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JEE • PHYSICS • MAGNETISM AND MATTER

Magnetism and matter practice · Mixed difficulty

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Assertion (A): The net magnetic flux coming out of a closed surface is always zero.

Reason (R): Unlike poles of equal strength exist together.
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Correct option: A
If both (A) and (R) are true and the (R) is a correct explanation of the (A)
Option A is correct because both the assertion and reason are true, and the reason correctly explains why the net magnetic flux through a closed surface is always zero.
242 Medium
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The magnetic susceptibility of paramagnetic materials is
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Correct option: D
Positive, but small
Option D (Positive, but small) is correct because paramagnetic materials have a small positive magnetic susceptibility, indicating a weak attraction to magnetic fields.
243 Medium
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A diamagnetic material in a magnetic field moves
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Correct option: A
from stronger to weaker parts of the field
Option A (from stronger to weaker parts of the field) is correct because diamagnetic materials are repelled by magnetic fields and thus move away from stronger field regions.
244 Medium
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A magnet performs 10 oscillations per minute in a horizontal plane at a place where the angle of dip is 45∘^ \circ and the total intensity is 0.707 CGS units. The number of oscillations per minute at a place where dip angle is 60∘^ \circ and total intensity is 0.5 CGS units will be
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Correct option: B
7
Option C (400) is correct because the number of turns in the secondary coil can be calculated using the transformer equation, relating the number of turns to the voltage in the primary and secondary coils.
245 Medium
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At room temperature nickel is ferromagnetic. If temperature is increased above Curie temperature, then it will show
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Correct option: B
Paramagnetism
Option B (Paramagnetism) is correct because above the Curie temperature, ferromagnetic materials become paramagnetic.
246 Medium
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Magnetic susceptibility of diamagnetic materials is of the order of (SI units)
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Correct option: D
−10−5-10^{-5}
Option D (−10−5-10^{-5}) is correct because diamagnetic materials have a small, negative magnetic susceptibility.
247 Medium
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The effect due to uniform magnetic field on a freely suspended magnetic needle is as follows
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Correct option: B
Torque is present but no net force
Option B (Torque is present but no net force) is correct because in a uniform magnetic field, the forces on the north and south poles are equal and opposite, resulting in a torque but no net force.
248 Medium
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The null points are on the axial line of a bar
magnet, when it is placed such that its south
pole points:
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Correct option: C
north
Option C (north) is correct because when the north pole of the bar magnet points geographically north, the null points are on the axial line.
249 Medium
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A steel wire of length 1 has a magnetic moment mm. It is bent into a semicircular arc. What is the new magnetic moment?
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Correct option: A
2mπ\frac{2 m}{\pi}
Option A (2mπ\frac{2 m}{\pi}) is correct because the new magnetic moment is calculated by dividing the original magnetic moment by the original length and multiplying by the new separation between the poles.
250 Medium
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Which of the following materials is paramagnetic at 300 K300 {~K} ?
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Correct option: D
Platinum
Option D (Platinum) is correct because Platinum is known to be paramagnetic at room temperature (300 K).
251 Medium
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Choose the correct option
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Correct option: B
True dip is less than apparent dip.
Option B (True dip is less than apparent dip) is correct because the apparent dip is the angle in a plane not aligned with the magnetic meridian, and is always greater than or equal to the true dip.
252 Medium
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Assertion (A): Magnetic poles are only mathematical assumptions having no real existence.

Reason (R): A charged particle is moved along a magnetic field line. The magnetic force on the particle is perpendicular to its velocity.
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Correct option: C
If (A) is true but the (R) is false
Option C (If (A) is true but the (R) is false) is correct because magnetic poles are mathematical constructs, but the force on a charged particle moving along a magnetic field line is zero, not perpendicular.
253 Medium
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Assertion: Ferromagnetic substance exhibits spontaneous magnetisation.
Reason: In the absence of external magnetic field, atomic dipoles of each domain are aligned in particular direction.
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Correct option: A
If both Assertion & Reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion
Option A (If both Assertion & Reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion) is correct because ferromagnetic materials exhibit spontaneous magnetization due to aligned atomic dipoles within domains, even without an external field.
254 Medium
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A magnet performs 10 oscillations per minute in a horizontal plane at a place where the angle o dip is 45∘45^\circ and the total intensity is 0.707 units. The number of oscillations per minute at a place where dip angle is 60∘60^\circ and total intensity is 0.5 CGS units will be
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Correct option: B
7
Option B (7) is correct because the number of oscillations depends on the horizontal component of the Earth's magnetic field, which is related to the total intensity and the angle of dip.
255 Medium
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A magnet performs 10 oscillations per minute in a horizontal plane at a place where the angle of dip is 45∘^ \circ and the total intensity is 0.707 CGS units. The number of oscillations per minute at a place where dip angle is 60∘^ \circ and total intensity is 0.5 CGS units will be
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Correct option: B
7
Option C (400) is correct because the number of turns in the secondary coil can be calculated using the transformer equation, relating the number of turns to the voltage in the primary and secondary coils.
256 Medium
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The true value of angle of dip at a place is 60∘60^\circ, the apparent dip in a plane inclined at an angle of 30∘30^\circ with magnetic meridian is
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Correct option: B
tan⁡−1(2){\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( 2 \right)
Option B (tan⁡−1(2){\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( 2 \right)) is correct because it is calculated using the formula relating apparent and true angles of dip.
257 Medium
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A rod of ferromagnetic material with dimensions 10  cm×0.5  cm×0.2  cm10\mathrm{\;cm} \times 0.5\mathrm{\;cm} \times 0.2\mathrm{\;cm} is placed in a magnetic field of strength 0.5×104A−m−10.5 \times {10^4}\mathrm{A} - {\mathrm{m}^{ - 1}} as a result of which of which a magnetic moment of 0.5 A−m−2\mathrm{A} - {\mathrm{m}^{ - 2}} is produced in rod. The value of magnetic induction will be
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Correct option: B
6.28 T
Option B (6.28 T) is correct because it correctly calculates the magnetic induction using the given magnetic field strength and magnetic moment.
258 Medium
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A sphere of gold when brought towards a
powerful magnet experiences
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Correct option: D
repulsive force
Option D (repulsive force) is correct because gold is a diamagnetic material, which is repelled by strong magnetic fields.
259 Medium
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The materials suitable for making electromagnets should have
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Correct option: B
low retentivity and low coercivity
Option B (low retentivity and low coercivity) is correct because electromagnets need to be easily magnetized and demagnetized, which requires low retentivity and coercivity.
260 Medium
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A thin light weight rod of diamagnetic substance such as silver is suspended in uniform external magnetic field. It will align itself with its length
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Correct option: C
perpendicular to magnetic field
The correct answer is C (perpendicular to magnetic field) because diamagnetic substances tend to align themselves perpendicular to the magnetic field.
261 Medium
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The coil in a tangent galvanometer is 16 cm in radius. If a current of 20 mA is to produce a deflection of 45∘45^\circ then the number of turns wound on it, is (Take horizontal component of earth’s magnetic field=0.36×10−4  T  and  μ0=4π×10−7  Wb  A−1  m−1= 0.36 \times {10^{ - 4}}\mathrm{\;T\;and\;}{\mathrm{\mu }_0} = 4\pi \times {10^{ - 7}}\;\mathrm{Wb\;}{\mathrm{A}^{ - 1}}\mathrm{\;}{\mathrm{m}^{ - 1}}
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Correct option: B
458
Option B (458) is correct because the number of turns is calculated using the tangent galvanometer formula, relating current, radius, magnetic field, and deflection angle.
262 Medium
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A bar magnet of magnetic moment 2.5 Am22.5\,\mathrm{Am}^2 is free to rotate about a vertical axis through its centre. The magnet is released from rest from the east-west direction. Find the kinetic energy of the magnet as it aligns itself in the north-south direction. The horizontal component of earth's magnetic field is 0.3 G0.3\,\mathrm{G}.
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Correct option: A
75μJ75 \mu \mathrm{J}
Option A (75μJ75 \mu \mathrm{J}) is correct because the kinetic energy equals the loss in potential energy as the magnet aligns.
263 Medium
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The strength of earth's magnetic field on the earth's surface is of the order
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Correct option: A
10−5 T10^{-5} \mathrm{~T}
Option A (10−5 T10^{-5} \mathrm{~T}) is correct because the Earth's magnetic field strength on the surface is approximately on the order of 10−510^{-5} Tesla.
264 Medium
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At a certain place, the angle of dip is 30∘^ \circ and the horizontal component of earth’s magnetic field is 0.50 oersted. The earth’s total magnetic filed (in oersted) is
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Correct option: C
13\frac{1}{{\sqrt 3 }}
Option C (13\frac{1}{{\sqrt 3 }}) is correct because the earth's total magnetic field is related to the horizontal component and the angle of dip by the formula B=BHcos⁡δB = \frac{B_H}{\cos \delta}.
265 Medium
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A magnet is suspended in the magnetic meridian with an untwisted wire. The upper end of wire is rotated through 181∘181^{\circ} to deflect magnet by 37∘37^{\circ} from magnetic meridian. Now this magnet is replaced by another magnet and upper end of wire has to be rotated by 273∘273^{\circ} to deflect magnet by 53∘53^{\circ} from magnetic meridian. The ratio of magnetic moment of the two magnets respectively is
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Correct option: B
4855\frac{48}{55}
Option B (48/55) is correct because it is the ratio of magnetic moments calculated using the torsion constant and deflection angles.
266 Medium
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For a paramagnetic material, the dependence of the magnetic susceptibility XX on the absolute temperature is given as
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Correct option: C
X∝1/TX \propto 1/T
Option C (X∝1/TX \propto 1/T) is correct because the magnetic susceptibility of a paramagnetic material is inversely proportional to the absolute temperature, as described by Curie's Law.
267 Medium
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For a diamagnetic material:
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Correct option: C
μr<1,χ<0\mu_r < 1, \chi < 0
Option C (μr<1,χ<0\mu_r < 1, \chi < 0) is correct because diamagnetic materials have a relative permeability less than 1 and a negative magnetic susceptibility.
268 Medium
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The susceptibility and permeability of a perfectly diamagnetic substance is
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Correct option: C
-1 and 0
Option C (-1 and 0) is correct because perfectly diamagnetic substances have a susceptibility of -1 and a relative permeability of 0.
269 Medium
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For which among the following house
appliances, magnet is an essential part?
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Correct option: D
All of the above
Option D (All of the above) is correct because magnets are essential components in the motors of calling bells, fans, and washing machines.
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The magnet can be completely demagnetized by
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Correct option: D
A reverse field of appropriate strength
Option D (A reverse field of appropriate strength) is correct because applying a reverse magnetic field of the correct magnitude can disrupt the alignment of magnetic domains, leading to demagnetization.
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