alleryIn Fleming's left-hand rule the thumb points along the:
AThe field
BThe current
CThe charge
DThe motion
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The motion
1. Stretch the thumb, forefinger and middle finger mutually perpendicular.
2. The first finger gives the field and the second finger the current.
3. The thumb then points along the motion, or the force on the conductor.
_Source: syllabus Science, Ch 13 'Magnetic Effects of Electric Current'_
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