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A bar magnet has a coercivity of 4×103Am1. It is placed inside a solenoid of length 12 cm having 60 turns in order to demagnetize it, the amount of current that should be passed through the solenoid is:

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16 A
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8A
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4 A
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2 A
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Solution

The correct option is B 8A

Given: H=4×103 Am1

L=12 cm

N=60

Bar magnet requires a magnetic intensity (H=4×103 Am1) to become demagnetized.

Let n be the number of turns per unit length.

n=NL=600.12=500 turns/metre

Now, H=nI

I=Hn=4×103500=8 A


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