JAMB - Physics (1979 - No. 44)

Fig 8 shows a current I flowing in a copper wire situated in a magnetic field existing between the pole-pieces of a horse-shoe magnet.
Which of the following statements is correct?

The wire will experience a force in the direction into the paper

The wire will experience a force in the direction out of the paper

The wire will vibrate in a direction into and out of the paper

the wire will move in the direction of the field i.e toward the s-pole

the wire will not move because it is made of copper which is non magnetic

JAMB - Physics (1979 - No. 44)

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