Right Hand Rule for Current-Carrying Wire

Practice Questions

AP Physics 2 › Right Hand Rule for Current-Carrying Wire

Questions
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Physics2set1q7

In the figure above, there are two wires carrying different currents in the same direction.

What is the direction of the magnetic field at point ?

2

Consider the given wire:

Electric_field_loop

In which direction should the electrons flow through the wire if the electric field generated inside the loop points out of the screen?

3

Simple circuit mag field

What is the direction of the magnetic field at a point ?

4

The magnetic field of the earth points from geographic south to geographic north, indicating the the geographic south pole is actually a magnetic south pole. If this magnetic south pole were generated by current around the equator moving in a wire, which way would the conventional current be traveling?

5

Simple circuit mag field

In the given diagram, what is the direction of the magnetic field at a point ?

6

Simple circuit mag field

In the given diagram, what is the direction of the magnetic field at a point ?

7

You have two current-carrying wires layed parallel to each other like below.

Photo 3

Point R is halfway between each of the wires. If the wires carry the same current I, what is the direction of the magnetic field at point R?

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