MHT CET Physics question

Not in JEE Advanced syllabus

A magnetic needle is kept in a non-uniform magnetic field. It experiences

(A)A force and a torqueCorrect
(B)A force but not a torque
(C)A torque but not a force
(D)Neither a force nor a torque

Answer: (A)

Solution

The two poles of the needle feel unequal forces in a non-uniform field, so there is a net force, and the forces act at different points and are not collinear in

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Question ID VK-078330