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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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