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savannahhooper

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A wire is carrying current vertically downward. What is the direction of the force due to Earth's magnetic field on the wire?
 
  A)
 
  horizontally towards the north
  B)
 
  horizontally towards the south
  C)
 
  horizontally towards the east
  D)
 
  horizontally towards the west
  E)
 
  vertically upward

Question 2

A vertical wire carries a current straight up in a region where the magnetic field vector points due north. What is the direction of the resulting force on this current?
 
  A)
 
  down
  B)
 
  north
  C)
 
  south
  D)
 
  east
  E)
 
  west


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abctaiwan

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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

E


savannahhooper

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Reply 2 on: Jul 29, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

matt95

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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