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Question
A straight wire lying in a horizontal plane carries a current from north to south.
- What will be the direction of magnetic field at a point just underneath it?
- Name the law used to arrive at the answer in part (a).
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Solution
- The direction of the magnetic field at a point just underneath is towards the east.
- Right-hand thumb rule.
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