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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - Magnetism and matter
  • JEE Mains 2022
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At a certain place the angle of dip is \(30^{\circ}\) and the horizontal component of earth's magnetic field is \(0.5 G\). The earth's total magnetic field (in \(G\) ), at that certain place, is ................

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(A) \(\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\)

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\(B _{ H }= B \cos \theta\)

\(\therefore B =\frac{ B _{ H }}{\cos \theta}=\frac{0.5 G }{\cos 30^{\circ}} \Rightarrow \frac{ G }{\sqrt{3}}\)

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