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The vertical component of earth's magnetic field is zero at or The earth's magnetic field always has a vertical component except at the

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Magnetic poles

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Geographical poles

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Every place

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Magnetic equator

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Solution

The correct option is D Magnetic equator
At magnetic equator, the angle of dip is $0^{\circ}$ . Hence the vertical component $V = I s i n ϕ = 0$

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