(a)Write the expression for the equivalent magnetic moment of a planer current loop of area A, having N turns and carrying a current i. Use the expression to find the magnetic dipole moment of a revolving electron.
(b)A circular loop of radius r, having N turns and carrying current I, is kept in the XY plane. It is then subjected to a uniform magnetic field
. Obtain expression for the magnetic potential energy of the coil-magnetic field system.
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(a) A long solenoid with air core has n turns per unit length and carries a current I. Using Ampere’s circuital law, derive an expression for the magnetic field B at an interior point on its axis. Write an expression for magnetic intensity H in the interior of the solenoid.
(b) A (small) bar of material, having magnetic susceptibility χ, is now put along the axis and near the centre, of the solenoid which is carrying a d.c. current through its coils. After some time, the bar is taken out and suspended freely with an unspun thread. Will the bar orient itself in magnetic meridian if (i) χ < 0 (ii) χ ˃ 1000?
Justify your answer in each case.
a) The required expression is,
M = n I A,
Where m is the magnetic dipole moment, n is the no. of turns, I is the current and A is the cross-section area of the loop.
the magnetic dipole moment of a revolving electron is found as,

The electron of charge (–e) (e = + 1.6 × 10-19 C) performs uniform circular motion around a stationary heavy nucleus of charge +Ze. This constitutes a current I, where
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and T is the time period of revolution. Let r be the orbitalradius of the electron, and v the orbital speed. Then,
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Which gives,
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So the magnetic dipole moment can be written as,
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We can also write,
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Where me is the mass of the electron and l is angular momentums so,
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b) The magnetic dipole moment of the loop is given as,
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(± is used the direction of current is not given whether it is clockwise or anti-clockwise)
So, the magnetic potential energy is given as,
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Substituting the values,
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E=±Nπr2 IBz
Conclusion: -
The magnetic potential energy of the system is E = N
r2IBz
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a) A long wire wound in a close-packed helical structure carrying a current ‘I’ is called a solenoid. For practical applications, the length of the solenoid is taken much greater than its diameter. The magnetic field in the interior space of the solenoid can be found as the vector summation of all vector fields produced by the different individual turns which constitute the overall structure of the solenoid.

Magnetic field B is nearly uniform and parallel to the axis of the solenoid at interior points near its center and external field near the center is very small.
To find the net magnetic field intensity, assume a rectangular Amperian loop abcd. Along cd the field is zero. Alongside crosswise sections bc and ad, the field component is zero. Thus, these two sections make no contribution. Let the field along ab be B. Thus, the appropriate length of the Amperian loop is, L = h.
Let n be the number of turns per unit length, then the total number of turns is nh.
The enclosed current is, Ie = I (n h), where I is the current in the solenoid. From Ampere’s circuital law,
BL = μ0Ie,
B h = μ0(Inh) ,
B = μ0 n I
The direction of the field is given by the right-hand rule.
The magnetic intensity H, inside a solenoid with air inside is given as,

Where,
is the magnetization of the material and for air
is zero, so,
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H=nI
b) i)for
<0, the material is diamagnetic.
The materials which are diamagnetic in nature show weak, negative sensitivity towards magnetic fields. These materials are weakly repelled by magnetic fields and does not preserve the magnetic properties when the external field is removed. The bar will not orient itself in magnetic meridian.
ii)for
>1000, the material is ferromagnetic.
The materials which are ferromagnetic in nature show huge, positive sensitivity towards magnetic fields. These materials are strongly attracted by magnetic fields and preserve the magnetic properties when the external field is removed. Yes the bar will orient itself in magnetic meridian.
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