A conducting bar $PQ$ of length $l$ carrying current $I$ is suspended from a rigid support as shown in figure. A uniform magnetic field $B$ perpendicular to $PQ$ and directed away from the reader (inside the plane) is applied. If the mass of the bar is $M$ the tension in each string is

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  • A

    $Mg/2$

  • B

    $(Mg + IBL)/2$

  • C

    $(Mg - IBL)/2$

  • D

    $Mg - IBL/2$

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