2.1 A straight 2.5 m wire carries a typical household DC current of 1.5A, at a location where the earth's magnetic field is 0.55 gauss from south to north. Find the magnitude and direction of the force that our planet's magnetic field exerts on this wire if it was orientated so that the current in it is running from (hint: 1T = 10000 gauss) (i) West to east (ii) Vertically up (iii) North to south (iv) Is the magnetic field ever large enough to cause a significant effect under normal household conditions?

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Q2.1 A straight 2.5 m wire carries a typical household DC current of 1.5A, at a location where the earth's magnetic field is 0.55 gauss
from south to north. Find the magnitude and direction of the force that our planet's magnetic field exerts on this wire if it was
orientated so that the current in it is running from (hint: 1T = 10000 gauss)
(i) West to east
(ii) Vertically up
(iii) North to south
(iv) Is the magnetic field ever large enough to cause a significant effect under normal household conditions?
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Transcribed Image Text:Q2.1 A straight 2.5 m wire carries a typical household DC current of 1.5A, at a location where the earth's magnetic field is 0.55 gauss from south to north. Find the magnitude and direction of the force that our planet's magnetic field exerts on this wire if it was orientated so that the current in it is running from (hint: 1T = 10000 gauss) (i) West to east (ii) Vertically up (iii) North to south (iv) Is the magnetic field ever large enough to cause a significant effect under normal household conditions? ................
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