Question

A straight, flexible copper wire is immersed in a magnetic field that is directed

away from you . If the current flowing through the wire is in the +x-direction,

which way will the wire bend?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Moving charges experience a force in a magnetic field. If these moving charges are in a wire—that is, if the wire is carrying a current—the wire should also experience a force. However, before we discuss the force exerted on a current by a magnetic field, we first examine the magnetic field generated by an electric current. We are studying two separate effects here that interact closely: A current-carrying wire generates a