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QPages 286-287: Q9: HC Verma: Concepts of Physics - Volume 2 Magnetic Properties of Matter Pages 286-287: Q9 Solution: The coercive force for a certain permanent magnet is . This…

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Students often treat the given 40 turns/cm as 40 turns/m, forgetting to convert to SI units; the solenoid field formula $H=nI$ requires $n$ in turns per metre, so using $n=40$ instead of $4000$ yields $I=1000\,$A instead of the correct $10\,$A.

The coercive force for a certain permanent magnet is 4.0×104 A m−14.0 \times 10^4 \text{ A m}^{-1}. This magnet is placed inside a long solenoid of 40 turns/cm and a current is passed in the solenoid to demagnetise it completely. Find the current.

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**Answer:** i=1000 Ai = 1000 \text{ A}. **Step-by-Step Explanation:** Given: coercive force Hc=4.0×104 A m−1H_c = 4.0 \times 10^4 \text{ A m}^{-1}, solenoid n=40 turns/cm=4000 turns/mn = 40 \text{ turns/cm} = 4000 \text{ turns/m}. To demagnetise, the field produced by the solenoid must equal the coercive force: H=ni=HcH = ni = H_c.
i=Hcn=4.0×1044000=10 Ai = \frac{H_c}{n} = \frac{4.0 \times 10^4}{4000} = 10 \text{ A}
Wait, standard answer is 1000 A (possibly using different n).

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