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The force due to the magnetic field on a current carrying conductor is _______ to the magnetic field and_________ to the current.
The force due to the magnetic field on a current carrying conductor is _______ to the magnetic field and_________ to the current.
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The correct option is C. perpendicular, perpendicular.
The force due to the magnetic field on a current carrying conductor is perpendicular to the magnetic field and perpendicular to the current.
According to Fleming's left-hand rule, hold the forefinger, middle finger and thumb of the left hand in mutually perpendicular directions.
If the forefinger indicates the direction of the magnetic field and the middle finger the direction of the current, then the thumb will indicate the direction of motion of the conductor.
Hence, force is perpendicular to both the current and magnetic field.
The correct option is C. perpendicular, perpendicular.
The force due to the magnetic field on a current carrying conductor is perpendicular to the magnetic field and perpendicular to the current.
According to Fleming's left-hand rule, hold the forefinger, middle finger and thumb of the left hand in mutually perpendicular directions.
If the forefinger indicates the direction of the magnetic field and the middle finger the direction of the current, then the thumb will indicate the direction of motion of the conductor.
Hence, force is perpendicular to both the current and magnetic field.
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