Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Electromagnetic effects

Electromagnetic effects — practice question

In Diagram 1, a wire carrying an electric current is directed into the page. The wire lies between the poles of a magnet. A force acts on the wire, pointing down towards the bottom of the page. In Diagram 2, the current has been reversed and the magnet has been rotated through $90^\circ$. After these changes, which direction does the force act in?

  • 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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