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A bar magnet of magnetic moment 1.5 JT^(-1) lies aligned with the direction of a uniform magnetic field of 0.22 T. (a) What is the amount of work required by an external torque to turn the magnet so as to align its magnetic moment: (i) normal to the field direction (ii) opposite to the field direction? (b) What is the torque on the magnet in cases (i) and (ii)?

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Solution :(a) (i) Required amount of work done,
`W= mB ( cos theta_(1)- cos theta_(2) )`
`= (1.5 ) (0.22) ( cos 0^(@) -cos 90^(@) )`
`=(1.5)(0.22) (1-0)`
`=0.33` J
(ii) In this case,
`W= mB ( cos theta_(1)- cos theta_(2))`
`THEREFORE W= (1.5) ( 0.22)( cos0^(@) - cos180^(@) )`
`therefore= (1.5) (0.22) (1- ( -1) )`
`therefore W= (1.5) (0.22) (2)`
`therefore W= 0.66` J
(B) (i) Torque exerted,
`tau = m B sin theta`
`therefore tau = (1.5) (0.22) sin 90^@`
`therefore tau= (1.5) (0.22) (1)`
`therefore tau = 0.33` Nm
(ii) In this case,
`tau= m B sin theta`
`therefore tau= (1.5) (0.22) (0)`
`therefore tau=0`


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