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Q.A straight current carrying wire kept in a uniform magnetic field will experience a maximum force when it is :

(a) perpendicular to the magnetic field
(b) parallel to the magnetic field
(c) at an angle of 45° to the magnetic field
(d) at an angle of 60° to the magnetic field
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The magnetic force on a current-carrying wire is F=BILsin⁡θF = BIL\sin\theta, which is maximum when sin⁡θ=1\sin\theta = 1, i.e. when the wire is perpendicular to BB.

The force on a straight wire of length LL carrying current II in a uniform field BB is

F=BILsin⁡θF = BIL\sin\theta

where θ\theta is the angle between the current direction and BB.

  • If the wire is parallel to BB (θ=0∘\theta = 0^\circ), sin⁡θ=0\sin\theta = 0, so F=0F = 0. …

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