Fleming's left-hand rule
What Fleming's left-hand rule means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
A rule relating the mutually perpendicular directions of current, field and force, using the first finger for field, second finger for current and thumb for force.
The thumb gives the force (motion), the first finger gives the magnetic field (north to south), and the second finger gives conventional current.
The direction of the force is given by first finger field, second finger current, thumb force (motion).
Gives the direction of the force, with the thumb indicating the force direction.
Topics that use Fleming's left-hand rule
- Electric motors (HT only) (AQA GCSE)
- Fleming's left-hand rule (HT only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Motor effect
- Ammeter
- Ampere
- Commutator action
- Current
- Force
- Force, current and length relationships
- Magnetic field direction
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