Answer to Question #115071 in Electric Circuits for Yang

Question

A vertical wire has (conventional) current flowing through it straight upward (toward the sky). What will be the direction of the magnetic field 1 meter directly north of the wire?
A. North
B. South
C. East
D. West
E. Up
F. Down

==> i think it west right?

Answer 1

The direction of the magnetic field is perpendicular to the wire and is in the direction the fingers of your right hand would curl if you wrapped them around the wire with your thumb in the direction of the current.

YEs you are right the direction of the magnetic field will be in west direction