Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Electromagnetic effects

Electromagnetic effects — practice question

The diagram illustrates a wire suspended from a metal loop P and extending down into a mercury bath. The wire is hanging vertically between the N and S poles of a magnet. The loop P is then attached to the positive terminal of a battery, while the mercury is linked to the negative terminal. The wire moves out of the page. In which direction does the wire move when P is connected to the negative terminal of the battery and the mercury is connected to the positive terminal?

  • AThe wire swings into the page.
  • BThe wire swings out of the page.
  • CThe wire swings to the left.
  • DThe wire swings to the right.

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