Ferromagnetism in Physics : āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāύāϤ Ferromagnetism
Ferromagnetism in Physics : āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāύāϤ Ferromagnetism
Ferromagnetism is the strong magnetism shown by materials like iron, cobalt, and nickel. In these materials, tiny atomic magnets align in the same direction, producing a strong permanent magnet. Ferromagnetism āĻšā§āĻā§ āϞā§āĻšāĻž (Iron), āĻ’āĻŦāϞā§āĻ (Cobalt) āĻā§°ā§ āύāĻŋāĻā§āϞ (Nickel)ā§° āĻĻā§°ā§ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāϤ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĒā§ā§ąāĻž āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻāϤā§āĻŦāĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāϏāĻŽā§āĻšāϤ āĻ āĻŖā§āϏāĻŽā§āĻš āĻāĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļāϤ āϏāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Examples / āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ : i. Iron (āϞā§āĻšāĻž) ii. Cobalt (āĻ’āĻŦāϞā§āĻ) iii. Nickel (āύāĻŋāĻā§āϞ)
- Ferromagnetic materials can become permanent magnets. (Ferromagnetic āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ āĻš’āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤)
- These materials are strongly attracted by magnets. (āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāϏāĻŽā§āĻš āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžā§°āĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§°ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)
Science Behind Permanent Magnets (āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāύ)
Inside ferromagnetic materials, groups of atoms called magnetic domains point in the same direction. This alignment creates a strong magnetic field. Ferromagnetic āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āĻāĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ magnetic domains āύāĻžāĻŽā§° āĻ āĻŖā§āϏāĻŽā§āĻš āĻāĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļāϤ āϏāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āϏāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§° āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
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MCQ
1. Ferromagnetism is found in —. Ferromagnetism — āϤ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
(a) Wood | (b) Plastic | (c) Iron | (d) Glass
Ans: (c) Iron
Explanation: Iron is a ferromagnetic material. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϞā§āĻšāĻž āĻāĻāĻž ferromagnetic āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĨ¤
2. Which of the following is a ferromagnetic material ? āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ ferromagnetic āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨ ?
(a) Copper | (b) Nickel | (c) Aluminium | (d) Silver
Ans: (b) Nickel
Explanation: Nickel shows strong magnetic properties. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Nickel-āĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āĻŖ āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
3. Ferromagnetic substances are strongly attracted by —
Ferromagnetic āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāϏāĻŽā§āĻš āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻžā§ąā§ — āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžā§°āĻž āĻāĻā§°ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
(a) water | (b) heat | (c) magnets | (d) light
Ans: (c) magnets
Explanation: Ferromagnetic materials are strongly attracted by magnets. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Ferromagnetic āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžā§°āĻž āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§°ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
4. Which of the following can become a permanent magnet ? āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ āĻš’āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§ ?
(a) Iron | (b) Paper | (c) Rubber | (d) Wood
Ans: (a) Iron
Explanation: Iron can retain magnetism for a long time. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϞā§āĻšāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻšā§ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϧ⧰āĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻāϤā§āĻŦ āϧ⧰āĻŋ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤
5. Ferromagnetism occurs due to alignment of —. — ā§° āϏāĻā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ ferromagnetism āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
(a) molecules | (b) domains | (c) liquids | (d) electrons only
Ans: (b) domains
Explanation: Magnetic domains align in one direction to produce strong magnetism. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Magnetic domains āĻāĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļāϤ āϏāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻĢāϞāϤ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻāϤā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
6. Which metal is NOT ferromagnetic ? āĻā§āύ āϧāĻžāϤ⧠ferromagnetic āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Iron | (b) Cobalt | (c) Nickel | (d) Copper
Ans: (d) Copper
Explanation: Copper does not show ferromagnetism. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Copper-āĻ ferromagnetism āύā§āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
7. Ferromagnetism is related to —. Ferromagnetism — ā§° āϏā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
(a) electricity | (b) heat | (c) magnetism | (d) sound
Ans:(c) magnetism
Explanation: Ferromagnetism is a magnetic property of materials. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Ferromagnetism āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āĻŖāĨ¤
8. Which scientist is associated with magnetism studies ? āĻā§āύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻāϤā§āĻŦ āĻ āϧā§āϝāϝāĻŧāύ⧰ āϏā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ ?
(a) Newton | (b) Faraday | (c) Darwin | (d) Edison
Ans: (b) Faraday
Explanation: Michael Faraday made important contributions to magnetism. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Michael Faraday-āĻ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻāϤā§āĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϤ āĻā§ā§°ā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻ ā§ąāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻāĻāĻŦāĻĸāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
9. The tiny regions responsible for ferromagnetism are called —. Ferromagnetism-ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āϏ⧰⧠āĻ āĻā§āĻāϞāϏāĻŽā§āĻšāĻ — āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
(a) atoms | (b) ions | (c) magnetic domains | (d) nuclei
Ans: (c) magnetic domains
Explanation: Magnetic domains are tiny regions with aligned magnetic moments. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Magnetic domains āĻšā§āĻā§ āϏ⧰⧠āĻ āĻā§āĻāϞ āϝ’āϤ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āĻāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
10. Which of the following shows strongest magnetism ? āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ā§ąā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻāϤā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Ferromagnetic substances | (b) Diamagnetic substances | (c) Non-metals | (d) Liquids
Ans: (a) Ferromagnetic substances
Explanation: Ferromagnetic materials show very strong magnetism. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Ferromagnetic āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻ āĻ āϤāĻŋ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻāϤā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤