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प्रश्न
- What name is given to a cylindrical coil of diameter less than its length?
- If a piece of soft iron is placed inside the coil mentioned in part (a) and current is passed in the coil from a battery, what name is then given to the device so obtained?
- Give one use of the device mentioned in part (b).
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उत्तर
- Solenoid is a cylindrical coil of diameter less than its length.
- The device so obtained is electromagnet.
- It is used in electric bell.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
How does a solenoid behave like a magnet? Can you determine the north and south poles of a current-carrying solenoid with the help of a bar magnet? Explain.
Why does a current carrying, freely suspended solenoid rest along a particular direction?
The figure shows a solenoid wound on a core of soft iron. Will the end A be a N pole or S pole when the current flows in the direction shown?

Draw a diagram to represent the magnetic field lines along the axis of a current carrying solenoid. Mark arrows to show the direction of current in the solenoid and the direction of magnetic field lines.
The following diagram shows a spiral coil wound on a hollow carboard tube AB. A magnetic compass is placed close to it. Current is switched on by closing the key.
- What will be the polarity at the ends A and B?
- How will the compass needle be affected? Give reason.

The factors on which one magnetic field strength is produced by current-carrying solenoids depends are
For a current in a long straight solenoid, N-pole and S-pole are created at the two ends. Among the following statements, the incorrect statement is ____________.
Under what conditions permanent electromagnet is obtained if a current carrying solenoid is used? Support your answer with the help of a labelled circuit diagram.
What does the divergence of magnetic field lines near the ends of a current carrying straight solenoid indicate?
When does a solenoid behave as a magnet? Draw the pattern of the magnetic field produced inside it showing the directions of the magnetic field lines.
