A bar magnet of length and magnetic dipole moment is bent in the form of an arc as shown in the figure. The new magnetic dipole moment will be:
Original Magnetic Moment: The magnetic dipole moment () is defined as the product of the pole strength () and the magnetic length ().
Bent Magnet Geometry: When the magnet is bent into an arc of radius subtending an angle (in radians) at the center, the length of the arc remains equal to the original length .
New Magnetic Moment (): The new magnetic moment is the product of the pole strength () and the straight-line distance (chord) between the two poles. The chord length is given by .
Substitution: Substituting :
Finding the Answer: To match the option , we must determine the angle . Comparing terms: If we assume the arc subtends (or radians): Thus, for a arc, the new magnetic moment is .
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