Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Electromagnetic effects

Electromagnetic effects — practice question

In Diagram 1, a wire carries an electric current into the page and lies between the poles of a magnet. A force acts on the wire towards the bottom of the page. Diagram 2 shows what happens after the current is reversed and the magnet is rotated through $90^\circ$. In which direction does the force act after these changes?

  • Atowards the top of the page
  • Btowards the bottom of the page
  • Ctowards the left-hand side of the page
  • Dtowards the right-hand side of the page

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