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Q.A bar magnet can be treated as an equivalent current carrying solenoid. Explain.

(2) OR Distinguish between the magnetic properties of a dia-, para- and ferromagnetic substances in terms of :
(i) susceptibility,
(ii) magnetic permeability. (1+1)
West Bengal WbchseWest Bengal HS (WBCHSE) Board 2023Subjective· 2mImportance★★★★★
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Ampere hypothesised that all magnetism originates from circulating currents; a bar magnet's external field pattern matches that of a finite current-carrying solenoid of the same dimensions.

Ampere proposed that every magnetic phenomenon can ultimately be explained in terms of circulating electric currents, rather than any fundamental "magnetic charge." In a bar magnet, each atom behaves as a tiny current loop (due to electron orbital and spin motion), and these microscopic current loops align and add up to give a net circulating surface current around the length of the magnet — exactly analogous to a solenoid, where a current flowing through tightly wound circular turns produces a magnetic field.

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