Under which circumstance would you use the left hand rule to determine the relationships between the moving charged particle, magnetic field, and the force exerted?

Question

Group of answer choices

When the wire is ferromagnetic

When the particle is negative

When the particle is positive

When the wire is non-magnetic

Answer 1

The left-hand rule is typically used to determine the direction of force acting on a charged particle moving through a magnetic field. In this context, the left-hand rule applies specifically to situations where the charge of the particle is negatively charged.

Therefore, the correct answer from your list would be:

When the particle is negative.

For positive particles, we would use the right-hand rule instead.