i have the answers but no sure the direction whether these two qustions go upward or downward ? can someone please help

1)A 5.0 m portion of wire carries a current of 8.0 A from east to west. It experiences a magnetic field of 6.0 × 10^-4 T running from north to south. What is the magnitude and direction of the magnetic force on the wire?
2.4 × 10^-2 N and i would go upward i think?

2)A 5.0 m portion of wire carries a current of 8.0 A from east to west. It experiences a magnetic field of 6.0 × 10^-4 T running from north to south. What is the magnitude and direction of the magnetic force on the wire? Answer: 2.4 × 10^-2 N upward

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i have the answers but no sure the direction whether these two qustions go upward or downward ? can someone please help

1)A 5.0 m portion of wire carries a current of 8.0 A from east to west. It experiences a magnetic field of 6.0 × 10^-4 T running from north to south. What is the magnitude and direction of the magnetic force on the wire?
2.4 × 10^-2 N and i would go upward i think?

2)A 5.0 m portion of wire carries a current of 8.0 A from east to west. It experiences a magnetic field of 6.0 × 10^-4 T running from north to south. What is the magnitude and direction of the magnetic force on the wire? Answer: 2.4 × 10^-2 N upward

jennylove · Answer

would they both go upward @justjm

jennylove · Answer

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