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Class 12 Physics Chapter 5 Magnetism and Matter

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Category: Universal magnetic phenomena

1. Which of the following statements correctly describes paramagnetic materials in terms of magnetic susceptibility?

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Category: Similarities between electric and magnetic dipoles

2. What is the expression for the equatorial field of a magnetic dipole?

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Category: Magnetic flux through a closed surface

3. (A) Magnetic field lines between two magnetic poles are perfectly straight.
(R) Some fringing of the field lines is inevitable due to the nature of magnetic dipoles.

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Category: Table summarizing magnetic properties

4. What is the magnetic field B in a material if $\mu_0 = 4\pi \times 10^{-7} \, \text{T}\cdot\text{m/A}$, the magnetic intensity $H = 200\, \text{A/m}$, and the magnetization $M = 150\, \text{A/m}$?

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Category: Magnetic field inside a material:

5. (A) A material with a relative permeability $\mu_r = 2$ and magnetic intensity $H = 500 \, \text{A/m}$ has a magnetic field $B = 1.26 \times 10^{-3} \, \text{T}$.
(R) $B = \mu_r \mu_0 H = 2 \times 4\pi \times 10^{-7} \times 500 = 1.26 \times 10^{-3} \, \text{T}$.

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Category: Behavior of bar magnets

6. What is the magnetic field at a point along the equatorial line of a bar magnet with magnetic moment m and at a distance r, where $r \gg l$ (length of the magnet)?

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Category: Paramagnetic Materials

7. What happens to the magnetic field lines when a paramagnetic material is placed in an external magnetic field?

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Category: Comparison with electric field lines

8. What does the tangent to a magnetic field line at a given point represent?

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Category: Classification of materials:

9. At high temperatures, what change occurs in a ferromagnetic material?

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Category: Properties of magnetic field lines

10. Why do magnetic field lines never cross each other?

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Category: Paramagnetism

11. In which direction do paramagnetic substances move when placed in a magnetic field?

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Category: Electrostatic Analog

12. What is the expression for the equatorial field of a bar magnet at a distance r?

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Category: Magnetic behavior and explanation

13. What happens to the size of domains in a ferromagnetic material when an external magnetic field is applied?

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Category: MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS

14. Calculate the magnetic field B inside a medium with relative permeability $\mu_r = 5$, when subjected to a magnetic field intensity $H = 1000 \, A/m$. Use $\mu_0 = 4\pi \times 10^{-7} \, T\cdot m/A$.

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Category: Comparison with electrostatics

15. What is the torque on an electric dipole with dipole moment p in a uniform electric field E?

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Category: Domain theory

16. At high temperatures, what do ferromagnetic materials transform into?

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Category: Definition and implications of Gauss’s Law for magnetism

17. (A) The net magnetic flux through a closed surface surrounding an electromagnet with varying current is zero.
(R) According to Gauss’s law for magnetism, the net magnetic flux through any closed surface is always zero.

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Category: Diamagnetic Materials

18. Why is diamagnetism often not observed in everyday materials?

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Category: Analogy between a bar magnet and a solenoid

19. What is the nature of the magnetic field lines for a bar magnet and a solenoid?

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Category: Common observations about magnetism

20. Where does the term “magnet” originate from?

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Category: Potential energy of a dipole in a field

21. If a magnetic dipole of moment m is placed in a uniform magnetic field B, what is the expression for its potential energy?

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Category: Magnetic susceptibility (χ) and relative permeability (μr)

22. (A) Increasing the temperature of a ferromagnetic material reduces its magnetic susceptibility.
(R) Thermal agitation interferes with the alignment of magnetic domains in ferromagnetic materials.

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Category: Characteristics and examples

23. Which of the following statements accurately describes one characteristic of magnetic field lines?

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Category: Torque on a magnetic dipole

24. (A) The torque experienced by a magnetic dipole placed at an angle of $90^\circ$ with respect to the magnetic field decreases if the angle is changed to $60^\circ$.
(R) The potential energy of a magnetic dipole in a magnetic field increases as the angle between the dipole and the field decreases from $90^\circ$ to $60^\circ$.

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Category: Definition of magnetisation (M)

25. (A) If a ferromagnetic material is placed inside a solenoid carrying current, the magnetic field due to the solenoid increases significantly.
(R) The relative magnetic permeability $\mu_r$ of ferromagnetic materials is much greater than 1.

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Category: Earth as a magnet

26. According to Gauss’s law of magnetism, what is the net magnetic flux through a closed surface?

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Category: Behavior in external fields

27. According to Gauss’s law for magnetism, what is the net magnetic flux through any closed surface?

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Category: THE BAR MAGNET

28. (A) A bar magnet in a uniform magnetic field experiences maximum torque when its magnetic moment is perpendicular to the magnetic field.
(R) The potential energy of a bar magnet is minimum when its magnetic moment is parallel to the magnetic field.

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Category: Hard and soft ferromagnetic materials

29. What happens to the domains in a ferromagnetic material when it is placed in an external magnetic field?

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Category: Bar Magnet as an Equivalent Solenoid

30. How do the magnetic field lines behave when emerging from a bar magnet?

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Category: Magnetic Field Lines

31. What instrument is commonly used to determine the direction of magnetic field lines?

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Category: Introduction

32. What is the origin of the word ‘magnet’?

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Category: Magnetic intensity (H) and its role

33. (A) Magnetic susceptibility $\chi$ is given by $\chi = \frac{M}{H}$.
(R) The net magnetic field in a solenoid with material is $B = B_0 + \mu_0 M$, where $B_0$ is the magnetic field due to current in the solenoid.

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Category: Magnetic Dipole in a Uniform Magnetic Field

34. At what angle between the magnetic moment vector and the magnetic field is the potential energy of a dipole minimum if $U_m = -mB\cos\theta$?

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Category: Historical background of magnetism

35. Which of the following is a correct statement about magnetic field lines?

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Category: Relationships among χ,μr,μ

36. (A) Superconductors are considered perfect diamagnets with magnetic permeability $\mu = 0$.
(R) In superconductors, the external magnetic field is completely expelled, resulting in zero internal magnetic fields.

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Category: B=μ0(H+M)

37. How is relative permeability $\mu_r$ related to magnetic susceptibility $\chi$?

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Category: Dependence on temperature and field strength

38. A ferromagnetic material is placed in an external magnetic field with intensity $H = 800 \, \text{A/m}$. The material has a relative permeability $\mu_r = 500$. Determine the magnetization $M$ of the material.

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Category: Magnetic monopoles and dipoles

39. (A) Iron filings around a bar magnet form a pattern showing the magnetic field lines.
(R) The pattern of iron filings depicts continuous closed loops.

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Category: Diamagnetism

40. Why is the diamagnetic effect often not observed in materials?

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Category: Ferromagnetic Materials

41. Which application commonly uses soft ferromagnetic materials due to their property of not retaining magnetization after removal of the magnetic field?

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Category: Temperature dependence and Curie temperature

42. What is typically true about the relative magnetic permeability of a ferromagnetic material?

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Category: Axial and equatorial fields of a bar magnet

43. What is the formula for the axial magnetic field $B_A$ of a bar magnet at a distance r, where $r >> l$?

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