Iron is a ferromagnetic substance
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true and R is not correct explanation of A.
- A is true, But R is false.
- A is false, But R is true.
Directions: In the following questions, the Assertions (A) and Reason(s) (R) have been put forward. Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct alternative from the following:
Assertion: Basic difference between an electric lines of force and magnetic lines of force is that former is discontinuous and the latter is continuous or endless.
Reason: No electric lines of force exist inside a charged body but magnetic lines do exist inside a magnet.
Assertion: Basic difference between an electric lines of force and magnetic lines of force is that former is discontinuous and the latter is continuous or endless.
Reason: No electric lines of force exist inside a charged body but magnetic lines do exist inside a magnet.
- Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
- Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
- Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
- Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
Answer the following questions:
Why does a paramagnetic sample display greater magnetisation (for the same magnetising field) when cooled?
Why does a paramagnetic sample display greater magnetisation (for the same magnetising field) when cooled?
Answer the following questions:
The earth’s magnetic field varies from point to point in space. Does it also change with time? If so, on what time scale does it change appreciably?
The earth’s magnetic field varies from point to point in space. Does it also change with time? If so, on what time scale does it change appreciably?
Answer the following questions regarding earth’s magnetism:
If you made a map of magnetic field lines at Melbourne in Australia, would the lines seem to go into the ground or come out of the ground?
If you made a map of magnetic field lines at Melbourne in Australia, would the lines seem to go into the ground or come out of the ground?
Answer the following questions:
The earth may have even reversed the direction of its field several times during its history of 4 to 5 billion years. How can geologists know about the earth’s field in such distant past?
The earth may have even reversed the direction of its field several times during its history of 4 to 5 billion years. How can geologists know about the earth’s field in such distant past?
Answer the following questions:
If a toroid uses bismuth for its core, will the field in the core be (slightly) greater or (slightly) less than when the core is empty?
If a toroid uses bismuth for its core, will the field in the core be (slightly) greater or (slightly) less than when the core is empty?
A magnetic needle free to rotate in a vertical plane parallel to the magnetic meridian has its north tip pointing down at 22° with the horizontal. The horizontal component of the earth’s magnetic field at the place is known to be 0.35 G. Determine the magnitude of the earth’s magnetic field at the place.
If the solenoid in Exercise 5.5 is free to turn about the vertical direction and a uniform horizontal magnetic field of 0.25 T is applied, what is the magnitude of torque on the solenoid when its axis makes an angle of 30° with the direction of applied field?
A short bar magnet of magnetic moment m = 0.32 JT–1 is placed in a uniform magnetic field of 0.15 T. If the bar is free to rotate in the plane of the field, which orientation would correspond to its (a) stable, and (b) unstable equilibrium? What is the potential energy of the magnet in each case?
A Rowland ring of mean radius 15 cm has 3500 turns of wire wound on a ferromagnetic core of relative permeability 800. What is the magnetic field B in the core for a magnetising current of 1.2 A?
Answer the following questions:
Interstellar space has an extremely weak magnetic field of the order of 10–12 T. Can such a weak field be of any significant consequence? Explain.
Interstellar space has an extremely weak magnetic field of the order of 10–12 T. Can such a weak field be of any significant consequence? Explain.
A closely wound solenoid of 2000 turns and area of cross-section 1.6 × 10–4 m2, carrying a current of 4.0 A, is suspended through its centre allowing it to turn in a horizontal plane.
- What is the magnetic moment associated with the solenoid?
- What is the force and torque on the solenoid if a uniform horizontal magnetic field of 7.5 × 10–2 T is set up at an angle of 30º with the axis of the solenoid?
A sample of paramagnetic salt contains 2.0 × 1024 atomic dipoles each of dipole moment 1.5 × 10–23 J T–1. The sample is placed under a homogeneous magnetic field of 0.64 T, and cooled to a temperature of 4.2 K. The degree of magnetic saturation achieved is equal to 15%. What is the total dipole moment of the sample for a magnetic field of 0.98 T and a temperature of 2.8 K? (Assume Curie’s law)
A short bar magnet of magnetic moment 5.25 × 10–2J T–1 is placed with its axis perpendicular to the earth’s field direction. At what distance from the centre of the magnet, the resultant field is inclined at 45° with earth’s field on (a) its normal bisector and (b) its axis. Magnitude of the earth’s field at the place is given to be 0.42 G. Ignore the length of the magnet in comparison to the distances involved.
A short bar magnet placed in a horizontal plane has its axis aligned along the magnetic north-south direction. Null points are found on the axis of the magnet at 14 cm from the centre of the magnet. The earth’s magnetic field at the place is 0.36 G and the angle of dip is zero. What is the total magnetic field on the normal bisector of the magnet at the same distance as the null–point (i.e., 14 cm) from the centre of the magnet? (At null points, field due to a magnet is equal and opposite to the horizontal component of earth’s magnetic field.)
A bar magnet of magnetic moment 1.5 J T–1 lies aligned with the direction of a uniform magnetic field of 0.22 T.
- What is the amount of work required by an external torque to turn the magnet so as to align its magnetic moment: (i) normal to the field direction, (ii) opposite to the field direction?
- What is the torque on the magnet in cases (i) and (ii)?
Deduce the expression for the torque $\overrightarrow{\tau}$ acting on a planar loop of area $\overrightarrow{\text{A}}$ and carrying current I placed in a uniform magnetic field $\overrightarrow{\text{B}}.$
If the loop is free to rotate, what would be its orientation in stable equilibrium?
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Out of the two magnetic materials, 'A' has relative permeability slightly greater than unity while oB' has less than unity. Identify the nature of the materials 'A' and 'B'. Will their susceptibilities be positive or negative?
Out of the two magnetic materials, 'A' has relative permeability slightly greater than unity while 'B' has less than unity. Identify the nature of the materials 'A' and 'B'. Will their susceptibilities be positive or negative?
Out of the two magnetic materials, 'A' has relative permeability slightly greater than unity while 'B' has less than unity. Identify the nature of the materials 'A' and 'B'. Will their susceptibilities be positive or negative?
A long straight horizontal cable carries a current of 2.5 A in the direction 10° south of west to 10° north of east. The magnetic meridian of the place happens to be 10° west of the geographic meridian. The earth’s magnetic field at the location is 0.33 G, and the angle of dip is zero. Locate the line of neutral points (ignore the thickness of the cable). (At neutral points, magnetic field due to a current-carrying cable is equal and opposite to the horizontal component of earth’s magnetic field.)
A monoenergetic (18 keV) electron beam initially in the horizontal direction is subjected to a horizontal magnetic field of 0.04 G normal to the initial direction. Estimate the up or down deflection of the beam over a distance of 30 cm (me = 9.11 × 10–19 C).
[Note: Data in this exercise are so chosen that the answer will give you an idea of the effect of earth’s magnetic field on the motion of the electron beam from the electron gun to the screen in a TV set.]
[Note: Data in this exercise are so chosen that the answer will give you an idea of the effect of earth’s magnetic field on the motion of the electron beam from the electron gun to the screen in a TV set.]
A telephone cable at a place has four long straight horizontal wires carrying a current of 1.0 A in the same direction east to west. The earth’s magnetic field at the place is 0.39 G, and the angle of dip is 35º. The magnetic declination is nearly zero. What are the resultant magnetic fields at points 4.0 cm below the cable?
Answer the following questions:
- Explain qualitatively on the basis of domain picture the irreversibility in the magnetisation curve of a ferromagnet.
- The hysteresis loop of a soft iron piece has a much smaller area than that of a carbon steel piece. If the material is to go through repeated cycles of magnetisation, which piece will dissipate greater heat energy?
- ‘A system displaying a hysteresis loop such as a ferromagnet, is a device for storing memory?’ Explain the meaning of this statement.
- What kind of ferromagnetic material is used for coating magnetic tapes in a cassette player, or for building ‘memory stores’ in a modern computer?
- A certain region of space is to be shielded from magnetic fields. Suggest a method.
Many of the diagrams given in Fig. 5.7 show magnetic field lines (thick lines in the figure) wrongly. Point out what is wrong with them. Some of them may describe electrostatic field lines correctly. Point out which ones.
The total magnetic flux passing through any closed surface is always ____________
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