Question
Download Solution PDFConsider the following statements about the force acting on a current-carrying straight conductor placed in a magnetic field:
(a) The direction of the force does not depend on the direction of current in the conductor.
(b) The direction of the force depends on the direction of the magnetic field in which the conductor is placed.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is "The direction of the force depends on the direction of the magnetic field in which the conductor is placed".
Key Points
- A push or a pull of an object is called the force.
- Force can make a body move at rest or accelerate the object's speed.
- Force can change the direction of a moving body.
- So, the direction of the force depends on the direction of the magnetic field in which a conductor is placed.
Additional Information
- Force is of two types:
- Contact force
- Non-contact force
- Contact force is a force that acts on a body either directly or through a medium.
- Examples: Muscular force, Mechanical force, Frictional force.
- Non-contact force is a force that makes contact without direct contact.
- Examples: Gravitational force, Electrostatic force, Magnetic force.
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