Q6. a) Through a circular wire, a steady current is flowing. If the wire is placed within a region with a homogeneous a
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 8:44 pm
Q6. a) Through a circular wire, a steadycurrent is flowing. If the wire is placed within a region with ahomogeneous and constant magnetic field, the net forceon the wire is ...
(A) ... orthogonal to the plane of thewire, in a direction that is given by the right-hand rule.
(B) ... orthogonal to the plane of the wire, in a direction thatis given by the left-hand rule.
(C) ... in the plane of the wire.
(D) ... zero.
b) Consider the same configuration. What statementis true regarding the net torque on the wire?
(A) The net torque will orient the wire so that its plane isorthogonal to the magnetic field.
(B) The net torque will orient the wire so that its plane isparallell to the magnetic field.
(C) The net torque will make it so that the wire will startrotating around its own axis.
(D) The net torque is zero.
Remember to justify your answers.
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Thank you in advance!
(A) ... orthogonal to the plane of thewire, in a direction that is given by the right-hand rule.
(B) ... orthogonal to the plane of the wire, in a direction thatis given by the left-hand rule.
(C) ... in the plane of the wire.
(D) ... zero.
b) Consider the same configuration. What statementis true regarding the net torque on the wire?
(A) The net torque will orient the wire so that its plane isorthogonal to the magnetic field.
(B) The net torque will orient the wire so that its plane isparallell to the magnetic field.
(C) The net torque will make it so that the wire will startrotating around its own axis.
(D) The net torque is zero.
Remember to justify your answers.
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Thank you in advance!