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A short bar magnet of magnetic moment is placed in a uniform magnetic field of . If the bar is free to rotate in the plane of the field, What is the potential energy of the magnet in unstable position?
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For the unstable equilibrium, the angle between the magnetic moment and magnetic field is 180o. ( In this position it will be in a direction to magnetic field thus no torque will act on it.)
The potential energy of the magnet
Thus, for the unstable equilibrium, the potential energy is .
The potential energy of the magnet
Thus, for the unstable equilibrium, the potential energy is .
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