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Question
If the direction of electric current in a solenoid when viewed from a particular end is anticlockwise, then this end of solenoid will be:
(a) west pole
(b) south pole
(c) north pole
(d) east pole
Solution
north pole
If the direction of electric current in a solenoid when viewed from a particular end is anticlockwise, this end of the solenoid will be north pole.
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