Right Hand Rule Explained

The right hand rule is explained for the case of a charge particle entering a magnetic field. The radius of the loop is derived for this scenario.
By James Dann Ph.D. author of the People's Physics Book for ck12.org CC-BY-NC-SA

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Education

Tags:

• right hand rule
• cross product
• force
• magnetic field
• current
• wire
• electron
• magnetic
• field

[jamdann21]

Thanks. I have.

You can access the original at

scipp.ucsc.edu/outreach/index2­.html

At this link below is the more dynamic and 'editable' version.

ck12.org

An amazing website by ck12.org for teachers. If you are one you should use it. If you are a student show it toy our teacher.

cheers

[jamdann21]

Because the electron has negative charge and the proton has positive charge

[duckduckmongoose]

yess the right hand rule explained definitely.

[PudgeTrax]

Best video!!!

[JulieFBurke]

THANK YOU I FINALLY GET IT TwT <-- Tears of Joy

[DeSTruCT0MaCHiNe]

Terrific video.

[iamchaossthought]

Great video, JamDann21. Very helpful.  Thanks.

[jaymmira]

Ooohhh the fingers point to B, I've been doing it in reverse all this time. I wish someone would have told me this before, would have saved me a whole lot of time and points

[youspinmerightrounds]

perhaps my video on the left hand rule could also help people grasp the subject.

[max137vzx]

You should write a textbook. Most textbooks FAIL to explain the right hand rule clearly.

[ericos96]

Very helpful and clear explanation. Thanks a bunch!