Write the equation of torque acting on a bar magnet placed in a uniform magnetic field.

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(N/A) When a bar magnet of magnetic dipole moment $\vec{m}$ is placed in a uniform magnetic field $\vec{B}$,it experiences a torque $\vec{\tau}$ given by the vector product of the magnetic dipole moment and the magnetic field.
The equation is: $\vec{\tau} = \vec{m} \times \vec{B}$.

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