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In MRI machines, strong magnetic fields are used. A proton's Larmor frequency in 3 T field:

Answer: 127.7 MHz.

  • A 12.77 MHz
  • B 63.87 MHz
  • C 127.7 MHz
  • D 637 MHz

Correct answer: C. 127.7 MHz

Explanation: Larmor frequency f = gamma x B/(2pi) where gamma_H = 2.675 x 10<sup>8</sup> rad/(T s). f = 2.675x10<sup>8</sup> x 3/(2pi) = 127.7 MHz.

Magnetic field lines of a bar magnet, emerging from the north pole and curving round to enter the south pole outside the magnet

Magnetic field of a bar magnet: field lines emerge from the north pole and re-enter at the south pole outside the magnet, forming continuous closed loops. Image: Geek3, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Concept context

Bar magnets, Earth's magnetism, and how different materials respond to an external magnetic field - diamagnetic, paramagnetic, and ferromagnetic behaviour.

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