Example 1 · difficulty 3/5
A bar magnet of magnetic moment 0.40 J T⁻¹ lies in a uniform magnetic field of 0.25 T with its moment parallel to the field. The work required to rotate it slowly so that its moment becomes antiparallel to the field is:
- A. 0.10 J
- B. 0.31 J
- C. zero
- D. 0.20 J