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Fleming's left and right-hand rules are used in


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DC motor and AC generator

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DC generator and AC motor

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DC motor and DC generator

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Both rules are the same, anyone can be used

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Solution

The correct option is C

DC motor and DC generator


Explanation for the correct option:

We know that Fleming's right-hand rule is used for electric generators and the left-hand rule is used in electric motors.

Fleming's left-hand rule: If we arrange the thumb, the center finger, and the forefinger of the left hand at right angles to each other, then the thumb points towards the direction of the magnetic force, the center finger gives the direction of the current, and the forefinger points in the direction of a magnetic field.

Essentially the left-hand rule is used to figure out the motion resulting from electromagnetism in motor circuits.

Fleming's right-hand rule: The right hand is held with the thumb, index finger, and middle finger mutually perpendicular to each other (at right angles), as shown in the diagram. The thumb is pointed in the direction of the motion of the conductor relative to the magnetic field, the center finger gives the direction of the induced current, and the forefinger points in the direction of a magnetic field.

Fleming's right-hand rule (for generators) shows the direction of induced current when a conductor attached to a circuit moves in a magnetic field. It can be used to determine the direction of current in a generator's windings.

  1. DC motor is a device that converts electric energy into mechanical energy. DC motors obey Fleming's left-hand rule.
  2. DC generator converts mechanical energy into electrical energy in form of DC. It obeys Fleming's right-hand rule.
  3. Fleming's left-hand rule is used in motors because of the differences between cause and effect.
  4. Fleming's left-hand rule is used in motors because it is a simple and accurate way to find the direction of motion of the conductor in an electric motor when the magnetic field direction and the current direction are known.
  5. Fleming's right-hand rule is used in the generators as it is used to determine the direction of current in the generator's windings.

Hence, Fleming's right-hand rule is used in DC generators and the left-hand rule is used in DC motors.

Therefore, the correct answer is option C.


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