AP EAMCET20224 Jul 2022Evening ShiftPhysicsMagnetic Properties of MatterActual
A magnetic needle free to rotate in a vertical plane parallel to the magnetic meridian has its north tip pointing down at 30 ° with the horizontal. The horizontal component of the earth's magnetic field at the place is 0 . 3 G . Then the magnitude of the earth's magnetic field at the location is
Options
- A3 5 G
- B3 G
- C20 3 G
- D2 3 G
Correct answer
A. 3 5 G
Step-by-step solution
Horizontal component magnetic field at a point where dip angle is δ is given by, B H = B cos δ ⇒ B = B H cos δ = 0 . 3 × 2 3 = 3 5   G