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A flat coil carrying a current has a magnetic moment `vecmu`. It is placed in a magnetic field `vecB`. The torque on the coil is `vec(tau)`

A

`vec(tau)=vecmuxxvecB`

B

`vec(tau)xxvecBxxvecmu`

C

`|vec(tau)|=vecmu.vecB`

D

`vec(tau)` is perpendicular to both `vec(mu)` and `vec(B)`

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