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Q.What is magnetic flux and how is it measured ?

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Magnetic flux is the measure of the number of magnetic field lines passing through a given area, ϕB=BAcos⁡θ\phi_B = BA\cos\theta; it is measured in practice via the emf it induces when it changes, using instruments like a search coil connected to a ballistic galvanometer or a flux meter.

Definition: The magnetic flux through a small planar area element dA⃗d\vec{A} in a magnetic field B⃗\vec{B} is dϕB=B⃗⋅dA⃗d\phi_B = \vec{B}\cdot d\vec{A}. For a flat surface of area AA in a uniform field BB, making angle θ\theta with the area's normal:

ϕB=B⃗⋅A⃗=BAcos⁡θ\phi_B = \vec{B}\cdot\vec{A} = BA\cos\theta

Its SI unit is the weber (Wb), equal to T⋅m2\text{T·m}^2.

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