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State right hand thumb rule to determine the direction of magnetic field around a current carrying conductor. Apply this rule to find the direction of magnetic field inside and outside a circular loop of wire lying in the plane of a table and current is flowing through it clockwise .

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If you are holding a current carrying straight conductor in your right hand such that the thumb points towards the direction of current , 'then your finger will wrap around the conductor in the direction of the field lines of the magnetic field. This is known as right hand thumb rule .
Since the current passes through the loop in clockwise direction , the front face of the loop will be the south pole and the back face is the touching the table will be north pole. According to the right -hand rule ,the direction of magnetic field inside the loop will be pointing downward . Outside the loop, the direction of the magnetic field will be upward .
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  • The direction of magnetic field around a current carrying conductor is given by

    A
    Fleming's left hand rule
    B
    Right hand thumb rule
    C
    Both (a) and (b)
    D
    None of these
  • Direction of magnetic field produced by the current carrying conductor is given by :

    A
    right hand grip rule
    B
    left hand grip rule
    C
    Fleming's left hand rule
    D
    Fleming's right hand rule
  • The direction of magnetic field lines produced in a current carrying conductor can be determined by

    A
    right hand thumb (grip) rule
    B
    Fleming's left hand rule
    C
    Fleming's right hand rule
    D
    Faraday's laws.
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