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A very long magnet is placed vertically with one pole on the table. A neutral point was found at 20cm from the pole. What is the pole strength if the vertical component of earth's field is 0.4×104Wbm2?

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16Am
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8Am
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4Am
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None of these
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Solution

The correct option is A 16Am
Magnetic field due to pole of strength m at distance d is
B=μ0m4πd2
Vertical component of earth's magnetic field =0.4×104Wbm2
At the neutral point, μ0m4πd2=0.4×104
m=16Am

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