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[HELPPPPP HELP ME HELP ] Current carrying conductor AB is placed in a magnetic field shown below. If the conductor AB moves away from the magnet, what will be the direction of the current in the conductor?​

[HELPPPPP HELP ME HELP ] Current carrying conductor AB is placed in a magnetic field-example-1
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Answer:

B is directed from N to S (upwards at the open end)

Let the magnet be oriented with the open end at the north

F = q * v X B

A positive charge would be deflected towards the East using v X B

This is the direction of the "conventional" current which is B to A

Actual charges flow from A to B but the sign of the charge is -q

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