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A wire bent in the form of right angled triangle PQR, carries a current 1A. It is placed in a region of a uniform magnetic field B=0.2T. If PR=1m, the net force on the wire is :

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A
1.73N
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3.46N
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C
2.732N
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D
0
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Solution

The correct option is D 0
Net force on a closed loop due to magnetic field always equals to zero.
This result is a standard one and is expected to be remembered.

Note : the magnetic field must be uniform. Only then this holds. In a non uniform field, this may not hold/

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