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Statemetn 1: A compass needle suspended freely in a uniformly mag field experiences no not force but a torque that tends to align the magnetic needle along field
Statement 2 Two equal and opposite magnetic forces on poles of needle make total force zero and this couple tends to align needle along field

A

if both statement are true and statement -2 is correct explanatio of statement -1

B

if both statement are true but statement -2 is not correct explanation of statement -1

C

statemetn -1 is false statement -2 is true

D

statement -1 is true statement -2 is true

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