Question

A 7.7cm length of straight wire run horizontally along a north south line . The wire carries a 3.45 current flowing northward through a uniform 1.25 T magnetic field vertical upward. Find the magnetude and directions of the force wire

Answer 1

F = 0.332 N in the east direction

Step-by-step explanation:

Length, L = 7.7 cm = 7.7 * 0.01 = 0.077 m(along the north south)

Current, I = 3.45 A (northwards)

Magnetic field, B = 1.25 T (vertically upwards)

The magnitude of the force is given by, F = ILBsin90

F = 3.45 * 0.077 * 1.25 * 1

F = 0.332 N

The direction of the force is calculated using the Right Hand Thumb Rule:

It states that "Hold the wire carrying current in your right hand so that the thumb points along the wire in the direction of the current, then the fingers will encircle the wire in the direction of the lines of magnetic force."

Based on the Right Hand Thumb Rule, the magnetic force will act in the east direction