A horizontal wire carries a current straight toward you. From your point of view, the magnetic field caused by thiscurrent. a. points directyly away fromyou b. points to the left c. circles the wire in a clocwise direction d. circles the wire in a counter clockwise direction A horizontal wire carries a current straight toward you. From your point of view, the magnetic field caused by thiscurrent. a. points directyly away fromyou b. points to the left c. circles the wire in a clocwise direction d. circles the wire in a counter clockwise direction
Explanation / Answer
The magnetic lines encicles the wire in the direction of thefingers of the right hand when the thumb points in the direction of the current. So the answer iscircles the wire in acounter counter clockwise direction