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.
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