Question
Help me with this please
A 6.0 m section of wire carries a current of 5.2 A from east to west in the earth's magnetic field of 1.0 × 10^-5 T at a location where the magnetic field points south. In which direction does the magnetic force act on the wire?
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south
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A 6.0 m section of wire carries a current of 5.2 A from east to west in the earth's magnetic field of 1.0 × 10^-5 T at a location where the magnetic field points south. In which direction does the magnetic force act on the wire?
north
south
up
down
Answers
bobpursley
if by current flow, you meant + current flow, the right hand rule http://www.magnet.fsu.edu/education/tutorials/java/handrules/images/right-hand-rule.jpg suggests upward
thx, you helped me out a lot :)
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