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    1) The document discusses the theory behind the tangent galvanometer, which is an instrument used to measure small electric currents. 2) When a current is passed through the circular coil of the galvanometer, it produces a magnetic field perpendicular to the plane of the coil. This field interacts with the horizontal component of the Earth's magnetic field. 3) By measuring the angle of deflection of the magnetic needle according to the tangent law of magnetism, the document explains how the reduction factor of the galvanometer and the horizontal intensity of the Earth's magnetic field can be determined.

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    1) The document discusses the theory behind the tangent galvanometer, which is an instrument used to measure small electric currents. 2) When a current is passed through the circular coil of the galvanometer, it produces a magnetic field perpendicular to the plane of the coil. This field interacts with the horizontal component of the Earth's magnetic field. 3) By measuring the angle of deflection of the magnetic needle according to the tangent law of magnetism, the document explains how the reduction factor of the galvanometer and the horizontal intensity of the Earth's magnetic field can be determined.

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    1) The document discusses the theory behind the tangent galvanometer, which is an instrument used to measure small electric currents. 2) When a current is passed through the circular coil of the galvanometer, it produces a magnetic field perpendicular to the plane of the coil. This field interacts with the horizontal component of the Earth's magnetic field. 3) By measuring the angle of deflection of the magnetic needle according to the tangent law of magnetism, the document explains how the reduction factor of the galvanometer and the horizontal intensity of the Earth's magnetic field can be determined.

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    Aim:
    1. To determine the reduction factor of the given tangent galvanometer (K). 2. To find out the horizontal component of earths magnetic field (Bh ).

    Apparatus:
    Tangent galvanometer (TG), commutator (C), rheostat (R), battery (E), ammeter (A), key (K) etc

    Principle:
    When a bar magnet is suspended in two Magnetic fields B and Bh , it comes to rest making an angle with the direction of Bh .

    figure(1)

    figure(2)

    From figure (1) B=Bh tan. This is known as tangent law of magnetism.

    Theory:
    Tangent galvanometer is an early measuring instrument for small electric currents. It consists of a coil of insulated copper wire wound ..... on a circular nonmagnetic frame. Its working is based on the principle of the tangent law of magnetism. When a current is passed through the circular coil, a magnetic field (B) is produced at the center of the coil in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the coil. The TG is arranged in such a way that the horizontal component of earths magnetic field (Bh ) is in the direction of the plane of the coil. The magnetic needle is then under the action of two mutually perpendicular fields. If is the deflection of the needle, then according to tangent law, .....

    Let I is the current passing through the coil of radius a with n turns, then the field generated by the current carrying circular coil is,

    Equating (1) and (2), we get,

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    The left hand side of equation (4) is a constant and is called the reduction factor (K) of the given tangent galvanometer.

    Now from equation (3) & (5), the horizontal intensity of earths magnetic field Bh is

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