Basic Right Hand Rule

A current carrying wire is placed in a magnetic field. Which direction is the force on wire Segment A?
1. Up
2. Down
3. Left
4. Right
5. Into the Page
6. Out of the Page
7. Not Possible
A current carrying wire is placed in a magnetic field. Which direction is the force on wire Segment B?
1. Up
2. Down
3. Left
4. Right
5. Into the Page
6. Out of the Page
7. Not Possible
A current carrying wire is placed in a magnetic field. Which direction is the force on wire Segment C?
1. Up
2. Down
3. Left
4. Right
5. Into the Page
6. Out of the Page
7. Not Possible
A current carrying wire is in a magnetic field. If the magnetic force is as shown, which direction is I in the wire?
1. Up
2. Down
3. Left
4. Right
5. Into the Page
6. Out of the Page
7. Not Possible
A current carrying wire is placed between the two poles of a horshoe magnet. If the current is out of the page, which direction is F_mag?
1. Up
2. Down
3. Left
4. Right
5. Into the Page
6. Out of the Page
7. Not Possible
If the current carrying wire feels F_mag in the direction shown, which direction is I in the wire?
1. Up
2. Down
3. Left
4. Right
5. Into the Page
6. Out of the Page
7. Not Possible
If the current in a wire flows as shown, which direction does the magnetic field move the wire?
1. Up
2. Down
3. Left
4. Right
5. Into the Page
6. Out of the Page
7. Not Possible
If a current carrying wire in a magnetic field feels F_mag in the direction shown, which direction is B?
1. Up
2. Down
3. Left
4. Right
5. Into the Page
6. Out of the Page
7. Not Possible
A wire in a magnetic field has current flowing in it as shown. Which direction does the wire move due to B?
1. Up
2. Down
3. Left
4. Right
5. Into the Page
6. Out of the Page
7. Not Possible
A wire is put between two magnets. An external voltage is applied which causes the current shown. Which direction will the wire move?
1. Up
2. Down
3. Left
4. Right
5. Into the Page
6. Out of the Page
7. Not Possible
Which direction is the B that caused this current carrying wire to move as shown?
1. Up
2. Down
3. Left
4. Right
5. Into the Page
6. Out of the Page
7. Not Possible
For the wire to be pushed into the page by B, which direction is the current flowing in the wire?
1. Up
2. Down
3. Left
4. Right
5. Into the Page
6. Out of the Page
7. Not Possible
A wire is placed between two magnets. A current is passed thru the wire as shown. Find the direction the wire moves.
1. Up
2. Down
3. Left
4. Right
5. Into the Page
6. Out of the Page
7. Not Possible
Find the force on the moving positive charge.
1. Up
2. Down
3. Left
4. Right
5. Into the Page
6. Out of the Page
7. Not Possible
A moving proton enters a magnetic field. Which way will the proton turn?
1. Up
2. Down
3. Left
4. Right
5. Into the Page
6. Out of the Page
7. Not Possible
A moving electron enters a magnetic field. Which way will the electron turn?
1. Up
2. Down
3. Left
4. Right
5. Into the Page
6. Out of the Page
7. Not Possible
A proton is at rest in a magnetic field. Which way will the proton move?
1. Up
2. Down
3. Left
4. Right
5. Into the Page
6. Out of the Page
7. Not Possible

Basic Right Hand Rule

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