12th Class Physics Magnetism

  • question_answer 11)
    At a certain location in Africa, a compass points west of the geographic north. The north tip of the magnetic needle of a dip circle placed in the plane of magnetic meridian points above the horizontal. The horizontal component of the earth's field is measured to be 0.16 G. Specify the direction and magnitude of the earth's field at the location.  

    Answer:

    Using we get                                 Direction of B is west of geographic meridian making upward angle of with horizontal.  


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