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Grade upto college level IIT JEE Entrance Exam

A current carrying ceil is subjected to a uniform magnetic field. The coil will orient so that its plane becomes

(a) Inclined at 45° to the magnetic field

(b) Inclined at any arbitrary angle to the magnetic field

(c) Parallel to the magnetic field

(d) Perpendicular to the magnetic field

Profile image of Amit Saxena
12 Years agoGrade upto college level
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Profile image of Navjyot Kalra
12 Years ago

(d)

The plane of coil will orient it self so that area vector aligns itself along the magnetic field. So, the plane will orient perpendicular to the magnetic field.

Profile image of Madhusudhan
6 Years ago
Parallel  to the magnetic field. The coil will Orient itself so that its plane becomes parallel to the magnetic field and the torque acting on the coil becomes zero.