Question

A current carrying circular loop is freely suspended by a long thread. The plane of the loop will point in the direction

• A. Wherever left free
• B. North-south
• C. East-west
• D. At $45 ^ { \circ }$ with the east-west direction

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

East-west

Answer 2

Current carrying loop, behaves as a bar magnet. A freely suspended bar magnet stays in the $N - S$ direction.