Magnetism and Gauss’ law

Magnetism and Gauss’ law: The net magnetic flux (∅B) through any closed surface is always zero.   This law states that the number of magnetic field lines living any closed surface is always equal to the number of magnetic field lines entering it. Let a closed surface S is held in a uniform magnetic field […]

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The Electrostatic Analog

The Electrostatic Analog: The magnetic dipole moment of a bar magnet- M= m(2l), where,  m = strength of the pole and 2l = length of dipole. The magnetic dipole is analogous to an electric dipole consisting of two equal charges of opposite sign(+- q) separated by 2a. Electric dipole moment P=q(2a) The equation for magnetic

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The Magnetic field Lines

The Magnetic field Lines: The magnetic field lines in a magnetic field are those imaginary lines which continuously represented the direction of the magnetic field. Their properties are as follows- 1. The magnetic field lines form a closed loop like electric field lines. 2. The direction of magnetic field lines N to S (for outside)

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The Bar Magnet

The Bar Magnet:  The bar magnet has two poles similar to the positive and negative charges of an electric dipole. One pole is designate as North pole and the other as South pole. When a bar magnet is suspended freely, these poles point approximately towards the geographic North and South poles, respectively.

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