Magnetism: Fundamental Quantities of Magnetism
Magnetism: Fundamental Quantities of Magnetism
Magnetism: Fundamental Quantities of Magnetism
Magnetism is the force that causes a magnet attract or repel a magnetic material.
Magnetic Field
Magnetic field is the area around a magnet where an object influenced by the magnet. Magnetic
Lines of force are imaginary line representing the direction of magnetic field.
Magnetic Induction,
Magnetic Permeability
The ability of the material to conduct magnetic lines of force through it is called the magnetic
permeability of that material. The ratio between magnetic induction and magnetic field intensity
is known as magnetic permeability.
Magnetic moment
The magnetic moment (or magnetic dipole moment) of an object is a measure of the object's
tendency to align with a magnetic field. It can be denoted as ‘m’.
Magnetization
Magnetization can be define as the magnetic moment per unit volume of a magnetic material.
Magnetization is denoted by M.
Magnetic Susceptibility
The magnetic susceptibility of a magnetic material can be defined as the ratio of the
magnetization and the magnetic field intensity.
Basically, it is a quantity which describes the magnetic response of a substance to an applied
magnetic field.
Name Relationship S.I. Unit
Magnetic flux Wb
Problem 1:
If 1.6×103 Am-1 is the intensity of a magnetic field that produced 2.4×10-5 Wb magnetic flux
in an iron rod of area 0.2×10-4 m2. Find the value of magnetic induction and magnetic
permeability.
Solution:
(a) We Know that, Here,
Magnetic Induction, Magnetic field intensity, H = 1.6×103 Am-1
Magnetic flux, ϕ = 2.4×10-5 Wb
Area, A = 0.2×10-4 m2
Or,
B = 1.2 Wb/m2 (or Tesla)
Or,
µ= 7.5 × 10-4 Wb A-1 m-1
Problem 2:
If the length of an iron bar is 0.4m and area is 5×10-4 m2. It induced 24×10-4 Am2 magnetic
dipole moment in a magnetic field of intensity 30 Am-1. Find the value of-
a) Magnetization
b) Magnetic Susceptibility
Curie temperature
Curie temperature is the temperature at which the ferromagnetic material loses its property and
becomes paramagnetic.
When a ferromagnetic material is magnetized in one direction, it will not relax back to
zero magnetization when the imposed magnetizing field is removed. It must be driven
back to zero by a field in the opposite direction. If an alternating magnetic field is
applied to the material, its magnetization will trace out a loop called a hysteresis loop.