JEE Main & Advanced Physics Magnetism Question Bank Critical Thinking

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    A magnet is suspended in the magnetic meridian with an untwisted wire. The upper end of wire is rotated through 180o to deflect the magnet by 30o from magnetic meridian. When this magnet is replaced by another magnet, the upper end of wire is rotated through 270o to deflect the magnet 30o from magnetic meridian. The ratio of magnetic moments of magnets is

    A)            1 : 5                                          

    B)            1 : 8

    C)            5 : 8                                          

    D)            8 : 5

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                       Let M1 and M2 be the magnetic moments of magnets and H the horizontal component of earth?s field. We have \[\tau =MH\sin \theta \]. If f is the twist of wire, then \[\tau =C\varphi ,\]C being restoring couple per unit twist of wire                    \[\Rightarrow \ C\varphi =MH\sin \theta \]                    Here \[{{\varphi }_{1}}=({{180}^{o}}-{{30}^{o}})={{150}^{o}}\]\[=150\times \frac{\pi }{180}\]rad \[{{\varphi }_{2}}=({{270}^{o}}-{{30}^{o}})={{240}^{o}}\]\[=240\times \frac{\pi }{180}\]rad                    So,\[C{{\varphi }_{1}}={{M}_{1}}H\sin \theta \](For deflection \[\theta ={{30}^{o}}\]of I magnet)                    \[C{{\varphi }_{2}}={{M}_{2}}H\sin \theta \] (For deflection \[\theta ={{30}^{o}}\]of II magnet)                    Dividing \[\frac{{{\varphi }_{1}}}{{{\varphi }_{2}}}=\frac{{{M}_{1}}}{{{M}_{2}}}\]                    \[\Rightarrow \frac{{{M}_{1}}}{{{M}_{2}}}=\frac{{{\varphi }_{1}}}{{{\varphi }_{2}}}=\frac{150\times \left( \frac{\pi }{180} \right)}{240\times \left( \frac{\pi }{180} \right)}=\frac{15}{24}=\frac{5}{8}\]            \[\Rightarrow {{M}_{1}}:{{M}_{2}}=5:8\]


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