Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 32 - The Magnetic Field - Exercises and Problems - Page 958: 39

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$$\color{blue}{\bf [a]}$$ We know that the torque exerted by a magnetic field on a current loop is given by $$\vec \tau=\vec\mu\times \vec B=\mu B\sin\theta$$ Recalling that $\mu =IA$, so $$\tau=I_{\rm loop}A_{\rm loop}B\sin\theta$$ where $B$ is due to the wire, so $B=\dfrac{\mu_0 I_{wire}}{2\pi d}$, $$\tau=I_{\rm loop}A_{\rm loop} \dfrac{\mu_0 I_{wire}}{2\pi d}\sin\theta$$ where $A=\pi r^2$; $$\tau=\pi \;r^2_{\rm loop}I_{\rm loop} \dfrac{\mu_0 I_{wire}}{2\pi d}\sin\theta$$ $$\tau= r^2_{\rm loop}I_{\rm loop} \dfrac{\mu_0 I_{wire}}{2 d}\sin\theta$$ Plug the known; $$\tau= (1\times 10^{-3})^2(0.20) \dfrac{(4\pi \times 10^{-7}) (2)}{2 (0.02)}\sin90^\circ$$ $$\tau=\color{red}{\bf 1.26\times 10^{-11}}\;\rm N\cdot m$$ $$\color{blue}{\bf [b]}$$ The loop will have no torque exerted on it when the angle between the wire's magnetic field and its axis is $\theta=0^\circ$ or $\theta=180^\circ$. This occurs when the loop rotates $90^\circ$ clockwise or counterclockwise.
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