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A small circular loop of conducting wire has radius a and carries current I.I.I. It is placed in a uniform magnetic field BBB perpendicular to its plane such that when rotated slightly about its diameter and released, it starts performing simple harmonic motion of time period T.T.T. The mass of the loop is mmm then:

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Held on 9 Jan 2020 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    T=2miBT=\sqrt{\frac{2m}{iB}}T=iB2m​​

  2. B

    T=πm2iBT=\sqrt{\frac{\pi m}{2iB}}T=2iBπm​​

  3. C

    T=2πmiBT=\sqrt{\frac{2\pi m}{iB}}T=iB2πm​​

  4. D

    T=πmiBT=\sqrt{\frac{\pi m}{iB}}T=iBπm​​

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