Question:
Figure shows a rod PQ of length $20.0 \mathrm{~cm}$ and mass $200 \mathrm{~g}$ suspended through a fixed point 0 by two threads of lengths $20.0 \mathrm{~cm}$ each. A magnetic field of strength $0.500 \mathrm{~T}$ exists in the vicinity of the wire PQ as shown in figure. The wires connecting $\mathrm{PQ}$ with the battery are loose and exert no force on $\mathrm{PQ}$.
(a) Find the tension in the threads when the switch $\mathrm{S}$ is open.
(b) A current of $2.0 \mathrm{~A}$ is established when the switch $\mathrm{S}$ is closed. Find the tension in the threads now.
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