Magnetism: Fundamental Quantities of Magnetism

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Magnetism

Magnetism is the force that causes a magnet attract or repel a magnetic material.

Fundamental Quantities of Magnetism

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.

Figure: Magnetic field and magnetic field lines


Magnetic Flux
Magnetic flux is the number of magnetic lines of force passing normally through any surface
placed in a magnetic field. Magnetic flux can be denoted as Φ.

Figure: Magnetic flux


Magnetic Flux density or Magnetic induction or Magnetic Field
The amount of magnetic flux passing through a unit area is called magnetic flux density or
magnetic induction.

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 field Intensity


The ratio between the magnetic field and magnetic permeability at any point is known as
magnetic intensity. It can be expressed as.

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

Magnetic flux density Wb/m2 or Tesla


Magnetic Induction
Magnetic Field

Magnetic field Intensity Am-1

Magnetic Permeability Wb A-1 m-1 or Hm-1

Magnetic dipole moment m Am2


Magnetization Am-1

Magnetic susceptibility No unit

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)

(b) Magnetic Permeability,

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

Types of Magnetic Materials


1) Diamagnetic Materials
2) Paramagnetic Materials
3) Ferromagnetic Materials

Differences between Diamagnetic, Paramagnetic and Ferromagnetic materials


Diamagnetic materials Paramagnetic materials Ferromagnetic materials
Weakly repelled by a magnet. Weakly attracted by a Strongly attracted by a
magnet. magnet.
There is no permanent It has permanent magnetic It also have permanent
magnetic dipole moment dipole moment magnetic dipole moment
There is no Curie temperature There is no Curie temperature There is a Curie temperature
Magnetic permeability µ<1 Magnetic permeability µ>1 Magnetic permeability µ>>1
Magnetic susceptibility χ< 0 Magnetic susceptibility χ> 0 Magnetic susceptibility χ>> 0

Magnetic susceptibility not


depends on temperature.
Diamond, Gold Platinum, Lithium. Iron, Nickel, Cobalt

Curie temperature
Curie temperature is the temperature at which the ferromagnetic material loses its property and
becomes paramagnetic.

Magnetic Hysteresis Loop

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.

 This property of ferrromagnetic materials is useful as a magnetic "memory". Some


compositions of ferromagnetic materials will retain an imposed magnetization
indefinitely and are useful as "permanent magnets". The magnetic memory aspects
of iron and chromium oxides make them useful in audio tape recording and for the
magnetic storage of data on computer disks.

Facts from Hysteresis Loop

1. Saturation Magnetization: It is the maximum magnetization that can be induced by an


external magnetic field within a material.
2. Remanent Magnetization: Remanent magnetization is the magnetization left behind in
a ferromagnetic material (such as iron) after an external magnetic field is removed
3. Retentivity: It is the ability of ferromagnetic material to remain its magnetism, even
when the magnetizing field is removed from the system.
4. Coercive Force: The amount of reverse magnetic field which must be applied to a
magnetic material to make the magnetic flux return to zero. It is that value of magnetic
field (H) which is required to reduce the residual magnetic flux density (B) of the
ferromagnetic material to zero.
5. Coercivity: A measure of the reverse field needed to drive the magnetization to zero after
being saturated.

Importance of Hysteresis loops:


Hysteresis loops are important in the construction of several electrical devices that are subject to
rapid magnetism reversals or require memory storage. Soft magnetic materials (i.e. those with
smaller and narrower hysteresis areas) and their rapid magnetism reversals are useful in electrical
machinery that require minimal energy dissipation. Transformers and cores found in electric
motors benefit from these types of materials as there is less energy wasted in the form of
heat. Hard magnetic materials (i.e. loops with larger areas) have much higher retentivity and
coercivity. This results in higher remnant magnetization useful in permanent magnets where
demagnetization is difficult to achieve. Hard magnetic materials are also useful in
memory devices such as audio recording, computer disk drives, and credit cards. The high
coercivity found in these materials ensure that memory is not easily erased.
Soft and Hard magnetic material
Soft magnetic materials Hard magnetic materials
They can be easily magnetized They cannot be easily magnetized
Hysteresis loop area is small. Hysteresis loop area is large.
They have low remanent magnetization They have high remanent magnetization
They have low coercivity They have high coercivity
Susceptibility and permeability values are Susceptibility and permeability values are low
high
Uses: Transformer, motors, generators, Uses: Permanent magnet, speakers,
recording media. microphones, etc.

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