"A conductor carrying electric current experiences a mechanical force if kept in a magnetic field." Which device works on this principle?

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The working principle of a DC motor is that "whenever a current carrying conductor is placed in a magnetic field, it experiences a mechanical force". Thus a motor is that electrical machine which converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.

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