What is the direction of current in the conductor?

Flow of electrons causes current in the conductor. Traditionally, current is in the direction of flow of positive charge or opposite to the flow of negative charge (electrons).

What current flows east to west?

Water in the surface currents is pushed in the direction of the major wind belts: trade winds: east to west between the equator and 30oN and 30oS. westerlies: west to east in the middle latitudes. polar easterlies: east to west between 50o and 60o north and south of the equator and the north and south pole.

When the current flows the magnetic field about a conductor is in what direction?

The recognised direction of a magnetic field is from its north pole to its south pole. This direction can be deduced by holding the current carrying conductor in your left hand with the thumb extended pointing in the direction of the electron flow from negative to positive.

What is the direction of electric current class 10?

The direction of an electric current is by convention the direction in which a positive charge would move. Thus, the current in the external circuit is directed away from the positive terminal and toward the negative terminal of the battery.

What is the direction of flow of electrons in a metallic conductor?

Direction of flow of free electrons An electric cell (often called a battery) can supply this energy and make free electrons move in a metal conductor connected between its two terminals. Electrons flow from the negative terminal through the conductor to the positive terminal.

What is the direction of the force experienced by the conductor when the current is downwards?

Explanation: Given, A conductor carries a current in a vertically downward direction. The direction of the magnetic field is toward the south.

What happen when electric current flows through a straight conductor?

We have learnt that an electric current flowing through a conductor produces a magnetic field. The field so produced exerts a force on a magnet placed in the vicinity of the conductor.

Where is the western boundary current?

Gulf Stream
The Gulf Stream is a powerful western boundary current in the North Atlantic Ocean that strongly influences the climate of the East Coast of the United States and many Western European countries. Click the image for a larger view. One particularly powerful western boundary current is the Gulf Stream.