A fifteen turn rectangular loop of wire of width 10 cm and length 20 cm has a current of 2.5 A flowing through it. Two sides of the loop are oriented parallel to a uniform magnetic field of strength 0.037 T,

the other two sides being perpendicular to the magnetic field.
(a) The torque on the loop is
(b) The magnetic moment of this coil is


(a) 0.028 m?N.
(b) 0.75 A?m2.

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