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The Magnetic Moment of One of the Halves of a Bar Magnet is

By Team Aakash Byju's | 6th November 2022

Halved

Doubled

Tripled

Zero

Your options are

A

B

D

C

Detailed Explanation

The correct answer is  A. Halved.

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Let M be the magnetic moment of a bar magnet.  It is defined as  M = length of the magnet x dipole strength.

Suppose the bar magnet is cut into two equal parts along its length, then Length of one of the parts = half the length of the bar magnet

Therefore, the magnetic moment of one of the parts of the cut magnet is

m(1 or 2) = 1

2

(length of the magnet)

×

(dipole strength)

The previous equation is as same as m(1 or 2) =     M. This explains that the magnetic moment of one of the parts is also halved.

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