On which of the following factors the direction of the force acting on the current-carrying conductor kept in a magnetic field depends?

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Direction of the magnetic field is perpendicular to the wire

Direction of current flowing in the conductor

Both 1 and 2

None of these

answer is C.

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The current-carrying conductor kept in the magnetic field depends upon the direction of the magnetic field and the direction of the current flowing through it.
The direction of force acting on the current-carrying conductor kept in a magnetic field depends on the direction of the magnetic field perpendicular to the wire. And the direction of the current flowing in the conductor can be proven by the right-hand thumb rule. So if we wrap our hands so in that case, the thumb's direction shows the current's direction, and curled fingers show the magnetic field around it.
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