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Force on a Straight Current Carrying Conductor Placed in a Magnetic Field

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What direction will the left arm experience a force in?

A

Out of the plane, towards you

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Out of the plane, away from you

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Vertically upwards

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D

It doesn’t experience any force

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Solution

The correct option is D It doesn’t experience any force
The wire is not carrying any current. Hence, it experiences no force, despite the presence of a magnetic field.

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