Answer to Question #121318 in Electric Circuits for Befikir

Question

Find the force on each segment of the wire shown in Figure below
if B=0.15 T. Assume the current in the wire to be 5.0 A.

Answer 1

Force in a current carrying wire is given by $F=IlB \sin\theta$

where $\theta$ is the angle between the B and the direction of current