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Question 18
a.

State what is meant by the term magnetic field line.

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b.

The diagram shows a cross-section through a wire placed between two magnetic poles.

The wire carries electric current out of the page at Y (indicated by the dot in the center).

The shape of the resulting magnetic field is shown.

Magnetic field interaction with a wire Y

State the direction of the circular magnetic field lines immediately surrounding the wire at Y (choose between clockwise or anticlockwise).

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c.

State the direction of the magnetic force, F, acting on the wire Y.

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d.

Describe the magnetic field in the region inside the dotted rectangle labeled Region R.

[2]

Electromagnetism Questions

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