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Fleming's right hand rule (for generators) tells us that if we take our right hand and extend the thumb, and also the index and the middle finger such that they are all at right angles to each other, we can discover the direction of the current induced in the wire of the generator. We'll have to know the direction of the motion of the conductor, and the direction of the magnetic field to do this. *Special note: the direction of the induced current will be the direction of conventional current in this mnemonic. Conventional current is the flow of positive charges in a conductor. We currently know that it is the negative charges - the electrons - that flow when current flows in a wire. But back in the day, theorists modeled the flow of positive charges, or what we call conventional current, and Fleming was an "old school" guy who worked with this conventional current. Let's apply Fleming's right hand rule to discover which way conventional current will flow in a wire in a generator. As stated, we have to know the direction of the motion of the conductor and the direction of the magnetic field. We have our right hand out and the thumb and first two fingers at right angles, each to the other. The thumb will point in the direction of the motion of the conductor. The index finger will point in the direction of the magnetic lines of force. We have motion of the conductor and the direction of the magnetic field. The middle finger will now point in the direction of conventional current flow in this mnemonic. Electron flow will be the opposite of that conventional current, if you are interested. But you knew that. Wikipedia has an article on Fleming's right hand rule, and a link to that post is provided below. The drawings alone are worth the trip over there, and the page is posted free of charge. Why not take advantage of this offer and check it out? It'll be worth it, and you won't get Rick rolled. Promise.

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