JEE Main & Advanced Physics Magnetism Question Bank Earth's Magnetism

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    At a certain place the angle of dip is 30° and the horizontal component of earth's magnetic field is 0.50 Oersted. The earth's total magnetic field is                                   [CPMT 1990]

    A)            \[\sqrt{3}\]                           

    B)            \[1\]

    C)            \[\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\]        

    D)            \[\frac{1}{2}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               \[{{B}_{H}}=B\cos \varphi ;\ \therefore B=\frac{{{B}_{H}}}{\cos \varphi }=\frac{0.5}{\cos {{30}^{o}}}=\frac{0.5}{\sqrt{3}/2}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\]


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