A straight current carrying conductor is placed inside a uniform magnetic field. The…

Physics · Class 12 · CBSEMoving Charges and Magnetism

A straight current carrying conductor is placed inside a uniform magnetic field. The force per unit length acting on the conductor is

  1. maximum when the conductor is perpendicular to the direction of magnetic field
  2. maximum when the conductor is along the direction of magnetic field
  3. minimum when the conductor is perpendicular to the direction of magnetic field
  4. minimum when the conductor makes an angle of 45o with the direction of magnetic field

Answer

(A) maximum when the conductor is perpendicular to the direction of magnetic field

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