A magnetic field near the floor points up and is increasing. Looking down at the floor, does the non-Coulomb electric field clockwise or counter clockwise? A magnetic field near the ceiling points down and is decreasing. Looking up at the ceiling, does the non-Coulomb electric field curl clockwise or counter clockwise?

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The floor and ceiling both are counter clockwise.

Step by step solution

01

Given Information.

A magnetic field near the floor points up and is increasing.

02

Definition/ Concept.

The magnetic field's direction and the electric field's direction are opposite each other. The non-coulomb electric field curls in a clockwise manner as the magnetic field is increased downward toward the floor.

03

Find floor is clockwise or counter clock wise.

The figure will be:

The facts are:

(a). The magnetic field, B is pointing upwards.

(b). The magnetic field is increasing. Therefore, the quantity dB/dtis pointing in the same direction as B.

So, by using the right hand thumb rule on -dB/dt, this can be observed that the direction of ENCis counter clockwise.

Therefore, the floor is counter clockwise.

04

Find ceiling is curl clockwise or counter clock wise.

The figure will be:

The facts are:

(a). The magnetic field, B is pointing upwards.

(b). The magnetic field is decreasing. Therefore, the quantity dB/dtis pointing in the opposite direction as B.

So, by using the right hand thumb rule on -dB/dt, this can be observed that the direction of ENCis counter clockwise.

Therefore, the ceiling is counter clockwise.

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