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Question
Why are the pole pieces of a horseshoe magnet in a moving coil galvanometer made cylinder in shape?
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Solution
Pole pieces of a horseshoe magnet in a moving coil galvanometer made cylinder in shape so that a uniform radial magnetic field is created.
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