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Question
State Tangent Law in magnetism.
Solution
Tangent law states that, if a magnetic field 'B' is applied at right angles to the horizontal component of the earth's field BH , the needle comes to equilibrium at an angle to the magnetic meridian such that, tan θ = `"B"/"B"_"H"`.
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