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प्रश्न
At a certain location in Africa, a compass points 12° west of the geographic north. The north tip of the magnetic needle of a dip circle placed in the plane of magnetic meridian points 60° above the horizontal. The horizontal component of the earth’s field is measured to be 0.16 G. Specify the direction and magnitude of the earth’s field at the location.
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उत्तर
Angle of declination, θ = 12°
Angle of dip, δ = 60°
Horizontal component of earth’s magnetic field, BH = 0.16 G
Earth’s magnetic field at the given location = B
We can relate B and BH as:
BH = B cos δ
∴ B = `"B"_"H"/(cos δ)`
= `0.16/(cos 60°)`
= 0.32 G
Earth’s magnetic field lines in the vertical plane, 12° West of the geographic meridian, making an angle of 60° (upward) with the horizontal direction. Its magnitude is 0.32 G.
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