Question

A horseshoe magnet is held vertically with the north pole on the left and south pole on the right. A wire passing between the poles, equidistant from them, carries a current directly away from you. In what direction is the force on the wire?

Answer 1

Force acts vertically downward

Step-by-step explanation:

Solution:-

The force is downward. The field lines point from the north pole to the south pole, or left to right. We will apply the use of right-hand rule. Your fingers point in the direction of the current (away from you). Curl them in the direction of the field (to the right). Your thumb points in the direction of the force(downward).