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MHT CET · Physics · Magnetic Effects of Current

A metal wire is of length \(l\) has magnetic moment \(M\). What is the new magnetic moment if it is bent in L-shape?

  1. A \(\frac{M}{2}\)
  2. B \(2 M\)
  3. C \(M\)
  4. D \(\frac{M}{\sqrt{2}}\)
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(D) \(\frac{M}{\sqrt{2}}\)

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Magnetic wire of length \(l\) has magnetic moment \(M\), therefore
\(M=m l\)
where, \(\mathrm{m}\) is the strength of each monopole.
If it is bent into \(l\) shape the effective separation between the monopoles changes to \(\frac{l}{\sqrt{2}}\).
Therefore, new magnetic moment is:
\(M^{\prime}=m\left(\frac{l}{\sqrt{2}}\right)=\frac{M}{\sqrt{2}}\)