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FBI mnemonics
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The various FBI mnemonics (for electric motors) show the direction of the thrust on a conductor carrying a current in a magnetic field.
Other mnemonics exist that use a right hand rule for predicting resulting motion from a preexisting current and field.
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The left hand is held with the thumb, first finger and second finger mutually at right angles.
- The Thumb represents F - Thrust (or resulting Motion).
- The First finger represents B - Field.
- The Second finger represents I or V - Current (in the classical direction, from positive to negative).
Other sources use the right hand to predict force, though the fingers used vary:
- Thumb = F ("thrust")
- Index finger = I or V
- Middle finger ("Birdie") = B
In this alternative, some versions recommend not extending the middle finger, but instead imagining the force coming from the palm of the hand.
- Thumb = I or V
- Index finger = B
- Middle finger = F
The rules above are usually used to predict 'F' based upon 'B' and 'I' - the force on a moving charge when moving through a field, whether or not the charge is carried in a wire. However, this rule should not be confused with a different right hand grip rule for the prediction of the direction of a field ('B') produced by current ('I') traveling through a wire.