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magnetic moment

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magnetic moment
Etymology: Gk, magnesia, lodestone, momentum, movement
a measure of the net magnetic field produced by an elementary particle or an atomic nucleus spinning about its own axis. Such fields are similar to the field surrounding a bar magnet and are the basis for magnetic resonance imaging.

magnetic moment,
n the twisting force experienced by a magnet located inside a magnetic field.


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Magnetic moment of a current loop; Effect of a uniform magnetic field on a current loop; Moving coil galvanometer, voltmeter, ammeter and their conversions.
These can be made visible by their interaction with the neutrons which themselves carry a magnetic moment.
These can be made visible by their interaction with the neutrons which themselves carry a magnetic moment.
 
 
 
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