Torque in uniform magnetic field

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how can a rectangular coil placed in uniform magnetic field have torque? Isn't torque the force on an object while its rotating? Will the coil rotate in a magnetic field? I don't understand.
 

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ie. if the coil has an electric current going through it.
 

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