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Imagine the current in a current-carrying wire is flowing into the screen. What is the direction of the magnetic field around this current?
The magnetic field is clockwise.
The magnetic field is counterclockwise.
The magnetic field is moving out of the screen.
The magnetic field is moving into the screen.
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The magnetic field is clockwise.
Reason: Use the right-hand rule — point your thumb in the direction of the conventional current (into the screen); your curled fingers show the magnetic field circling the wire, which is clockwise as seen from the front.
Reason: Use the right-hand rule — point your thumb in the direction of the conventional current (into the screen); your curled fingers show the magnetic field circling the wire, which is clockwise as seen from the front.
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