Practice question
Question
A bar magnet with \( m = 1.2 \, \text{A m}^2 \) produces a field at \( 0.3 \, \text{m} \) on its
equatorial line. What is \( B \)? (Take \( \mu_0 = 4\pi \times 10^{-7} \, \text{T m A}^{-1} \)).
Explanation
**Field due to bar magnet** on axial line is B_axial = (μ₀/4π)·2m/r³, equatorial B_eq = (μ₀/4π)·m/r³, where μ₀/4π = 10⁻⁷ T·m/A, m magnetic moment (A·m²), r distance (m). Axial field twice equatorial at same distance and parallel to moment, equatorial opposite to moment direction. B = (μ₀/4π) (m/r³) . Given: m = 1.2 A m² , r = 0.3 m , (μ₀/4π) = 10⁻⁷ . B = 10⁻⁷ × (1.2/(0.3)³) = 10⁻⁷ × (1.2/0.027) ≈ 4.44 × 10⁻⁶ T . Substituting values gives 4.44 × 10⁻⁶ T, which matches expected magnitude for this magnetic configuration, confirming dipole field dependence on m/r³ and torque relation τ = m B sinθ.
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