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Three identical bars A, B and C are made of different magnetic materials. When kept in a uniform magnetic field, the field lines around them look as follows:




Make the correspondence of these bars with their material being diamagnetic ( $\mathrm{D})$, ferromagnetic (F) and paramagnetic $(\mathrm{P})$ :
PhysicsMagnetic Properties of MatterJEE MainJEE Main 2014 (11 Apr Online)
Options:
  • A
    $\mathrm{A} \leftrightarrow \mathrm{D}, \mathrm{B} \leftrightarrow \mathrm{P}, \mathrm{C} \leftrightarrow \mathrm{F}$
  • B
    $\mathrm{A} \leftrightarrow \mathrm{F}, \mathrm{B} \leftrightarrow \mathrm{D}, \mathrm{C} \leftrightarrow \mathrm{P}$
  • C
    $\mathrm{A} \leftrightarrow \mathrm{P}, \mathrm{B} \leftrightarrow \mathrm{F}, \mathrm{C} \leftrightarrow \mathrm{D}$
  • D
    $\mathrm{A} \leftrightarrow \mathrm{F}, \mathrm{B} \leftrightarrow \mathrm{P}, \mathrm{C} \leftrightarrow \mathrm{D}$
Solution:
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The correct answer is:
$\mathrm{A} \leftrightarrow \mathrm{F}, \mathrm{B} \leftrightarrow \mathrm{D}, \mathrm{C} \leftrightarrow \mathrm{P}$
Diamagnetic materials are repelled in an external magnetic field.
Bar $B$ represents diamagnetic materials.

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