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Question
A flat coil ABCD is freely suspended between the pole of a U-shaped permanent magnet with the plane of coil parallel to the magnetic field.
Name an instrument which makes use of the principle stated above.
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Solution
The instrument which makes use of the principle stated above is D.C. motor.
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