Question

Study the diagram alongside carefully and answer the following question:

In the coil facing you, the direction of the current is clockwise. Therefore, the face of the coil towards you will have:

Options

• north polarity

• south polarity

• no polarity

• none of these

Answer 1

South polarity

Explanation:

When the current in a coil appears clockwise from the side facing you, that face behaves as a south pole. If the current appears anticlockwise, that face behaves as a north pole.