JEE Main & Advanced Physics Magnetism Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Magnetism and Matter

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    A steel wire of length \[\ell \] has a magnetic moment M. It is bent in L-shape. The new magnetic moment is

    A) M        

    B) \[\frac{M}{\sqrt{2}}\]

    C) \[\frac{M}{2}\] 

    D) \[2M\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    [b] Magnetic moment, \[M=m\ell \] \[\frac{M}{\ell }=m\], where m is the polestrength. Therefore distance between poles \[=\sqrt{{{(\ell /2)}^{2}}+{{(\ell /2)}^{2}}}=\frac{\ell }{2}\] So,  \[M'=\frac{m\ell }{\sqrt{2}}=\frac{M}{\sqrt{2}}\]


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