Moving Charges And Magnetism Ques 59
59. A rectangular coil of length $0.12 $ $m$ and width $0.1$ $m$ having $50$ turns of wire is suspended vertically in a uniform magnetic field of strength $0.2$ weber/ $m^{2}$. The coil carries a current of $2$ $ A$. If the plane of the coil is inclined at an angle of $30^{\circ}$ with the direction of the field, the torque required to keep the coil in stable equilibrium will be :
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(a) $0.20 $ $Nm$
(b) $0.24 $ $Nm$
(c) $0.12 $ $Nm$
(d) $0.15 $ $Nm$
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 59.(a)
Solution:
- (a) Here, number of turns of coil, $N=50$
Current through the coil $I=2 $ $A$
Area $A=l \times b=0.12 \times 0.1 m^{2}=0.012 $ $m^{2}$
Magnetic field $\vec{B}=0.2$ $ W / m^{2}$

Torque required to keep the coil in stable equilibrium.
$ \begin{aligned} & \tau=\overrightarrow{{}M} \times \overrightarrow{{}B}=MB \sin 60^{\circ}=Ni AB \sin 60^{\circ} \\ & =50 \times 2 \times 0.12 \times 0.1 \times 0.2 \times \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \\ & =12 \sqrt{3} \times 10^{-2}=0.20784 Nm \end{aligned} $