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JEE Advanced 2025 — Paper 2 — Question 9

A conducting solid sphere of radius RR and mass MM carries a charge QQ. The sphere is rotating about an axis passing through its center with a uniform angular speed ω\omega.

The ratio of the magnitudes of the magnetic dipole moment to the angular momentum about the same axis is given as αQ2M\alpha \frac{Q}{2 M}. The value of α\alpha is \qquad .

Answer: 1.66

Numerical answer — enter this value.

Step-by-step solution

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dM=dIA\mathrm{dM}=\mathrm{dIA}

A=πr2=π(Rsin⁡θ)2\mathrm{A}=\pi \mathrm{r}^{2}=\pi(\mathrm{R} \sin \theta)^{2}

dI=daT=σ(2πr)(Rdθ)ω2π\mathrm{dI}=\frac{\mathrm{da}}{\mathrm{T}}=\frac{\sigma(2 \pi \mathrm{r})(\mathrm{Rd} \theta) \omega}{2 \pi}

dI=σ2πR2ωsin⁡θ dθ2π\mathrm{dI}=\frac{\sigma 2 \pi \mathrm{R}^{2} \omega \sin \theta \mathrm{~d} \theta}{2 \pi}

dI=σR2ωsin⁡θ dθ\mathrm{dI}=\sigma \mathrm{R}^{2} \omega \sin \theta \mathrm{~d} \theta Magnetic dipole moment :

M=∫dM=∫0πσR2ωπR2sin⁡3θdθM=\int d M=\int_{0}^{\pi} \sigma R^{2} \omega \pi R^{2} \sin ^{3} \theta d \theta

M=σR4ωπ∫0πsin⁡3θdθ(∵∫0πsin⁡3θdθ=43)M=\sigma R^{4} \omega \pi \int_{0}^{\pi} \sin ^{3} \theta d \theta \quad\left(\because \int_{0}^{\pi} \sin ^{3} \theta d \theta=\frac{4}{3}\right)

M=(Q4πR2)R4ωπ(43)M=\left(\frac{Q}{4 \pi R^{2}}\right) R^{4} \omega \pi\left(\frac{4}{3}\right)

Magnetic dipole moment M=QR2ω3\mathrm{M}=\frac{\mathrm{QR}^{2} \omega}{3}

Angular momentum L=(25MR2)ω\mathrm{L}=\left(\frac{2}{5} \mathrm{MR}^{2}\right) \omega

ML=QR2ω3×25MR2ω=Q2M(53)\frac{\mathrm{M}}{\mathrm{L}}=\frac{\mathrm{QR}^{2} \omega}{3 \times \frac{2}{5} \mathrm{MR}^{2} \omega}=\frac{\mathrm{Q}}{2 \mathrm{M}}\left(\frac{5}{3}\right) α=53=1.67\alpha=\frac{5}{3}=1.67

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Exam
JEE Advanced 2025
Paper
Paper 2
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Moving Charges and Magnetic Field
Topic
Force and Torque on Wires and Loops, Magnetic Dipole Moment