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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Permanent Magnets

Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2] · Physics · Permanent Magnets

A tangent galvanometer is directly connected to an ideal battery....

A tangent galvanometer is directly connected to an ideal battery. If the coil's number of turns is doubled, the deflection will

Options

  1. Aeither increase or decrease
  2. Bremain unchanged
  3. Cdecrease
  4. Dincrease

Correct answer

B. remain unchanged

Step-by-step solution

The magnetic field at the center of the coil of a tangent galvanometer is given by B=μ0NI2rB = \dfrac{\mu_0 N I}{2r}.

The current through the coil is I=VRI = \dfrac{V}{R}, where VV is the voltage of the ideal battery and RR is the resistance of the coil.

The resistance of the coil is proportional to the total length of the wire, which is proportional to the number of turns NN (assuming the radius rr of the coil is constant). Let R=cNR = c N, where cc is a constant.

Substituting II in the expression for BB, we get:

B=μ0N2r(VcN)=μ0V2rcB = \dfrac{\mu_0 N}{2r} \left( \dfrac{V}{c N} \right) = \dfrac{\mu_0 V}{2 r c}

This shows that the magnetic field BB is independent of the number of turns NN.

The deflection θ\theta in a tangent galvanometer is given by B=BHtan⁡θB = B_H \tan \theta, where BHB_H is the horizontal component of the Earth's magnetic field.

Since BB remains unchanged, the deflection θ\theta will also remain unchanged.
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