A long straight horizontal segment of wire with 0.060 m traverses a west magnetic field with 2.0 T. If a south current with 4.0 A flows through the wire, which one of the following statements concerning the effect of the magnetic force on the wire is true.

a) The wire will be pushed to the left
b) The wire will be pushed to the right
c) The wire will be pushed into the plane of the paper
d) The wire will be pushed out of the plane of the paper

To determine the direction in which the wire will be pushed due to the magnetic force, we can use the right-hand rule.

The right-hand rule states that if you point your right thumb in the direction of the current (south in this case), and then curl your fingers around the wire in the direction of the magnetic field (west in this case), your extended palm will point in the direction of the magnetic force acting on the wire.

In this scenario, if you point your right thumb to the south and curl your fingers to the west, your extended palm will point into the plane of the paper. Therefore, according to the right-hand rule, the wire will be pushed into the plane of the paper.

So, the correct answer is c) The wire will be pushed into the plane of the paper.

see your text on the right hand rule.