# Torque experienced by a current carrying circular coil

I know that the torque experience by a current carrying loop in a uniform magnetic field is given by Torque $$= MB$$ where $$M$$ is the magnetic moment of the loop. In my book, the derivation was provided only for a rectangular loop and was given that it can be extended to other loops as well.

But intuitively when I try to apply this derivation for a circular coil, I get net torque is equal to $$0$$. Can somebody help me prove that torque experienced by a current carrying coil in uniform magnetic field is equal to $$MB$$.

I am currently in high school.

• Would you like to share your work so that we get where you got wrong Aug 19 '20 at 5:40
• The torque isn’t simply $MB$. It depends on how the loop is oriented in the field. The torque is the vector product $\vec{M}\times\vec{B}$. Aug 19 '20 at 5:47
• -@Niescte, I've answered a question for circular coil. Aug 19 '20 at 6:15
• What i did was assume that the magnetic field makes and angle theta with the plane of the coil and then observe it from a side so that it looks like a rod.Since the ends have length nearly equal to zero, i got net torque to be equal to 0 exactly like the derivation for a rectangular loop. Aug 19 '20 at 10:53