The direction of induced current in a straight wire placed in magnetic field is determined...
PHYSICS
WAEC 2003
The direction of induced current in a straight wire placed in magnetic field is determined by using?
- A. Fleming's right hand rule
- B. Maxwell's screw rule
- C. Faraday's law
- D. Lenz's law
Correct Answer: D. Lenz's law
Explanation
Lenz's law, in electromagnetism, statement that an induced electric current flows in a direction such that the current opposes the change that induced it.
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