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Class 12 Physics Chapter 5 Magnetism and Matter

This quiz is designed to help you assess your understanding of the chapter “Magnetism and Matter” and identify areas where improvement is needed. Covering all key topics and subtopics, the quiz ensures a comprehensive review of your knowledge. The questions are thoughtfully crafted to address every aspect of the chapter, giving you a chance to evaluate your grasp on fundamental concepts such as the magnetic properties of materials, magnetic dipoles, and Earth’s magnetic field.

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Category: Domain theory

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

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Category: Classification of materials:

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

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Category: Potential energy of a dipole in a field

3. 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: Bar Magnet as an Equivalent Solenoid

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

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

5. (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: Analogy between a bar magnet and a solenoid

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

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Category: Earth as a magnet

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

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Category: THE BAR MAGNET

8. (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: Diamagnetic Materials

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

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Category: Magnetic behavior and explanation

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

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Category: Ferromagnetic Materials

11. 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: Definition and implications of Gauss’s Law for magnetism

12. (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: Hard and soft ferromagnetic materials

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

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Category: Magnetic intensity (H) and its role

14. (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: Introduction

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

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Category: Similarities between electric and magnetic dipoles

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

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Category: Common observations about magnetism

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

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Category: Paramagnetic Materials

18. 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 electrostatics

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

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Category: Table summarizing magnetic properties

20. 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: B=μ0(H+M)

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

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Category: Electrostatic Analog

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

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Category: MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS

23. 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: Relationships among χ,μr,μ

24. (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: Properties of magnetic field lines

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

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Category: Magnetic field inside a material:

26. (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: Diamagnetism

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

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Category: Paramagnetism

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

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Category: Magnetic Field Lines

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

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Category: Magnetic flux through a closed surface

30. (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: Magnetic Dipole in a Uniform Magnetic Field

31. 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: Behavior of bar magnets

32. 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: Torque on a magnetic dipole

33. (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: Dependence on temperature and field strength

34. 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: Definition of magnetisation (M)

35. (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: Historical background of magnetism

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

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Category: Comparison with electric field lines

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

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Category: Characteristics and examples

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

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Category: Temperature dependence and Curie temperature

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

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Category: Magnetic monopoles and dipoles

40. (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: Behavior in external fields

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

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Category: Axial and equatorial fields of a bar magnet

42. 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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Category: Universal magnetic phenomena

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

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