Conceptual Test 2B

Two parallel wires are separated by a distance of 6 cm. Wire 1, on the left, carries current into the page. An equal current flows in wire 2 out of the page.

What direction is the net magnetic field at point A, halfway between the wires?

Next question : C - Force between two wires.

Previous question : A - Right-hand rule.

List of conceptual questions for test 2.

Created by Andrew Duffy, Boston University Physics Department.

Last update July 17, 1998