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Repeat Exercise 22.41 but with the loop lying flat on the ground with its current circulating counterclockwise (when viewed from above) in a location where the Earth's field is north, but at an angle 45° below the horizontal and with a strength of6.00×105 T .

(a) Maximum torque on a loop is 0.67 Nm and direction is west.

(b) The torque is very small so the loop will not have any practical application as a motor.

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Step 1: Definition of torque

Torque, also known as force moment, is the tendency of a force to spin the body to which it is applied in physics.

We can use the equation to determine the torque,

τ=NIABsin(θ) ………….(1)

Step 2: Finding the torque using the formula(a)

Substitute the values in the equation (1), and we get

τ=200×100 A×0.79 m26.00×105 T×sin45° =0.67 Nm

Hence, the required maximum torque on a loop is 0.67 Nm

Considering direction of force and current we find that the direction of torque is in west.

Step 3: Justification (b)

The torque is very small so the loop will not have any practical application as a motor.

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