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Using Lenz's Law

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The direction of force on a current carrying conductor placed in a magnetic field is given by :

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Fleming's Left Hand Rule

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Fleming's Right Hand Rule

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End Rule

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Right Hand Palm Rule

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Solution

The correct option is B Fleming's Left Hand Rule
The direction of this force is always right angles to the plane containing both the conductor and the magnetic field, and is predicted by Fleming’s Left-Hand Rule.

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