Magnetic Field and Force

Practice: Right-hand rule and Fleming’s left hand rule

1. Determine the direction of the magnetic force produced by a current-carrying conductor/wire

inside an uniform magnetic field.

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

(e) (f)
2. Determine the direction of the uniform magnetic field according to the given current and
magnetic force.

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
Magnetic force is directed into the page Magnetic force is directed into the page

3. Determine the direction of the current according to the given uniform magnetic field and
magnetic force.

(a) (b)
Magnetic force is out from the page
4. Determine the North pole and South pole of the solenoid.

(a) (b)

Solution:

1. Direction of magnetic force

(a) Up
(b) Left
(c) Out from the page
(d) Up
(e) No magnetic force
(f) Out from the page

2. Direction of uniform magnetic field

(a) Out from the page
(b) Into the page
(c) Right
(d) Left

3. Direction of current
(a) Right
(b) Down

4.
(a) North on the left; South on the right
(b) North at the bottom; South at the top