Magnetic Moments in Materials

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What is the primary reason for the magnetic properties of materials?

  • Alignment of electron spins
  • Circulation of electrons around the nucleus
  • Electron density variation
  • Net effect of dipoles (correct)

What is the unit used to measure the magnetic moment of electrons?

  • Ampere
  • Weber
  • Bohr magneton (correct)
  • Tesla

What happens to the electrons in certain magnetic materials?

  • Their magnetic moments cancel each other out
  • Their magnetic moments of a large proportion of the electrons align (correct)
  • Their orbital axes align
  • Their spin axes align

What is the direction of the force experienced by a magnet in an external field?

<p>Along the field (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the solenoid in the experiment?

<p>To magnetize the ferromagnetic rod (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the classification of magnetic materials based on?

<p>Their magnetic susceptibility (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the amount of force required to remove a material's retentivity?

<p>Coercive force (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of soft magnetic materials that makes them suitable for making electromagnets?

<p>Low energy required to magnetize and demagnetize (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the value of magnetism when the magnetic field is increased until it reaches point A?

<p>It remains constant (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the susceptibility of antiferromagnetic materials beyond the Neel temperature?

<p>It decreases with temperature (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of ferrimagnetic materials?

<p>Antiparallel spin alignment with different magnitude (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of continuously monitoring the magnetic flux released by a ferromagnetic substance as the external magnetizing field is altered?

<p>Hysteresis loop (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of inserting a ferromagnetic substance in a current-carrying coil?

<p>It becomes magnetized (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the advantage of soft magnetic materials in terms of energy loss?

<p>Low hysteresis loss (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the energy loss in electric machines' ferromagnetic cores due to hysteresis?

<p>Hysteresis loss (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of the hysteresis loop of soft magnetic materials?

<p>Small and narrow (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the point at which the magnetic field value diminishes, and the substance or material retains some magnetic retentivity?

<p>Point where B and H are both zero (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of an external field on ferrimagnetic materials?

<p>It produces a large magnetization (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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