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CBSE - Physics - Magnetic Effects of Electric Current

Magnetic Effects of Electric Current

Short Answer Type

What does the direction of thumb indicate in the right-hand thumb rule. In what way this rule is different from Fleming’s left-hand rule?

The thumb indicates the direction of current in the straight conductor held by curled fingers, whereas the Fleming’s left-hand rule gives the direction of force experienced by current carrying conductor placed in an external magnetic field.

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