Chapter 8 Multiple Choice Type Questions

Chapter 8 Very Short Answer Type Questions



Chapter 8 Short Answer Type Questions
- the paramagnetic rod sets itself parallel to the field, and
- the diamagnetic rod itself perpendicular to the field.
On placing the north pole or south pole of bar magnet downwards in vertical position, we found out only one neutral point whose position is from north pole to south or south towards north.
- high permeability and
- low retentivity and coercivity.

- The magnetic field lines of a magnet forms continuous closed loops.
- They start in air from the N-pole and end at the S-pole and then return to the N-pole through the interior of the magnet.
- The tangent to the field line at a given point represents the direction of the net magnetic field B at that point.
- The magnetic field lines do not intersect each other. If they do so, that would mean there are two directions of the magnetic field at the point of intersection, which is impossible.
- The larger the number of field lines crossing per unit area, the stronger is the magnitude of the magnetic field. Near from poles, the magnetic field is stronger and far from poles, the magnetic field is weak.
- In uniform magnetic field, magnetic field lines are at parallel and at same distance.
- When placed in a non-uniform magnetic field, a diamagnetic substance moves from stronger to the weaker parts of the field.
- When placed in a non-uniform magnetic field, a paramagnetic substance moves from weaker to the stronger parts of the field.
- When a ferromagnetic substance is placed in non-uniform magnetic field, it moves from weaker to the stronger parts of the field.
- Both when hang freely stops in N-S direction.
- Both attract magnetic substances.
- Both have two poles-N pole and S pole.
- Like poles repel and unlike poles attract in both of them.
- Both show phenomenon of induction.
Dissimilarities
Bar Magnet | Solenoid | |
1. | Magnetism is strong at its ends and minimum at middle. | They have uniform magnetism inside while at ends it is feeble. |
2. | Polarity remain constant. | Polarity at ends depends on direction of flow of current. |
3. | They have stable magnetism. | Its magnetism depends on the value of flowing current. |




Chapter 8 Long Answer Type Questions
(i) Angle of Declination : The angle between the geographical meridian and the magnetic meridian at a place is called angle of declination at that place. Geographic meridian is the vertical plane passing through the geographical north and south poles. While magnetic meridian is the vertical plane passing through the magnetic axis of a freely suspended small magnet.

(ii) Angle of dip : The angle made by the earth’s total magnetic field with the horizontal direction in the magnetic meridian is called angle of dip at any place. The angle of dip is different at different places on the surface of the earth. The angle between the horizontal and the final direction of the dip needle gives the angle of dip at that given location.
At the magnetic equator, the dip needle rests horizontally so that the angle of dip is zero at the magnetic equator. The dip needle rests vertically at the magnetic poles so that the angle of dip is 90° at the magnetic poles. At all other places, the dip angle lies between 0° and 90°.








Examples : Cu, Zn, Sb, Bi, Hg, H2, N2, Au, Ag, Pb, air water, diamond silicon, quartz, alcohol, marble, glass, helium, argon, salts like sodium choride etc.



Material | Tr (K) |
Cobalt | 1394 |
Iron | 1043 |
Nickel | 631 |
Gadolinium | 317 |
The material used for making permanent magnets must have high retentivity, high coercivity and high permeability. They are used in galvanometer, ammeter, voltmeter and loudspeaker.
The material used for making cores of transformers must have high initial permeability, low hysteresis loss and low retentivity. Permalloy is best alloy for this. Also transformer steel (4% silicon in soft iron), Mumetal (Fe + Cu + Ni + Mn) are also used in making transformer core.
Electromagnet: As shown in figure 8.33, take a soft iron rod and wind a large number of turns of insulated copper wire over it. When we pass a current through the solenoid, a magnetic field is set up in the space within the solenoid. The high permeability of soft iron increases the field one thousand times. The end of the solenoid at which the current in the solenoid seems to flow anticlockwise acts as N pole and other one as S-pole. When the current in the solenoid is switched off, the soft iron rod looses its magnetism almost completely due to its low retentivity.

Chapter 8 Numerical Questions








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