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Torque on a Current Carrying Loop
- If the magnetic field B is parallel to the plane of a loop carrying a current I, the torque exerted by B on the loop is IAB, where A is the area of the loop.
- In general, the torque is given by I A x B, where A is a vector whose magnitude is the loop area and which is directed normal to the loop plane.
- The magnetic moment of a loop of area A carrying a current I is the product m = IA and is directed normal to the plane of the loop: if the four fingers of the right hand circle around in the direction of the current, then the thumb points in the direction of m.
- The torque exerted by a magnetic field B on a magnetic moment m is given by the cross product m x B. The potential energy of a magnetic dipole m in a magnetic field B is the dot product m.B.
Torque on a Current Carrying Loop
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- Intro
- B-Field Parallel to Plane of the Loop
- B-Field Not Parallel to Plane of the Loop
- Loop in the X-Y Plane, Free to Rotate in X- Direction
- Force on Out of Page and Force in to the Page
- Loop Turns Through 90 Degrees
- Magnetic Moment
- Any Current Loop Has Current 'I'
- Electric Dipole in Electric Field
- Potential Energy
- Magnetic Potential Energy of Dipole
- Example
- Example 1: Loop in Magnetic Field
- Example 2: Rotating Charge




























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