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⚛️ Physics  ·  Magnetism and Matter  ·  NEET & JEE

The magnetic moment of a flat current-carrying coil of N turns, current I, and area A is:

Answer: NIA.

  • A NIA
  • B NI/A
  • C IA/N
  • D N/(IA)

Correct answer: A. NIA

Explanation: Magnetic moment m = NIA, directed normal to the coil plane.

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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