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AP Physics 2
12.3 Magnetism and Current-Carrying Wires
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A rectangular wire loop is tilted in three-dimensional perspective, centered on a vertical dashed line representing the rotation axis. Four horizontal, parallel, rightward-pointing solid arrows labeled \vec{B} represent a uniform magnetic field. A dashed normal arrow labeled \vec{\mu} extends outward perpendicular from the center of the loop face. An arc labeled \theta indicates the angle measured from the horizontal direction of \vec{B} to the normal vector \vec{\mu}. A small curved arrow along the wire indicates steady current I around the loop. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
A current loop oriented at an angle \(\theta\) relative to a uniform magnetic field \(\vec{B}\).
A rigid planar wire loop carrying a steady current is placed in a uniform magnetic field \(\vec{B}\) and is free to rotate about a fixed axis perpendicular to the field lines. The orientation of the loop is described by the angle \(\theta\) between its magnetic dipole moment \(\vec{\mu}\) and the magnetic field \(\vec{B}\), over the full rotation from \(\theta = 0^\circ\) to \(\theta = 360^\circ\). Which of the following correctly describes the qualitative graph of the net magnetic torque \(\tau\) exerted on the loop as a function of \(\theta\), and correctly identifies the stability of the equilibrium at \(\theta = 180^\circ\)?

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