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At a place on earth 's surface where the horizontal and vertical components of earth's magnetic field are equal ,

A

the angle of dip is `0^(@)`

B

the angle of dip is `90^(@)`

C

the angle of dip is `45^(@)`

D

the angle of dip is `30^(@)`

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