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Quincks method

AIM

Measure the magnetic susceptibility of MnSO4 solution.

INTRODUCTION

The Quinckes method is used to determine magnetic susceptibility of diamagnetic or paramagnetic substances in the form of a liquid or an aqueous solution.
When an object is placed in a magnetic field, a magnetic moment is induced
in it. Magnetic susceptibility is the ratio of the magnetization I (magnetic
moment per unit volume) to the applied magnetizing field intensity H. The
magnetic moment can be measured either by force methods, which involve the
measurement of the force exerted on the sample by an inhomogeneous magnetic
field or induction methods where the voltage induced in an electrical circuit is
measured by varying magnetic moment. The Quinckes method like the Gouys
method belongs to the former class. The force f on the sample is negative of
the gradient of the change in energy density when the sample is placed
f=

d 1
dx [ 2 0 (r

d
ra )H 2 ] = 21 0 ( a ) dx
H2

Here 0 is permeability of the free space and r and ra a are respectively relative permeability and susceptibility of the sample and the air which
the sample displaces. The force acting on an element of area A and length dx
of the liquid column is fAdx, so the total force F on the liquid is
F=A

R
f

(x), , =

A0
2 (

a )(H 2 H02 )

where the integral is taken over the whole liquid. This means that H is equal
to the field at the liquid surface between the poles of the magnet and H0 is the
field at the other surface away from the magnet. The liquid (density ) moves
under the action of this force until it is balanced by the pressure exerted over
the area A due to a height difference h between the liquid surfaces in the two
arms of the U-tube. It follows that
F = Ah( a )g
$
= a + 20 g( a ) H 2H
H 2
0

In actual practicea , density of air and


Then the above expression simplifies to

are negligible and can be ignored.

2gh
0 H 2

Hence,by plotting H as a function of H 2 the susceptibility can be determined directly from the slope of the graph

APPARATUS

Quincks tube with stand, Sample-Manganese sulphate monohydrate, Travelling


microscope, Electromagnet, Constant current power supply, Digital gaussmeter.

EXPERIMENTAL SETUP

One limb of the U-tube is placed between the pole pieces of an electromagnet
such that the meniscus of the liquid lies symmetrically between N-S. The length
of the limb should be sufficient enough to keep the lower extreme end of this
limb well outside the field of the magnet. The rise or fall h on applying the field
is measured by means of a traveling microscope fitted with a micrometer scale
of least count of order 103 cm.

EXPERIMENTAL PROCEUDRE

6.1

Magnetc field calibration

Test and ensure that each unit (Electromagnet and Power Supply) is functioning properly
Scrupulous cleaning of the tube is essential. Thoroughly clean the Quinckes
tube, rinse it well with distilled water and dry it (preferably with dry compressed air). Do not use the tube for longer than one laboratory period
without recleaning it
Keep the Quinckes tube between the pole pieces of the magnet as shown
in Fig.1. The length of the horizontal connecting limb should be sufficient
to keep the wide limb out of the magnetic field.
Fill the liquid in the tube and set the meniscus centrally within the pole
pieces as shown. Focus the microscope on the meniscus and take reading
Apply the magnetic field H and note its value from the calibration, which
is done earlier as an auxiliary experiment. Note whether the meniscus rises
up or descends down. It rises up for paramagnetic liquids and solutions
while descends down for diamagnetics. Readjust the microscope on the
meniscus and take reading. The difference of these two readings gives h
2

for the field H. The magnetic field between the poles of the magnet does
not drop to zero even when the current is switched off. There is a residual
magnetic field R which requires a correction.
Measure the displacement h as a function of applied field H by changing
the magnet current in small steps. Plot a graph of h as a function of H 2

6.2

To find rise in liquid level

Fix the air gap between the pole pieces of the electromagnet to the minimum distance required to insert Quincks tube without touching the pole
pieces.
Measure the air gap. Each time the air gap changes, the graph will change.
Mount the Hall probe of the Digital Gaussmeter, DGM-102 in the wooden
stand provided and place it at the centre of the air gap such that the
surface of the probe is parallel to the pole pieces. The small black crystal
in the probe is its transducer, so this part should be at the centre of the
air gap
Connect the leads of the Electromagnet to the Power Supply, bring the
current potentiometer of the Power Supply to the minimum. Switch on
the Power Supply and the Gaussmeter
Slowly raise the current in the Power Supply and note the magnetic field
reading in the Gaussmeter
Plot the graph between the current and the magnetic field. This graph will
be linear for small values of the current and then the slope will decrease
as magnetic saturation occurs in the material of the pole pieces.

7
7.1

OBSERVATIONS
Preparation of solution

7.1.1
Mass
Mass
Mass
Mass
Mass

of
of
of
of
of

beaker = 113.05g
beaker + water = 162.3882g
beaker + water + salt = 178.0295g
water = 49.3382g
dissolved salt = 15.6413g

7.1.2
Determination of density
= 1.3172g/cm3

7.2

Magnetic field calibration


I(A)
.02
.07
.11
.21
.39
.77
.91
.95
1.04
1.31
1.65
1.95
2.22
2.50
2.89
3.01
3.50
3.78
4.27

H(Gauss)
128
592
242
308
415
646
772
787
993
1664
1551
1699
1859
2039
2472
2269
2469
2719
2869

7.3

Rise of solution level as a function of magnetic field

CALCULATIONS

From the h vs H 2 graph


h
6
cm2 Gauss2
H 2 = 2.052 10
2gh
= 0 H 2
= 2 1.3172 980 2.052 106 = 5.29 103
3
0
0
sol = = 5.2910
= 4.016 103 salt = 4.0165 103
1.3172
00

salt = salt molecularweightof sample = 4.0165103 169 = .679CGSU nit =


679 103 CGSunit

RESULT
00

Value of for the sample at laboratory temperature is 679 103 CGSunit

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