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A straight 2.90 m wire carries a typical household current of 1.50 A (in one direction) at a location where the earth's magnetic field is 0.550 gauss from south to north. P…

A straight 2.90 m wire carries a typical household current of 1.50 A (in one direction) at a location where the earth's magnetic field is 0.550 gauss from south to north. P…
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A straight 2.90 m wire carries a typical household current of 1.50 A (in one direction) at a location where the earth's magnetic field is 0.550 gauss from south to north.

Part A
Find the direction of the force that our planet's magnetic field exerts on this cord if is oriented so that the current in it is running from west to east.
Answer choices:
a.) The force is directed upward
b.) The force is directed downward
c.) There is no force extering on the wire.
d.) The force is directed from east to west.

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Answer:

a)

Step-by-step explanation:

Using Fleming's Left-Hand Rule

A straight 2.90 m wire carries a typical household current of 1.50 A (in one direction-example-1
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