A copper rod is suspended in a non-homogeneous magnetic field region. The rod when in equilibrium will align itself

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A copper rod is suspended in a non-homogeneous magnetic field region. The rod when in equilibrium will align itself (A) in the region where magnetic field is strongest (B) in the region where magnetic field is weakest and parallel to direction of magnetic field there (C) in the direction in which it was originally suspended (D) in the region where magnetic field is weakest and perpendicular to the direction of magnetic field there

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Copper is a diamagnetic material, therefore its rod align itself where magnetic field is weaker and perpendicular to the direction of magnetic field in that region.

Q. A copper rod is suspended in a non-homogeneous magnetic field region. The rod when in equilibrium will align itself

in the region where magnetic field is strongest

in the region where magnetic field is weakest and parallel to direction of magnetic field there

in the direction in which it was originally suspended

in the region where magnetic field is weakest and perpendicular to the direction of magnetic field there

Copper is a diamagnetic material, therefore its rod align itself where magnetic field is weaker and perpendicular to the direction of magnetic field in that region.