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A thin non-conducting disk of radius RR lies in the xyxy-plane and rotates with a constant angular velocity ω⃗=ωk^\vec{\omega} = \omega \hat{k} about the zz-axis. The disk has a non-uniform mass surface density σm=αr\sigma_m = \alpha r and a non-uniform charge surface density σq=βr2\sigma_q = \beta r^2, where rr is the radial distance from the centre, and α,β\alpha, \beta are positive dimensional constants. If QQ is the total charge and MM is the total mass of the disk, determine the effective gyromagnetic ratio γ=∣μ⃗∣∣L⃗∣\gamma = \frac{|\vec{\mu}|}{|\vec{L}|} of the disk, where μ⃗\vec{\mu} is the magnetic dipole moment and L⃗\vec{L} is the angular momentum about the zz-axis. Assume all quantities are in standard SI units.

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  • A.

    5Q9M\frac{5Q}{9M}

  • B.

    Q2M\frac{Q}{2M}

  • C.

    2Q3M\frac{2Q}{3M}

  • D.

    5Q12M\frac{5Q}{12M}

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Concepts Behind This Question

Gyromagnetic Ratio Invariance|Superposition of Magnetic Fields|Continuous Charge Distribution

Why This Question Is Tricky

Common Mistakes

This question tests the limits of the standard gyromagnetic ratio formula γ=Q2M\gamma = \frac{Q}{2M}.

Students often incorrectly apply this proportionality to any rotating body, failing to recognize that it only holds when the charge-to-mass ratio is spatially uniform.

For non-uniform distributions, the magnetic moment (dependent on the second moment of charge) and angular momentum (dependent on the second moment of mass) scale differently with radius.

The trap explicitly catches students who bypass integration and blindly use the uniform formula or mix uniform formulas for LL and μ\mu with non-uniform total QQ and MM.

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SubjectPhysics
ChapterMagnetism and Matter - Class 12
ConceptGyromagnetic Ratio Invariance
Difficulty8
Cognitive Load7
Target Solve Time160 sec
AccessFree