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Question
Define the terms magnetic declination and dip with reference to a freely suspended magnet.
Solution
Magnetic declination: The angle through which a freely suspended magnetic needle is inclined to the geographic axis is known as magnetic declination.
OR
The angle between the geographic meridian and magnetic meridian it is given place is called declination.
Magnetic dip: The angle between the horizontal axis passing through the freely suspended magnet and the direction of the earth’s magnetic field is called the magnetic dip.
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