If the bar magnet in exercise 5.13 is turned around by 180º,
If the bar magnet in exercise 5.13 is turned around by 180º, where will the new null points be located?
The magnetic field on the axis of the magnet at a distance $d_{1}=14 \mathrm{~cm}$, can be written as:
$B_{1}=\frac{\mu_{0} 2 M}{4 \pi\left(d_{1}\right)^{3}}=H$ ...(i)
Where,
M = Magnetic moment
$\mu_{0}=$ Permeability of free space
H = Horizontal component of the magnetic field at d1
If the bar magnet is turned through 180°, then the neutral point will lie on the equatorial line.
Hence, the magnetic field at a distance d2, on the equatorial line of the magnet can be written as:
$B_{2}=\frac{\mu_{0} M}{4 \pi\left(d_{2}\right)^{3}}=H$ ..(ii)
Equating equations (1) and (2), we get:
$\frac{2}{\left(d_{1}\right)^{3}}=\frac{1}{\left(d_{2}\right)^{3}}$
$\left(\frac{d_{2}}{d_{1}}\right)^{3}=\frac{1}{2}$
$\therefore d_{2}=d_{1} \times\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{\frac{1}{3}}$
$=14 \times 0.794=11.1 \mathrm{~cm}$
The new null points will be located 11.1 cm on the normal bisector.