ANALYSIS

1. Are there regions between permanent

magnets where the magnetic field lines
intersect? If yes, where? If no, why?
There are no regions in the magnetic field
where the magnetic field lines intersect.
Simply because, at any point, NET magnetic
force is along the tangent to the field line
passing through the point. Now 'NET'
magnetic force has a unique direction, so only
one line can pass through any given point; an
intersection pair would mean two possible
directions of force, which is impossible.
2. What does the digital balance reading
represent?
What does the number of
magnets represent? What is the relationship
between the two?
The digital balance reading represents the
magnetic force. The number of magnets
represents the magnetic field intensity. The
relationship between them is that, the more
magnets, the greater magnetic force it will
have.

3. What orientation of the magnetic field

gives minimum and maximum magnetic force
respectively?
The magnitude of the magnetic force on a
moving charge is given by Fm = qvBsin,
where q is the charge of the particle, v is the
velocity, B is the magnetic field and is the
angle between v and b. The magnetic force
has a maximum value when = 90 (the
particle moves perpendicularly to the field
lines). The magnetic force has a minimum
value when = 0 (the particle moves
parallel to the field lines).