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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Magnetic Properties of Matter

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 0.3G. Then the magnitude of the earth's magnetic field at the location is

  1. A 35G
  2. B 3G
  3. C 203G
  4. D 23G
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(A) 35G

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Horizontal component magnetic field at a point where dip angle is δ is given by, BH=Bcosδ⇒B=BHcosδ=0.3×23=35 G
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