Ch-23 Magnetism and Matter

Practice Sheet 01

Q1. A magnetized steel wire 31.4 cm long Q6. The net magnetic flux through any
has a pole strength of 0.2 Am. It is bent in closed surface, kept in a magnetic field is
the form of a semicircle. Calculate the
(a) Zero
magnetic moment of the steel wire.
µ0
(b)
4π
(c) 4πµ0
Q2. Two small magnets are placed
4 µ0
horizontally, perpendicular to the magnetic (d)
meridian. Their north poles are at 30 cm π
east and 20 cm west from a compass
needle. If the compass needle remains Q7. Point out the correct direction of
undeflected, compare the magnetic magnetic field in the given figures.
moments of the magnets.

(a)

Q3. Calculate the magnitude of the torque

required to hold a bar magnet of magnetic
moment 200 𝐴𝐴𝑚𝑚2 along a direction making (b)
an angle of 30° with the direction of a
uniform magnetic field of 0.36 G.

Q4. Calculate the work done in rotating a

magnet of magnetic moment 3.0 𝐽𝐽 𝑇𝑇 −1 (c)
through an angle of 60° from its position
along a magnetic field of strength 0.34 ×
10−4 𝑇𝑇.
(d)

Q5. A bar magnet placed in a uniform

magnetic field of strength 0.3 𝑇𝑇 with its axis
at 30° to the field, experiences a torque of
0.06 𝑁𝑁𝑁𝑁. What is the magnetic moment of
the bar magnet?
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Q8. If the angle of dip at two places are 30º
and 45º respectively, then the ratio of
horizontal component of earth’s magnetic
field at two places assuming magnitude of
total magnetic field of earth is same, will be:
Q12. A dip circle shows an apparent dip of
45º at a place where the true dip is 30º. If
the dip circle is rotated through 90º, what
apparent dip will it show?

(a) 3: 2 Q13. Two tangent galvanometers A and B

are identical except in their number of
(b) 1 : 2
turns. They are connected in series. On
(c) 1 : 3 passing a current through them, deflections
(d) 1 : 2 of 60º and 30º are produced. The ratio of
the number of turns in A and B is

(a) 1:3
(b) 3:1
Q9. A magnetic needle, pivoted about the
(c) 1:2
horizontal axis, and free to move in the
(d) 2:1
magnetic meridian, is observed to point
along the (a) vertical direction at a place A;
(b) horizontal direction at a place B. Give
the value of the angle of dip at these two Q14. Vibration magnetometer is used for
places. comparing

(a) Magnetic fields

(b) Earth’s field
(c) Magnetic moment
Q10. At magnetic poles of earth, angle of (d) All of these
dip is

(a) Zero Q15. A solenoid of 500 turns/m is carrying

(b) 45º a current of 3 A. Its core is made of iron
(c) 90º which has a relative permeability of 5000.
(d) 180º Determine the magnitudes of the magnetic
intensity, magnetisation and the magnetic
field inside the core.

Q11. At a place, if the earth’s horizontal

and vertical components of magnetic fields Q16. The absolute magnetic permeability
are equal, then the angle of dip will be is measured to be 0.12 𝑇𝑇 𝐴𝐴−1 𝑚𝑚. Find its
relative permeability and susceptibility.
(a) 30º
(b) 90º
(c) 45º Q17. A magnetizing field of 1500 A/m
(d) 0º
produces a magnetic flux of 2.4 × 10−5 𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊
in a bar of iron of cross-section 0.5 𝑐𝑐𝑚𝑚2 .
Calculate permeability and susceptibility of
iron bar used.
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Q18. The universal property of all Q21. The SI unit of magnetic permeability
substances is is

(a) Diamagnetism (a) 𝐴𝐴𝑚𝑚−1

(b) Ferromagnetism (b) 𝐴𝐴 − 𝑚𝑚

(c) Paramagnetism (c) 𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻 𝑚𝑚−1

(d) All of these (d) no unit, it is a dimensionless
number

Q19. The figure illustrate how 𝐵𝐵, the flux

density inside a sample of unmagnetized Q22. The given figure represents a
ferromagnetic material varies with 𝐵𝐵, the material which is
magnetic flux density in which the sample
is kept. For the sample to be suitable for
making a paramagnetic magnet.

(a) Paramagnetic

(b) Diamagnetic

(c) Ferromagnetic
(a) 𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂 should be large, 𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂 should be (d) None of these
small

(b) 𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂 and 𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂 should both be large

(c) 𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂 should be small and 𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂 should

be large

(d) 𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂 and 𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂 should be both small

Q20. Which of the following is most

suitable for the core of electro-magnets

(a) Soft iron

(b) Steel

(c) Copper nickel alloy

(d) Air
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ANSWERS
1. 0.04 𝐴𝐴𝑚𝑚2 15. 1500 𝐴𝐴𝑚𝑚−1 ;

7.5 × 106 𝐴𝐴𝑚𝑚−1 ; 9.4 T

2. 8:27

16. 9.55 × 104 ; 9.55 × 104

3. 3.6 × 10−3 𝑁𝑁𝑁𝑁

𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇
17. 3.2 × 10−4 𝐴𝐴
; 254

4. 5.1 × 10−5 𝐽𝐽
18. a

5. 0.4 𝐴𝐴𝑚𝑚2
19. b

6. a
20. a

7. d
21. c

8. a
22. b

9. (a) Angle of dip at A is

90º

(b) Angle of dip at B is 0º

10. c

11. c

12. 35°

13. b

14. d