Fleming's Left Hand Rule
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Contents
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Fleming's left hand rule is a method to show the direction of the force applied to a current carrying wire in a magnetic field.
About Fleming's Left Hand Rule
- In Fleming's left hand rule the index finger, middle finger and thumb are held at right angles to each other.
- In Fleming's left hand rule the direction of the magnetic field is represented by the index finger, the direction of the current is represented by the middle finger and the direction of the force is represented by the thumb.
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\(\overrightarrow{B}\): First finger field. \(\overrightarrow{I}\): Second finger current. \(\overrightarrow{F}\): The force. |
References
AQA
- Fleming’s left-hand rule, page 220, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
- Fleming’s left-hand rule, page 229, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA
- Fleming’s left-hand rule, pages 223, 224, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQA
- Fleming’s left-hand rule, pages 297, 298m GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA
- Fleming’s left-hand rule, pages 94, 95, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA