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Class 12 th

Chapter 5: Magnetism and Matter 🧲

1. How will the magnetic field due to a circular loop be affected if the radius of the loop is doubled and
the current flowing through it is halved? (CBSE 2016)

2. What is the magnetic moment of a current loop? What is its S.I. unit? (CBSE 2017)

3. Name the three magnetic elements of the Earth. (CBSE 2018)

4. Why does a paramagnetic sample get weakly magnetized when placed in an external magnetic field?
(CBSE 2019)

5. State Gauss's Law for magnetism. (CBSE 2020)

6. The horizontal component of the Earth's magnetic field at a place is BH and the angle of dip is 60∘.
What is the value of the vertical component of the Earth's magnetic field at this place? (CBSE 2015)

7. A bar magnet is placed in the magnetic meridian with its north pole pointing north. The neutral points
are obtained at a distance d from the center of the magnet. What will be the new position of the
neutral points if the north pole of the magnet points south? (CBSE 2017)

8. Define magnetic susceptibility. For which type of material is it negative? (CBSE 2019)

9. A compass needle free to rotate in a horizontal plane is placed at the center of a circular coil. The coil
has 100 turns and a radius of 10 cm. If the Earth's magnetic field is 0.4×10−4 T and the angle of dip is
zero, what is the current in the coil required to deflect the compass needle through 45∘? (CBSE 2018)

10. A solenoid has a core of a material with relative permeability 400. The windings of the solenoid are
insulated from the core and carry a current of 2 A. If the number of turns is 1000 per metre, calculate
the magnetic intensity inside the solenoid. (CBSE 2020)

2-Mark Questions (Problem Solving)

11. The vertical component of the Earth's magnetic field at a place is 3 times the horizontal
component. What is the value of the angle of dip at this place? (CBSE 2016)

12. A long solenoid has 15 turns per cm. The magnitude of the magnetic field inside the solenoid is
3.0×10−2 T. Find the current flowing in the solenoid. (CBSE 2018)

13. Distinguish between diamagnetic and ferromagnetic substances. Give one example of each. (CBSE
2017)

14. A bar magnet of magnetic moment M is aligned parallel to the direction of a uniform magnetic field B.
What is the work done to turn the magnet to align its magnetic moment (i) anti-parallel to the
magnetic field, and (ii) perpendicular to the magnetic field? (CBSE 2019)

15. A magnet of magnetic moment M is in a uniform magnetic field B. At what angle between M and B is
the potential energy minimum? What is this minimum value? (CBSE 2020)

3-Mark Questions (Derivations/Longer Problems)

16. Derive the expression for the magnetic field at a point on the axial line of a short bar magnet. (CBSE
2017)
 17. A magnetic needle free to rotate in a vertical plane parallel to the magnetic meridian has its north tip
pointing up at 22∘ with the horizontal. The horizontal component of the Earth's magnetic field at the
place is BH=0.35 G. Determine the magnitude of the Earth's magnetic field at the place. (CBSE 2016)

18. Distinguish between the properties of soft iron and steel which make one suitable for making
electromagnets and the other for permanent magnets. (CBSE 2019)

19. Define angle of dip and magnetic declination. A bar magnet is placed in the Earth's magnetic field with
its axis parallel to the direction of the magnetic field. A neutral point is found at a distance r from the
center of the magnet. What is the new distance of the neutral point if the magnet is reversed? (CBSE
2018)

20. A solenoid with 50 turns per cm has a core of a material with relative permeability 500. A current of
2 A flows through the solenoid. Calculate the magnetic field inside the solenoid. (CBSE 2020)

4-Mark Questions (Case Study/Application-Based)

21. A bar magnet has a magnetic moment of 2.5 J/T and is placed in a uniform magnetic field of 0.2 T.
Calculate the work done in deflecting it through 60∘ from its stable equilibrium position. Also, find the
torque acting on it in this position. (CBSE 2017)

22. The magnetic field lines from a bar magnet are shown in the figure below.

Two points A and B are marked on the field lines. (i) Where is the magnetic field stronger, at A or B? Give a
reason. (ii) How will the magnetic moment of the magnet change if it is cut into two equal pieces along its axis?
(iii) What is the torque on the magnet when it is placed in a uniform external magnetic field? (iv) What is the
net force on the magnet in a uniform magnetic field? (CBSE 2018) 23. An iron rod of susceptibility 599 is
subjected to a magnetizing field of 1200 A/m. The permeability of vacuum is 4π×10−7 T m A−1. Find (i) the
magnetic permeability of the rod, and (ii) the magnetic field inside the rod. (CBSE 2019)

5-Mark Questions (Detailed Analysis/Derivations)

24. A short bar magnet of magnetic moment 0.9 J/T is placed in a uniform magnetic field of 0.15 T. Find
the potential energy of the magnet when it is in (a) stable equilibrium, (b) unstable equilibrium, and
 (c) when it makes an angle of 30∘ with the magnetic field. Also, calculate the torque on the magnet in
all three cases. (CBSE 2017)

25. (a) A compass needle, free to turn in a vertical plane, orients itself with the axis vertical at a certain
place on Earth. What is the value of the angle of dip at this place? (b) A magnetic needle, free to
rotate in a horizontal plane, is placed at the center of a circular coil. The coil has N turns and a radius
R. The horizontal component of the Earth's magnetic field at the place is BH. Calculate the current
flowing in the coil required to deflect the compass needle through 45∘. (c) Derive the expression for
the torque on a magnetic dipole in a uniform magnetic field. (CBSE 2020)

JEE/NEET Practice Questions

1. A short bar magnet is placed in a uniform magnetic field of 0.2 T. If the magnet experiences a torque
of 0.05 N m when its axis is at 30∘ to the field, what is the magnetic moment of the magnet? (NEET
2019)

2. The magnetic field of the Earth at a place has a vertical component of 0.3 G and a total intensity of
0.6 G. The angle of dip at that place is: (JEE Main 2018)

3. A compass needle which is allowed to move in a horizontal plane is taken to a geomagnetic pole. It (i)
stays in north-south direction only, (ii) stays in east-west direction only, (iii) becomes rigid, or (iv) can
stay in any position. Explain why. (NEET 2017)

4. The relative permeability of a material is 1.00001. Identify the type of magnetic material. (JEE Main
2016)

5. Two similar poles of two magnets are placed on a table and kept at a distance of 0.5 m from each
other. If the force of repulsion is 10−4 N, what is the pole strength of each pole? (NEET 2015)

6. The work done in turning a magnet of magnetic moment M by 90∘ from the direction of the magnetic
field B is n times the work done in turning it by 60∘. The value of n is: (JEE Main 2019)

7. A bar magnet has a length of 8 cm and a magnetic moment of 0.4 J/T. The strength of the magnetic
field at a distance of 3 cm from the center of the magnet on its broadside-on position is: (NEET 2018)

8. A permanent magnet in the shape of a thin cylinder of length 10 cm has a magnetic moment of
4 A m2. The magnetic intensity on the axis of the magnet at a distance of 10 cm from one end is: (JEE
Main 2017)

9. A wire of length L is bent to form a circular coil of N turns. If a current I is passed through it, the
magnetic moment of the coil is: (NEET 2016)

10. The core of an electromagnet is made of soft iron because soft iron has: (i) high retentivity and low
coercivity, (ii) low retentivity and high coercivity, (iii) low retentivity and low coercivity, (iv) high
retentivity and high coercivity. (JEE Main 2015)