A bar magnet has a magnetic moment of one joule per tesla. We need an external torque of 3 Nm to hold a bar magnet that makes 300 with the field. Find the work required to turn it by further 900.

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2023-02-01

A bar magnet has a magnetic moment of one joule per tesla. We need an external torque of 3 Nm to hold a bar magnet that makes 30 degrees with the field. Find the work required to turn it by further 90 degrees.
A) 6.3 J
B) 8.1 J
C) 4.9 J
D) 19.5 J

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mystarynighthb5

mystarynighthb5

Beginner2023-02-02Added 4 answers

The correct ANSWER is B. 8.1 J
(τ| = (M×B| = MBsinθ
= M B sin 30 = M B 2 = 3
W e x t = U f U i = M B cos θ f + M B cos θ i = 6 ( cos 30 cos 120 ) = 3 ( 1 + 3 ) = 3 ( 2.7 ) = 8.1 J

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