Gujarati
5.Magnetism and Matter
easy

Vibration magnetometer works on the principle of

A

Torque acting on the bar magnet

B

Force acting on the bar magnet

C

Both the force and the torque acting on the bar magnet

D

None of these

Solution

(a) When the bar magnet in the deflection magnetometer is displaced, a torque acts on it due to the horizontal earth's magnetic filed. So the magnet vibrates and alligns parallel to the earth's magnetic field.

Standard 12
Physics

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