AIIMS2009PhysicsMagnetic Properties of Matter
Assertion : Magnetic susceptibillity is a pure number. Reason : The value of magnetic susceptibility for vacuum is one.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
C. If assertion is true but reason is false
Step-by-step solution
Magnetic susceptibility ( _ m ) is defined as the ratio of the intensity (I) of magnetisation to the magnetic intensity (H) of the magnetising field, that is _m= I H It is a pure number, because I and H have the same unit. Its value for vacuum is zero as there can be no magnetisation in vacuum.