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Question
The right hand thumb rule is called Maxwell’s cork-screw rule. What is the cork-screw rule?
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Solution
Maxwell's cork-screw rule states that if a right-hand screw is turned, it will move in the direction of the current flowing through a conductor. The direction of the magnetic field created by the current is indicated by the screw's spin.

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