Question

State whether the following statement is True or False.

Ampere's swimming rule describes the direction of magnetic lines of force in a straight conductor.

Answer 1

The Right hand Thumb rule describes the direction of magnetic lines of force in a straight conductor.
Right hand thumb rule states that when an electric current passes through a straight wire that is held by the right hand with the thumb pointing upwards and the fingers curling up the
wire, the thumb points in the direction of the conventional current (from positive to negative), and the fingers point in the direction of the magnetic field.