When a wire with a current is placed in a magnetic field, what happens to the current?

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When a wire with a current is placed in a magnetic field, what happens to the current?

the direction it moves depends on the strength of the current
the current stops
the force of its magnetic field depends on the direction of the current
the direction it moves depends on the direction of the current

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1 year ago

When a wire with a current is placed in a magnetic field, the wire experiences a force perpendicular to both the direction of the current and the direction of the magnetic field. The direction of the force depends on the direction of the current and the direction of the magnetic field. Therefore, the direction in which the wire moves depends on the direction of the current.