The expression for the torque acting on a coil having area of cross-section $A$,number of turns $n$,placed in a magnetic field of strength $B$,making an angle $\theta$ with the normal to the plane of the coil,when a current $i$ is flowing in it,will be

  • A
    $ni AB \tan \theta$
  • B
    $ni AB \cos \theta$
  • C
    $ni AB \sin \theta$
  • D
    $ni AB$

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