Current flow

Force on AB
and CD
Rotation of
coil
Cause of
rotation

0 = 0 (horizontal)

G = 90 (vertical)

A ) B > C D

Anticlockwise
direction

No current
No force on AB and
CD
Anticlockwise
direction

Catapult field

Inertia of the coil

AB: downwards
CD: upwards

6 = 180 (horizontal)

6 = 270 (vertical)

D ^ C B ^ A
AB: Upwards
CD: Downwards
Anticlockwise
direction

No force on AB and
CD
Anticlockwise
direction

Catapult field

No current

Inertia of the coil