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A compass needle oscillates times per minute at a place where the dip is and the magnetic field is . The same needle oscillates 30 times per minute at a place where the dip is and magnetic field is . Then is
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The frequency of oscillations of a magnetic needle in earth’s magnetic field is given as , where, horizontal component of earth’s magnetic field , is the magnetic moment of the magnetic needle and is moment of inertia of the magnetic needle about the axis about which it oscillates. Here, is angle of dip.
As the same magnetic needle is used, so the value of magnetic moment and the moment of inertia will remain the same at the two places.
Now, .
Then the ratio,
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