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The direction of the force on the wire travels from behind you to in front of you. The magnetic field points over your head. What is the direction of the current in the wire

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According to Maxwell right hand thumb rule, when the current flows from bottom to the top of wire, a anti-clock wise magnetic field is setup around the conductor and vice-versa.

Hence, if the magnetic field points over the head, the current flows in anti-clock wise direction.

The direction of the force on the wire travels from behind you to in front of you-example-1
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