MHT CET Physics question

Physics Moving Charges and Magnetism MHT CET

A horizontal overhead power line carries a current of 90 A in East to West direction. What are the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field due to the current 1.5 m below the line?

(A) T, perpendicularly outward to the plane of paperCorrect
(B) T, perpendicularly outward to the plane of paper
(C) T, perpendicularly inward to the plane of paper
(D) T, perpendicularly inward to the plane of paper

Answer: (A)

Solution

T, and by the right-hand rule the field below an east-to-west current points towards the

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