Flux Lines - Wire

  

Ex 2) Magnetic field around Straight Conductor (A Wire)

 

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"Right Hand Rule"

 

1) Palms away, right thumb direction of electron flow (current)

2) fingers curl in direction of magnetic field

 

 


Do the magnetic lines of flux go

IN or OUT at the top?

 

 

 

 

Out

 

 

Review Book - p. 259) 2, 9

 

 

 

 

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