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What is pole strength of a bar magnet ? Show the magnetic dipole moment in terms of pole strength.
Solution
The strength of magnetic pole is called pole strength.
Magnetic dipole moment per unit length of magnet is called pole strength of magnet.
Charge $q$ is like that in equations of static electricity, likewise pole strength is in magnetism.
Pole strength is denoted by $q_{m}$ or $P$.
Pole strength depend on the type of material of magnet, its magnetization position and area of cross section $(A)$ of magnet.
It is a scalar quantity.
The unit of pole strength is ampere meter $(Am)$.
If the length of bar magnet is $(2l)$ and pole strength $q_{m}$ then magnetic dipole moment, $\vec{m}=q_{m}(\overrightarrow{2 l})$
The direction of $\vec{m}$ is from $\mathrm{S}$ to $\mathrm{N}$.
From this equation unit of $m$ is $\mathrm{Am}^{2}$.
$\therefore q_{m}=\frac{\overrightarrow{\mathrm{F}_{m}}}{\overrightarrow{\mathrm{B}}} \quad \therefore q_{m}=\mathrm{F}_{m}[\because \mathrm{B}=1 \mathrm{~T}]$
and $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{F}_{m}}=\left(q_{m}\right)(\overrightarrow{\mathrm{B}})$
(This equation is similar to static electricity as per $\vec{F}=q(\vec{E})$ ).