Question

A wire is placed between the poles of two fixed bar magnets as shown in the figure. A small current in the wire is into the plane of the paper. The direction of the magnetic force on the wire is

• A. Left
• B. Right
• C. Up
• D. Down

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Left

According to Fleming's left hand rule,direction of magnetic field is from north to south, and current in downtown the plan of paper. So the direction of the magnetic force on the wire is $\leftarrow$.i.e. left