A current carrying horizontal wire runs perpendicularly through the magnetic field of a horseshoe magnet. If the current in the wire flows from Q to P, in which direction will the wire move?

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A current carrying horizontal wire runs perpendicularly through the magnetic field
of a horseshoe magnet. If the current in the wire flows from Q to P, in which
direction will the wire move?
wire between
horseshoe magnet
Q
N
U
P
NA
W
up
down
E
S
The wire will be forced up
The wire will be forced down
The wire will be forced west.
The wire will be forced east.
Transcribed Image Text:A current carrying horizontal wire runs perpendicularly through the magnetic field of a horseshoe magnet. If the current in the wire flows from Q to P, in which direction will the wire move? wire between horseshoe magnet Q N U P NA W up down E S The wire will be forced up The wire will be forced down The wire will be forced west. The wire will be forced east.
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