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How does a current loop behave like a bar magnet?

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A current loop behaves as a bar magnet because (i) one face of current loop behaves as a south pole and the other face as north pole.
(ii) it possesses a magnetic dipole moment `(M=IA)` and
(iii) it experiences a torque in an external magnetic field, which tends to align the axis of the loop along the direction of magnetic field as bar magnet does.
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