A closely wound solenoid of 2000 turns and area of cross-section $1.5 \times 10^{-4} \mathrm{~m}^2$ carries…

A closely wound solenoid of 2000 turns and area of cross-section $1.5 \times 10^{-4} \mathrm{~m}^2$ carries a current of $2.0 \mathrm{~A}$. It is suspended through its centre and perpendicular to its length, allowing it to turn in a horizontal plane in a uniform magnetic field $5 \times 10^{-2} \mathrm{~T}$ making an angle of $30^{\circ}$ with the axis of the solenoid. The torque on the solenoid will be
  1. $3 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~N}-\mathrm{m}$
  2. $1.5 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~N}-\mathrm{m}$
  3. $1.5 \times 10^{-2} \mathrm{~N}$-m
  4. $3 \times 10^{-2} \mathrm{~N}-\mathrm{m}$

Solution

Given, $\mathrm{N}=2000, \mathrm{~A}=1.5 \times 10^{-4} \mathrm{~m}^2$ $\mathrm{i}=2.0 \mathrm{AB}=5 \times 10^{-2} \mathrm{~T}$, and $\theta=30^{\circ}$ Torque, $\tau=$ NiBA $\sin \theta$ $\begin{aligned} & =2000 \times 2 \times 5 \times 10^{-2} \times 1.5 \times 10^{-4} \times \sin 30^{\circ} \\ & =2000 \times 10 \times 1.5 \times \frac{1}{2} 10^{-6} \\ & =1.5 \times 10^{-2} \mathrm{Nm} \end{aligned}$

Asked in: NEET 2010 (Mains)

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