Question: Starting from the Lorentz force law, in the form of Eq. 5.16, show that the torque on any steady current distribution (not just a square

Starting from the Lorentz force law, in the form of Eq. 5.16, show that the torque on any steady current distribution (not just a square loop) in a uniform field B is m x B.

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