The coll in the figure carries current i = 1.60 A in the direction indicated, is parallel to an xz plane, has 4 turns and an area of 3.01 x 103 m2, and lies in a uniform magnetic field B = (1.75i - 3.57j - 3.03k) mT. (a) What is the magnetic potential energy of the coil-magnetic field system? (b) What is the magnetic torque (in unit-vector notation) on the coil?

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The coil in the figure carries current i = 1.60 A in the direction indicated, is parallel to an xz plane, has 4 turns and an area of 3.01 x 10-3 m2, and lies in a uniform magnetic field B = (1.75i - 3.57j - 3.03k) mT. (a) What is the
magnetic potential energy of the coil-magnetic field system? (b) What is the magnetic torque (in unit-vector notation) on the coil?
Transcribed Image Text:The coil in the figure carries current i = 1.60 A in the direction indicated, is parallel to an xz plane, has 4 turns and an area of 3.01 x 10-3 m2, and lies in a uniform magnetic field B = (1.75i - 3.57j - 3.03k) mT. (a) What is the magnetic potential energy of the coil-magnetic field system? (b) What is the magnetic torque (in unit-vector notation) on the coil?
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