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JOHN’S SCHOOL, JODHPUR

CLASS-XII; PHYSICS

CHAPTER:5 Magnetism
Q 1 Two magnetic poles, one of which is four times stronger than the other ,exert a force of 5gf
on each other when placed at a distance of 10cm ,find the strength of the pole?

Q 2 A magnetic dipole of length 10cm has a pole strength of 20 Am .find the magnetic moment
of the dipole ?

Q 3 A bar magnet of magnetic moment of 5Am 2 has a poles of 20cm apart .calculate the pole
strength .

Q 4 What is the magnitude of the equatorial and axial fields due to a bar magnet of length 5cm
at a distance of 50cm from the midpoint ? the magnetic moment of the bar magnet is 0.40Am2.

Q 5 A bar magnet of length 10cm has a pole strength of 10Am .calculate the magnetic field at a
distance of 0.2m from its centre at a point on its (i)axial line and (ii)equatorial line

Q 6 Two identical magnetic dipoles of magnetic moment 1.0Am2 each are placed at a separation
of 2m with their axis perpendicular to each other .what are the resultant magnetic field at a point
mid –way between the dipoles?

Q 7 A magnetized needle of magnetic moment 4.8*10-2JT-1is placed at 30˚ with the direction of
uniform magnetic field of magnitude 3*10-2T.what is torque acting on the needle ?

Q 8 A short bar magnet placed with its axis at 30˚ to a uniform magnetic field of 0.2T
experiences a torque of 0.06Nm.(i)Calculate the magnetic moment of the magnet (ii)find out
what orientations of the magnet corresponds to its stable equilibrium in the magnetic field .

Q 9 A planner loop of irregular shape encloses an area of 7.5*10-4m2 and carries a current of
12A.The sense of flow of current appears to be clockwise to an observer .what is the magnitude
and direction of the magnetic moment vector associated with the current loop?

Q 10 An electron in an atom revolves around the nucleus in an orbit of radius 0.5A˚.Calculate

the equivalent moment if the frequency of revolution of the electron is 1010MHz.

Q 11An electron moves around the nucleus in a hydrogen atom of radius 0.51A˚,with a velocity
of 2*106ms-1.Calculate the following :

(i) The equivalent current due to orbital motion of electron

 (ii) The magnetic field produced at the centre of the nucleus
(iii) The magnetic moment associated with the electron

Q 12 A current of 7A is flowing in a plane circular coil radius 1.0cm having 100 turns .the coil
placed in a uniform magnetic fields of 0.2Wbm -2. If the coil is free to rotate ,what orientations
would corresponds to its(i) stable equilibrium (ii)unstable equilibrium ? calculate the potential
energy of the coil in these cases ?

Q 13 In a magnetic meridian of a certain places ,the horizontal component of the earth’s

magnetic field is 0.25G and dip angel is 60˚.what is the magnetic field of the earth in this
location ?

Q 14 The horizontal and vertical components of the earth’s fields at a place are 0.22 Gauss and
0.38Gauss respectively .calculate the angel of dip and resultant intensity of the earth’s field?

Q 15If the horizontal component of earth’s magnetic fields at a place where the dip angle is 60˚
is 0.4*10-4T , calculate the vertical component and resultant magnetic field at that place .

Q 16 The earth magnetic field at the equator is approximately 0.4G. Estimate the earth’s dipole
moment .radius of the earth =6400Km

Q 17 Obtain the earth’s magnetization .assume that the earth ‘s field can be approximated by a
giant bar magnet of magnetic moment 8.0*1022Am-2.the earth’s radius is 6400km

Q 18 A magnetizing field of 1500A/m produces a magnetic flux of 2.4*10-5weber in a bar of iron

of cross section 0.5cm2.calculate permeability and susceptibility of the iron bar used ?

Q 19 A solenoid of 500 turns /meter is carrying a current of 3A.its core is made of iron which
has a relative permeability of 5000.Determine the magnitudes of the magnetic
intensity ,magnetization and the magnetic field inside the core ?