Torque of a current carrying wire in magnetic field

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The torque on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field is not influenced by the wire's own magnetic field because that field does not exert a force on itself. The magnetic field generated by the wire circulates around it and does not interact directly with the wire to produce torque. Consequently, the wire does not experience a force from its own magnetic field. This principle is fundamental in understanding electromagnetic interactions. Overall, the current-carrying wire only responds to external magnetic fields for torque generation.
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For Torque of current carrying wire in magnetic field why does the magnetic field of the current carrying wire itself not contribute to torque?
 
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will the current carrying wire experience a force from the magnetic field it produces?... no right?
 
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