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NEET · Physics · STD 12 - 4. Moving charges and magnetism

A 2 amp current is flowing through two different small circular copper coils having radii ratio \(1: 2\). The ratio of their respective magnetic moments will be

  1. A \(1:4\)
  2. B \(1:2\)
  3. C \(2:1\)
  4. D \(4:1\)
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(A) \(1:4\)

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Magnetic moment \(M = I ( A )\)
\(M=I\left(\pi r^2\right) \)
\( \frac{M_1}{M_2}=\frac{I \pi r_1^2}{I \pi r_2^2}=\left(\frac{r_1}{r_2}\right)^2=\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^2 \)
\( \frac{M_1}{M_2}=\frac{1}{4}\)