Unit of Magnetic Flux: SI Unit & CGS Units

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Unit of magnetic flux is Weber (Wb). One Tesla indicated as T is a flux density of one Weber per square metre, or Wb/m2. In electromagnetism, magnetic flux through a surface is the surface integral of the normal component of the magnetic field B over that surface. It is usually denoted Φ or ΦB.

Key Terms: Magnetic Flux, Weber, Unit, Submultiples, Flux density, Square meter, Magnetic field, Magnetic force, Electric current, Tesla


What is Magnetic Flux?

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Magnetic flux is a measurement of the intensity of a magnetic field over a specific area. It has a mass length squared per time squared electric current dimension. It has a symbol and is represented by the Greek letters Phi. Furthermore, magnetic flux describes the effects of the magnetic force on something that occupies a certain region.

Magnetic Flux

Magnetic Flux

Symbol and Formula of Magnetic Flux

The Greek letter Phi is used to represent magnetic flux, and it is represented by the sign or B.

We can use the formula below to compute the magnetic flux:

ΦB = B.A = B A cosΦ

ΦB = Magnetic Flux, B = Magnetic Field, A = Area, Φ = Angle at which magnetic field lines traverse a certain surface area

Magnetic flux is measured with a fluxmeter.

Summary of Units

Here’s a summarising table for your reference:

Name Symbols Context Prefixes
weber Wb SI SI
abweber abWb EMU SI
statweber statWb ESU SI
maxwell Mx standard SI
unit_pole standard SI -

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SI Unit of Magnetic Flux

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The SI Unit of Magnetic Flux, Weber can be calculated in a variety of other units, as shown below:

Wb = kg m2/s2 A = V.s = H.A = T.m2 = J/A = 108Mx

Where, 

Wb = Weber

T = Tesla

V = volt

m = meter

J = joule 

s = second 

H = Henry 

A = ampere 

Mx = Maxwell

CGS Unit of Magnetic Flux

Maxwell (Mx) or Abweber is the CGS unit of magnetic flux (abWb).

Fundamental Unit of Magnetic Flux

Volt-seconds are the fundamental unit of magnetic flux.


Submultiples of Weber(Wb)

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Value SI Symbol Name
10-1 Wb dWb deciweber
10-2 Wb cWb centiweber
10-3 Wb mWb milliweber
10-6 Wb µWb microweber
10-9 Wb nWb nanoweber
10-12 Wb pWb picoweber
10-15 Wb fWb femtoweber
10-18 Wb aWb attoweber
10-21 Wb zWb zeptoweber
10-24 Wb yWb yoctoweber

Multiples of Weber (Wb)

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Value SI Symbol Name
101 Wb daWb decaweber
102 Wb hWb hectoweber
103 Wb kWb kiloweber
106 Wb MWb megaweber
109 Wb GWb gigaweber
1012 Wb TWb teraweber
1015 Wb PWb petaweber
1018 Wb EWb exaweber
1021 Wb ZWb zettaweber
1024 Wb YWb yottaweber

Magnetic Flux Density

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Magnetic flux density is the force operating per unit length on a wire placed perpendicular (at right angles) to the magnetic field per unit current (B).

The SI unit of magnetic flux density(B). is the Tesla (T) or Kg s-2 A-1

The magnetic flux density is a vector quantity indicated by the sign B.

Gauss, abbreviated as G or Gs, is the CGS unit of magnetic flux density.

Magnetic Flux Density

Magnetic Flux Density

The magnetic flux density is calculated using the following formula:

B = F/I L

Where,

F represents the overall force acting on the wire.

The current flowing across the wire is denoted by the letter I.

L is the wire's length.


Previous Year Questions 

  1.  If a transformer of an audio amplifier has output impedance 8000 0 and the speaker has input impedance…...[JCECE 2005]
  2. A conducting loop in the shape of a right angled isosceles triangle of height 10cm10cm is kept such that the 90 vertex is…..[JEE Advance 2016]
  3. A 10m long horizontal wire extends from North East to South West. It is falling with a speed of 5.0ms−1……. [ JEE Main 2019]
  4. If a current of 2.0A2.0A flows through the smaller loop, then the flux linked with bigger loop is…… [JEE Main 2013]
  5. A coil of cross-sectional area A having n turns is placed in a uniform magnetic field B….. [JEE Main 21018]
  6. A copper rod of mass m slides under gravity on two smooth parallel rails, with separation ll and set at an angle of θ with the horizontal….. [JEE Main 2018]
  7. A copper wire is wound on a wooden frame, whose shape is that of an equilateral…. [JEE Main 2019]
  8. A metallic rod of length ll is tied to a string of length 2l and made to rotate with angular speed…. [JEE Main 2013]
  9. A square frame of side 10 cm and a long straight wire carrying current 1 A are in the plane of the paper…. [JEE Main 2014]
  10. If the rod makes n rotations per second, then the time averaged magnetic moment of the rod is… [JEE Main 2019]
  11. Figure shows a circular area of radius R where a uniform magnetic field….
  12. In a coil of resistance 100Ω , a current is induced by changing the magnetic flux through it….. [JEE Main 2017]
  13. When current in a coil changes from 5A  to 2A…. [JEE Main 2015]
  14. Which radiation in sunlight, causes heating effect? 
  15. X -rays are….
  16. Arrange the following in decreasing order of wavelength
  17. Which is having minimum wavelength...[NEET 2002]
  18. The speed of radio-waves is equal to….. [JIPMER 1998]
  19. Gamma rays and visible light waves rays are a,ba,b and cc respectively, then….[UPSEE 2016]
  20. the circular loop of wire is moved with velocity towards the infinite current carrying wire…… [VITEEE 2016]
  21. A conducting wire frame is placed in a magnetic field which is directed into the paper…...[VITEEE 2019]

Things to Remember

  • The magnetic flux through a surface is the surface integral of the normal component of the magnetic field B over that surface in physics, specifically electromagnetism. It is commonly indicated by the letters or B. 
  • The weber (Wb; in derived units, volt–seconds) is the SI unit for magnetic flux, while the maxwell is the CGS unit. Magnetic flux is typically measured with a fluxmeter, which consists of measuring coils and electronics that calculate magnetic flux measurement by evaluating the change in voltage in the measuring coils.
  • The Weber (Wb) or tesla metre squared (Tm2) measure of magnetic flux is named after German physicist Wilhelm Weber. A magnetometer can be used to measure magnetic flux. Assume a magnetometer probe is moved over a 0.6 m2 area near a big sheet of magnetic material and shows a constant reading of 5 mT. The magnetic flux through that area is then estimated using the formula ( 5 10-3 T) (0.6 m2) = 0.0030 Wb.

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Sample Questions

Ques. What is the value of Tesla? (1 Mark)

Ans. Tesla is equal to 1NA-1m-1.

Ques. What happens when magnetic field lines are close? (1 Mark)

Ans. The magnetic field increases stronger when the magnetic field lines are close.

Ques. What is magnetic flux density? (1 Mark)

Ans. Magnetic flux density is the number of magnetic field lines crossing unit area that determines the strength of the magnetic field.

Ques. What is the ratio of magnetic and electric forces acting on an undeflected charged particle in the field? (1 Mark)

Ans. On a charged particle, the magnetic force to electric force ratio is 1.

Ques. SI unit of Magnetic flux is: (3 Marks)
(a). Ampere-meter
(b). Ampere m2
(c). Weber
(d). Weber/m2

Ans. Magnetic flux is the number of magnetic field lines passing through the given closed surface. Magnetic flux can be found out by integrating the normal component of magnetic field (B) over the surface. It is commonly represented as φ or φB .Weber (Wb) is the SI unit of magnetic flux.

φB = B.A = BAcosθ

Where B is the magnetic field, A is the area and θ is the angle at which magnetic field lines pass through the given surface area.

So, the correct answer is option (c).

Ques. Why is the description of magnetic useful? (3 Marks)

Ans. 

  • Engineers can readily compute the voltage generated by an electric generator using the magnetic flux description, even when the magnetic field is convoluted.
  • Although we've only looked at magnetic flux recorded on a flat test-area so far, we can make our test-area any form we like. In reality, a closed surface, such as a sphere, can be used to enclose a region of interest. Because of Gauss's law for magnetism, physicists are particularly interested in closed surfaces. 
  • Because magnets always have two poles, there is no way for a magnetic monopole to exist inside a closed surface (as far as we know). As a result, the net magnetic flux across such a closed surface is always zero, and all magnetic field lines entering the closed surface are perfectly balanced by field lines exiting. This information aids in the solution of magnetic field problems.

Ques. Two coils ‘P’ and ‘Q’ are separated by some distance. When a current of 3 A flows through coil ‘P’, a magnetic flux 10−3 Wb passes through ‘Q’. No current is passed through ‘Q’. When no current passes through ‘P’ and a current of 2A passes through ‘Q’, the flux through ‘P’ is? (5 Marks)
(a) 6.67×10−3Wb
(b) 6.67×10−4Wb
(c) 3.67×10−4Wb
(d) 3.67×10−3Wb

Ans. The formula for calculating the magnetic flux is given by the formula as follows.

φ = BA

Where B is the magnetic field produced and A is the area of the coil.

The magnetic field produced and the area of the coil equation can be expressed as,

\(\phi=\frac{\mu_{0} i R^{2}}{2\left(R^{2}+x^{2}\right)^{3 / 2}} \times \pi r^{2}\)

Where R is the radius of the one coil, i is the current through the coil and r is the radius of the other coil.

Represent the above equations in terms of the coils P and Q. So, we get,

\(\begin{aligned} \phi_{q} &=\frac{\mu_{0} i R^{2}}{2\left(R^{2}+x^{2}\right)^{3 / 2}} \times \pi r^{2} \\ \phi_{p} &=\frac{\mu_{0} i r^{2}}{2\left(R^{2}+x^{2}\right)^{3 / 2}} \times \pi R^{2} \end{aligned}\)

Divide the above equations in order to simplify this complicated equation.

\(\begin{aligned} &\frac{\phi_{p}}{\phi_{q}}=\frac{2}{3} \frac{\left(R^{2}+x^{2}\right) \frac{3}{2}}{\left(r^{2}+x^{2}\right) \frac{3}{2}} \\ &\Rightarrow \frac{\phi_{p}}{10^{-3}}=\frac{2}{3} \end{aligned}\)

Continue the further calculation to find the value of the flux through the coil P.

Φp = 6.67×10−4Wb

Therefore, the value of the flux through the coil P when the current of 2 A passes through the coil Q is 6.67×10−4Wb.

The value of the flux through the coil P is obtained to be equal to 6.67×10−4Wb. So, the correct answer is “Option b”.

Ques. A rectangular loop of dimensions 3 cm by 5 cm is placed perpendicular in a uniform magnetic field of magnitude 0.1 T. Find the magnetic flux through the loop. (3 Marks)

Ans. Magnetic flux is defined as the product of the magnetic field, surface area, and the angle between B and a unit vector perpendicular to the surface with the formula Φm​=BAcosθ. 

Here, the loop is positioned perpendicular to the magnetic field BB namely the angle between BB and a unit vector normal to the surface θ=0. Putting the values in the magnetic flux formula, we

Φm​=BAcosθ

=(0.1)(0.03×0.05)cos0

=15×10−5Wb

=0.15mWb​

Ques. A metal ring is held horizontally and a bar magnet is dropped through the ring with its length along the axis of the ring. Find the acceleration at which the magnet falls. (2 Marks)

Ans. A metal ring is held horizontally and a bar magnet is dropped through the ring with its length along the axis of the ring. The magnet falls with an acceleration less than g

As the magnet falls, the magnetic flux linked with the ring increases. This induces emf in the ring which opposes the motion of the falling magnet, hence a<g.

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