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प्रश्न
Why does a current carrying freely suspended solenoid rest along a particular direction? State the direction in which it rests.
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उत्तर
A current carrying a freely suspended solenoid at rest behaves like a bar magnet. It is because a current-carrying solenoid behaves like a bar magnet. It rests in the north-south direction.
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?

The adjacent diagram shows a small magnet placed near a solenoid AB. Current is switched on in the solenoid by pressing the key K.
- State the polarity at the ends A and B.
- Will the magnet be attracted or repelled? Give a reason for your answer.

A current carrying solenoid when freely suspended, it always rests in ______ direction.
- 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).
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 ____________.
Observe the given figure of a current-carrying solenoid and write the labels of A and B correctly.

How is a solenoid prepared?
Draw a neat diagram of a solenoid and name its various components.
