
A current carrying loop is placed in a uniform magnetic field in four different orientations and , arrange them in the decreasing order of potential energy.



Important Questions on Magnetic Effect of Current


A coil of turns carrying a current of in a magnetic field of . The torque acting on the coil is













The rectangular coil of area is in a field Find the torque about the -axis when the coil lies in the position shown and carries a current

Two short magnetic dipoles and each having magnetic moment of are placed at point and respectively. The distance between is . The torque experienced by the magnetic dipole due to the presence of is .



A rectangular loop of sides and , carrying a current of , is placed in different orientations as shown in the figure below.
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
If there is a uniform magnetic field of in the positive direction, in which orientations the loop would be in stable equilibrium and unstable equilibrium?

