A wire is formed into a circle having a diameter of 11.1 cm and is placed in a uniform magnetic field of 2.79 mT. The wire carries a current of 5.00 A. Find the maximum torque on the wire.

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Answer:

Maximum torque on the wire is [tex]1.34\times 10^{-4}\ N-m[/tex]

Explanation:

It is given that,

Diameter of the wire, d = 11.1 cm = 0.111 m

Radius of wire, r = 0.0555 m

Magnetic field, [tex]B=2.79\ mT=0.00279\ T[/tex]

Current, I = 5 A

We need to find the maximum torque on the wire. Torque is given by :

[tex]\tau=IAB\ sin\theta[/tex]

Torque is maximum when, [tex]\theta=90[/tex]

[tex]\tau=IAB[/tex]

[tex]\tau=5\times \pi \times (0.0555)^2\times 0.00279[/tex]

[tex]\tau=0.000134\ N-m[/tex]

or

[tex]\tau=1.34\times 10^{-4}\ N-m[/tex]

So, the maximum toque on the wire is [tex]1.34\times 10^{-4}\ N-m[/tex]. Hence, this is the required solution.