Under which circumstance would you use the right 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 non-magnetic

When the particle is positive

When the wire is ferromagnetic

When the particle is negative

Answer 1

The right-hand rule is typically used to determine the direction of the magnetic force exerted on a charged particle as it moves through a magnetic field. The rule is generally applied in the following way:

• Point your thumb in the direction of the velocity of the positive charge.
• Point your fingers in the direction of the magnetic field.
• The direction your palm pushes indicates the direction of the force experienced by a positive charge.

Based on the provided options, the most appropriate circumstance for using the right-hand rule would be:

When the particle is positive.

When dealing with a negative charged particle, you would actually need to reverse the direction of the force indicated by the right-hand rule to determine the force on that particle. However, the right-hand rule itself is defined for positive charges.