Question

An overhead wire carries current from east to west. Find the direction of the magneticfield 5cm below the wire.

Answer 1

Answer:

east or west.

Explanation:

because the Carries from east to west then the direction of magnetic field below 5 cm will be east to west

Answer 2

Answer:

north to south

Explanation:

According to the right hand thumb rule, imagine holding a current carrying wire in your right hand according to this rule so that the thumb points in the direction of the current, then the direction in which the fingers wrap the wire will represent the direction of the magnetic lines of force.

The current is heading east-west. By applying the right thumb rule, we get the magnetic field direction from north to south at a point below the wire. The direction of the magnetic field is from south to north at a point immediately above the wire.Therefore, the direction of the magnetic field 5 cm below the wire will be from north to south.