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Name and state the rule which determine the direction of magnetic field around a straight current carrying conductor.

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Right Hand Thumb Rule : Imagine holding the current carrying straight conductor in your right hand such that the thumb points towards the direction of current. Then the fingers of right hand wrap around the conductor in the direction of field lines of the magnetic field.
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OSWAAL PUBLICATION-MAGNETIC EFFECTS OF ELECTRIC CURRENT-TOPIC -1 (SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS - I )
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  2. State Right Hand Thumb Rule and also draw diagram.

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  3. PQ is a current carrying conductor producing magnetic field around it....

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  4. The given magnet is divided into three parts A, B andC Name the pa...

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  5. When a current carrying conductor is kept in a magnetic field, it expe...

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  6. Draw magnetic field lines produced around a current carrying straight ...

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  7. Magnetic field lines are shown In the given diagram. A student makes a...

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  8. A current carrying conductor produces a magnetic field around it. Is t...

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  9. Two magnets are lying side by side as shown below. Draw magnetic field...

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  10. What does the degree of closeness of magnetic field lines near the pol...

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  11. PQ is a cwrent carrying conductor in the plane of the paper as shown i...

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  12. In the experiment to show that a current carrying conductor when place...

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  13. In the experiment to show that a current carrying conductor when place...

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  14. A compass needle is placed near a cunent-carrying wire. State your obs...

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  15. A compass needle is placed near a cunent-carrying wire. State your obs...

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  16. (a) Write the special name given to the coil AB which has many circula...

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