Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Electromagnetic effects

Electromagnetic effects — practice question

The diagram depicts a wire suspended vertically between the poles of a magnet. A current flows through the wire in the direction indicated. The wire is pushed into the plane of the page, away from the observer. When the current is reversed, in which direction does the wire move?

  • AThe wire moves into the plane of the page, away from the observer.
  • BThe wire moves to the left.
  • CThe wire moves to the right.
  • DThe wire moves out of the plane of the page, towards the observer.

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