A wire carrying current due north lies in a field pointing due east. The force on the wire is:

  1. vertically upward
  2. due south
  3. due west
  4. vertically downward
Answer

D) vertically downward

Left hand: field east, current north ⇒ thrust down. SLO P-09-E-30 · Application

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