A thin flexible wire of length L is connected to two adjacent fixed points and carries a current I in the clockwise direction as shown in figure. When the system is put in a uniform magnetic field of strength B, going into plane of paper, the tension developed in the wire will be: - VgyanHub

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A thin flexible wire of length L is connected to two adjacent fixed points and carries a current I in the clockwise direction as shown in figure. When the system is put in a uniform magnetic field of strength B, going into plane of paper, the tension developed in the wire will be:

Options :

(a) IBL
(b)IBL/π
(c)IBL/2π
(d)IBL/4π

Answer :

(c)IBL/2π

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