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onsider a wire of length L = 0.30 m that runs north-south on a horizontal surfac

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Question

onsider a wire of length L = 0.30 m that runs north-south on a horizontal surface. There is a current of I = 0.50 A flowing north in the wire. (The rest of the circuit, which actually delivers this current, is not shown.) The Earth's magnetic field at this location has a magnitude of 0.50 { m gauss} (or, in SI units, 0.5 imes 10^{-4} ; m tesla) and points north and 38 degrees down from the horizontal, toward the ground. What is the size of the magnetic force on the wire due to the Earth's magnetic field? In considering the agreement of units, recall that 1;{ m T} = 1;{ m N / ( m A cdot m m)}


due north due south due east due west straight up straight down


Which of the following situations would result in a magnetic force on the wire that points due north? Check all that apply.
Current in the wire flows straight down; the magnetic field points due west. Current in the wire flows straight up; the magnetic field points due east. Current in the wire flows due east; the magnetic field points straight down. Current in the wire flows due west and slightly up; the magnetic field points due east. Current in the wire flows due west and slightly down; the magnetic field points straight down.

Assume that the applied magnetic field of size 0.55 is rotated so that it points horizontally due south. What is the size of the magnetic force on the wire due to the applied magnetic field now?
What is the direction of the magnetic force acting on the wire in Part B due to the applied magnetic field? due north due south due east due west straight up straight down Which of the following situations would result in a magnetic force on the wire that points due north? Check all that apply. Current in the wire flows straight down; the magnetic field points due west. Current in the wire flows straight up; the magnetic field points due east. Current in the wire flows due east; the magnetic field points straight down. Current in the wire flows due west and slightly up; the magnetic field points due east. Current in the wire flows due west and slightly down; the magnetic field points straight down. Assume that the applied magnetic field of size 0.55 onsider a wire of length L = 0.30 m that runs north-south on a horizontal surface. There is a current of I = 0.50 A flowing north in the wire. (The rest of the circuit, which actually delivers this current, is not shown.) The Earth's magnetic field at this location has a magnitude of 0.50 {rm gauss} (or, in SI units, 0.5 times 10^{-4} ; rm tesla) and points north and 38 degrees down from the horizontal, toward the ground. What is the size of the magnetic force on the wire due to the Earth's magnetic field? In considering the agreement of units, recall that 1;{rm T} = 1;{rm N (rm A cdot rm m)} T is rotated so that it points horizontally due south. What is the size of the mag

Explanation / Answer

due west Current in the wire flows due east; the magnetic field points straight down