A magnetic needle is kept in a non-uniform magnetic field. It experiences:

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A magnetic needle is kept in a non-uniform magnetic field. It experiences: (A) a torque but not a force (B) neither a force nor a torque (C) a force and a torque (D) a force but not a torque

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A magnetic needle is kept in a non-uniform magnetic field. It will experience force and torque both. Due to unequal forces acting on the poles, it will experience torque.

Q. A magnetic needle is kept in a non-uniform magnetic field. It experiences:

a torque but not a force

neither a force nor a torque

a force and a torque

a force but not a torque

A magnetic needle is kept in a non-uniform magnetic field. It will experience force and torque both. Due to unequal forces acting on the poles, it will experience torque.