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Magnetic Materials
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11. Magnetic Materials — worked examples
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Solved Examples
Worked · 4
- Solved Ex.11.1A bar magnet of moment of inertia of 500 g cm makes 10 oscillations per minute in a horizontal plane. What is its magnetic moment, if the horizontal component of earth's magnetic field is 0.36 gauss?
- Solved Ex.11.2Calculate the gyromagnetic ratio of electron (given C, kg).
- Solved Ex.11.2bThe region inside a current carrying toroid winding is filled with Aluminium having susceptibility . What is the percentage increase in the magnetic field in the presence of Aluminium over that without it?
- Solved Ex.11.3A domain in ferromagnetic iron is in the form of cube of side 1 m. Estimate the number of iron atoms in the domain, maximum possible dipole moment and magnetisation of the domain. The molecular mass of iron is 55 g/mole and density is 7.9 g/cm. Assume that each iron atom has a dipole moment of Am.
Exercises
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Choose the correct option
Practice · 5
- Choose the correct option.Ex Q.1 (i)Intensity of magnetic field of the earth at the point inside a hollow iron box is
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- Ex Q.1 (ii)Soft iron is used to make the core of transformer because of its
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- Ex Q.1 (iii)Which of the following statements is correct for diamagnetic materials?
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- Ex Q.1 (iv)A rectangular magnet suspended freely has a period of oscillation equal to . Now it is broken into two equal halves (each having half of the original length) and one piece is made to oscillate freely. Its period of oscillation is , the ratio of is
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- Ex Q.1 (v)A magnetising field of 360 Am produces a magnetic flux density T in a ferromagnetic material. What is its permeability in Tm A?
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Answer in brief
Practice · 7
- Answer in brief.Ex Q.2 (i)Which property of soft iron makes it useful for preparing electromagnet?
- Ex Q.2 (ii)What happens to a ferromagnetic material when its temperature increases above curie temperature?
- Ex Q.2 (iii)What should be retentivity and coercivity of permanent magnet?
- Ex Q.2 (iv)Discuss the Curie law for paramagnetic material.
- Ex Q.2 (v)Obtain and expression for orbital magnetic moment of an electron rotating about the nucleus in an atom.
- Ex Q.2 (vi)What does the hysteresis loop represents?
- Ex Q.2 (vii)Explain one application of electromagnet.
Solve the following
Practice · 9
- Ex Q.3When a plate of magnetic material of size 10 cm 0.5 cm 0.2 cm (length, breadth and thickness respectively) is located in magnetising field of Am then a magnetic moment of 0.5 Am is induced in it. Find out magnetic induction in plate.
- Ex Q.4A rod of magnetic material of cross section 0.25 cm is located in 4000 Am magnetising field. Magnetic flux passing through the rod is Wb. Find out (a) relative permeability (b) magnetic susceptibility and (c) magnetisation of the rod.
- Ex Q.5The work done for rotating a magnet with magnetic dipole moment , through from its magnetic meridian is times the work done to rotate it through . Find the value of .
- Ex Q.6An electron in an atom is revolving round the nucleus in a circular orbit of radius m, with a speed of ms. Find the resultant orbital magnetic moment and angular momentum of electron. (charge on electron C, mass of electron kg.)
- Ex Q.7A paramagnetic gas has atoms/m with atomic magnetic dipole moment of A m each. The gas is at C. (a) Find the maximum magnetization intensity of this sample. (b) If the gas in this problem is kept in a uniform magnetic field of 3 T, is it possible to achieve saturation magnetization? Why? JK (Hint: Find the ratio of Thermal energy of atom of a gas and maximum potential energy of the atom and draw your conclusion)
- Ex Q.8A magnetic needle placed in uniform magnetic field has magnetic moment of A m, and moment of inertia of kg m. It performs 10 complete oscillations in 6 s. What is the magnitude of the magnetic field?
- Ex Q.9A short bar magnet is placed in an external magnetic field of 700 gauss. When its axis makes an angle of with the external magnetic field, it experiences a torque of 0.014 Nm. Find the magnetic moment of the magnet, and the work done in moving it from its most stable to most unstable position.
- Ex Q.10A magnetic needle is suspended freely so that it can rotate freely in the magnetic meridian. In order to keep it in the horizontal position, a weight of 0.1 g is kept on one end of the needle. If the pole strength of this needle is 20 Am, find the value of the vertical component of the earth's magnetic field. m s
- Ex Q.11The susceptibility of a paramagnetic material is at C. At what temperature its susceptibility be ?
What the board has asked from this chapter
Questions per paper · 16 papers · 2016 to 2026
2016: 2 questions per paper. 2017: 1 questions per paper. 2018: 1 questions per paper. 2019: 2 questions per paper. 2020: 1 questions per paper. 2022: 1 questions per paper. 2023: 2 questions per paper. 2024: 1.3 questions per paper. 2025: 2.3 questions per paper. 2026: 2.5 questions per paper
June 2026
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- Q. 13The susceptibility of magnetic material is at 27°C. At what temperature its susceptibility will be ?Magnetization and Magnetic Intensity
- Q. 20Obtain an expression for orbital magnetic moment of an electron revolving around the nucleus of an atom.Origin of Magnetism in Materials
February 2026
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- Q. 1(ix)A bar magnet of magnetic moment has a cross-sectional area of . If the intensity of magnetisation of magnet is A/m, the length of the bar magnet is _____.
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Magnetization and Magnetic Intensity - Answer the following questions :Q. 2(iv)Which property of bar magnet is used in navigation?Permanent Magnets, Electromagnets and Magnetic Shielding
- Q. 18Define magnetization. State its S.I. unit and dimensions. What is the relation between permeability and magnetic susceptibility?Magnetization and Magnetic Intensity
June 2025
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- Q. 1(v)The gyromagnetic ratio of electron is _______.
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Origin of Magnetism in Materials - Answer the following questions :Q. 2(ii)What happens to the ferromagnetic substance when it is heated above Curie temperature?Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism and Ferromagnetism
- Q. 2(vi)What is magnetization?Magnetization and Magnetic Intensity
- Q. 8Distinguish between diamagnetic and paramagnetic substances.Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism and Ferromagnetism
February 2025
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- Answer the following questions :Q. 2(v)What is value of B called, when H = 0 is in the hysteresis loop?Hysteresis
- Q. 27What is Ferromagnetism? Explain it on the basis of domain theory.Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism and Ferromagnetism
- Q. 15Obtain an expression for the period of a bar magnet vibrating in a uniform magnetic field, performing S.H.M.Torque on a Magnetic Dipole
July 2024
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- Q. 13A bar magnet of moment of inertia of oscillates with a time period of 3.142 seconds in a horizontal plane. What is its magnetic moment if the horizontal component of earth's magnetic field is T ?Torque on a Magnetic Dipole
- Q. 18What is Curie temperature? Distinguish between diamagnetic and paramagnetic substances.Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism and Ferromagnetism
February 2024
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- Q. 5Define magnetization. State its SI unit and dimensions.Magnetization and Magnetic Intensity
- Q. 23A current carrying toroid winding is internally filled with lithium having susceptibility . What is the percentage increase in the magnetic field in the presence of lithium over that without it?Magnetization and Magnetic Intensity
February 2023
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- Q. 17Define and state unit and dimensions of : (i) Magnetization (ii) Magnetic susceptibilityMagnetization and Magnetic Intensity
- Q. 1(viii)Soft iron is used to make the core of transformer because of its _______.
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Hysteresis - Answer the following questions:Q. 2(viii)Write the mathematical formula for Bohr magneton for an electron revolving in orbit.Origin of Magnetism in Materials
- Q. 10A bar magnet of mass 120 g in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped, has dimensions mm, mm and mm, with its dimension 'h' vertical, the magnet performs angular oscillations in the plane of the magnetic field with period seconds. If the magnetic moment is , determine the influencing magnetic field.Torque on a Magnetic Dipole
March 2022
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- Q. 16What is magnetization, magnetic intensity and magnetic susceptibility?Magnetization and Magnetic Intensity
February 2020
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- Q. 31Derive an expression for magnitude of magnetic dipole moment of a revolving electron.Origin of Magnetism in Materials
March 2019
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- Q. 10The susceptibility of magnetism at 300 K is . What will be its susceptibility at 200 K?Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism and Ferromagnetism
- Q. 6What happens to a ferromagnetic substance heated above Curie temperature?Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism and Ferromagnetism
March 2018
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- Q. 6(iv)Define magnetization. Write its SI unit and dimensions.Magnetization and Magnetic Intensity
March 2017
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- Q. 5(iii)If a watch-glass containing a small quantity of water is placed on two dissimilar magnetic poles, then water _______.
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Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism and Ferromagnetism
March 2016
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- Q. 5(vi)The susceptibility of magnesium at 200 K is . At what temperature will the susceptibility decrease by ?Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism and Ferromagnetism
- Q. 5(iii)Distinguish between 'paramagnetic' and 'ferromagnetic' substances.Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism and Ferromagnetism
The 10 board questions to practise first
The questions the board asked again come first, most asked first. Each one says how often and when.
Question 1
Asked 4 times: Mar 2018, Feb 2023, Feb 2024, Feb 2026
Q. 18Define magnetization. State its S.I. unit and dimensions. What is the relation between permeability and magnetic susceptibility?Question 2
Asked 2 times: Feb 2020, Jun 2026
Q. 20Obtain an expression for orbital magnetic moment of an electron revolving around the nucleus of an atom.Question 3
Asked 2 times: Mar 2019, Jun 2025
Answer the following questions :Q. 2(ii)What happens to the ferromagnetic substance when it is heated above Curie temperature?Question 4
Asked 2 times: Jul 2024, Jun 2025
Q. 8Distinguish between diamagnetic and paramagnetic substances.Question 5
This type asked 3 times: Mar 2016, Mar 2019, Jun 2026. This one: Jun 2026
Q. 13The susceptibility of magnetic material is at 27°C. At what temperature its susceptibility will be ?Question 6
This type asked 3 times: Feb 2023, Jul 2024, Feb 2025. This one: Jul 2024
Q. 13A bar magnet of moment of inertia of oscillates with a time period of 3.142 seconds in a horizontal plane. What is its magnetic moment if the horizontal component of earth's magnetic field is T ?Question 7
This type asked 2 times: Mar 2022, Jun 2025. This one: Jun 2025
Answer the following questions :Q. 2(vi)What is magnetization?Question 8
This type asked 2 times: Feb 2023, Jun 2025. This one: Jun 2025
Q. 1(v)The gyromagnetic ratio of electron is _______.Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 9
Asked once: Mar 2019 (same type asked 3 times)
Q. 10The susceptibility of magnetism at 300 K is . What will be its susceptibility at 200 K?Question 10
Asked once: Feb 2023 (same type asked 3 times)
Q. 10A bar magnet of mass 120 g in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped, has dimensions mm, mm and mm, with its dimension 'h' vertical, the magnet performs angular oscillations in the plane of the magnetic field with period seconds. If the magnetic moment is , determine the influencing magnetic field.