Explain in one or two sentences why a rectangular coil carrying current

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 2: Algebra-based · Magnetism and Electromagnetism · Magnetism and Electromagnetism

Problem

Explain in one or two sentences why a rectangular coil carrying current, placed with its plane parallel to a uniform magnetic field, tends to rotate rather than translate bodily.

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