How To Find Direction Of Magnetic Field?

Use the right-hand thumb rule

Point your right thumb in the direction of current

Curl your fingers around the conductor

The curled fingers show the direction of the magnetic field

For a straight current-carrying wire, the field forms concentric circles around the wire

For a solenoid, curl your fingers in the direction of current in the coils

Your thumb points in the direction of the magnetic field inside the solenoid

Use the right-hand grip rule for circular loops and coils

For a moving positive charge, point your thumb in the direction of motion

The curled fingers show the magnetic field direction around the charge

For a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field, use Fleming’s left-hand rule to find force direction

For a magnetic field around a magnet, field lines go from north pole to south pole outside the magnet

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