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Following figures show the arrangement of bar magnets in different configurations. Each magnet has magnetic dipole moment m . Which configuration has highest net magnetic dipole moment?

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a

(a)

b

(b)

c

(c)

d

(d)

answer is C.

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Net dipole moment is given by m1+m2

Magnitude of m1+m2 is m12+m22+2m1m2cosθ.

The resultant value is maximum for the configuration with minimum angle between them. Therefore configuration C will have maximum net dipole moment. 

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