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A square loop of side 2a and carrying current I is kept in xz plane with its centre at origin. A long wire carrying the same current I is placed…

JEE Main 2020 — Physics Electromagnetism

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A square loop of side 2a2a2a and carrying current III is kept in xz\mathrm{xz}xz plane with its centre at origin. A long wire carrying the same current III is placed parallel to zzz-axis and passing through point (0,b,0),(b>>a)(0,b,0),(b>>a)(0,b,0),(b>>a). The magnitude of torque on the loop about zzz-axis will be :

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Held on 6 Sept 2020 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    2μ0I2a2πb\frac{2{\mu }_{0}{I}^{2}{a}^{2}}{\pi b}πb2μ0​I2a2​

  2. B

    2μ0I2a2bπ(a2+b2)\frac{2{\mu }_{0}{I}^{2}{a}^{2}b}{\pi ({a}^{2}+{b}^{2})}π(a2+b2)2μ0​I2a2b​

  3. C

    μ0I2a2b2π(a2+b2)\frac{{\mu }_{0}{I}^{2}{a}^{2}b}{2\pi ({a}^{2}+{b}^{2})}2π(a2+b2)μ0​I2a2b​

  4. D

    μ0I2a22πb\frac{{\mu }_{0}{I}^{2}{a}^{2}}{2\pi b}2πbμ0​I2a2​

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