A thin wire loop carrying a current is placed in uniform magnetic field B pointing out of the plane of the coil. The loop will tend to:
A.) move towards positive X-direction
B.) move towards negative Y-Direction
C.) contract
D.) expand.

Please explain.
The ans. is given as C.)

Using Flemming's L.H. rule I am getting it as D.

Question

A thin wire loop carrying a current is placed in uniform magnetic field B pointing out of the plane of the coil. The loop will tend to:
A.) move towards positive X-direction
B.) move towards negative Y-Direction
C.) contract
D.) expand.

Please explain.
The ans. is given as C.)

Using Flemming's L.H. rule I am getting it as D.

anonymous · Answer

The answer depends on the direction of the current... Was there a diagram involved?

anonymous · Answer

Yes. I will try to post the diagram in 8 days.
Don't have the book and i am out of station.

anonymous · Answer

Here is the diagram.
Sorry for the delay.

anonymous · Answer

If your book uses conventional (+) current flow, I'm afraid I get D.) also... every dl x B gives an radially outward-directed force