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Q.

Complete the following statement with an appropriate term: 
You are looking into a solenoid, from its south pole, along its axis. From your viewpoint, the direction of the current in the solenoid is _______.

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a

Clockwise

b

Anti-clockwise

c

Parallel to x-axis

d

Perpendicular to y-axis

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

From the given figure we can observe that when the solenoid is observed from the south pole(Left image), the current in the solenoid is clockwise and when the solenoid is observed from the north pole(Right image), the current in the solenoid is anti-clockwise.

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Therefore, when seen from the south pole, the current will be in the clockwise direction.

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Complete the following statement with an appropriate term: You are looking into a solenoid, from its south pole, along its axis. From your viewpoint, the direction of the current in the solenoid is _______.