One can determine the direction in which current is flowing by using a device called a compass or by observing the movement of charged particles in a circuit.
To determine the direction of current in a magnetic field, you can use the right-hand rule. Point your right thumb in the direction of the current and curl your fingers in the direction of the magnetic field. Your fingers will then point in the direction of the force acting on the current.
To determine the direction of the magnetic field generated by a current, you can use the right-hand rule. Point your right thumb in the direction of the current flow, and your fingers will curl in the direction of the magnetic field.
Alternating Current which reverses its direction regularly at certain intervals Direct Current flowing continuously in one direction only
To determine the direction of force in a magnetic field, use the right-hand rule. Point your thumb in the direction of the current, and your fingers will curl in the direction of the magnetic field. The force will act perpendicular to both the current and the magnetic field.
To determine the direction of the magnetic force, you can use the right-hand rule. Point your thumb in the direction of the current, and curl your fingers in the direction of the magnetic field. The direction your fingers point is the direction of the magnetic force.
Alternating current would fit this description.
. . . then that would be alternating current, or simply, 'AC'.
Polarity
Current flowing in only one direction.
This is known as DC. Direct Current.
Direct current (DC) is nothing but an electric current flowing only in one direction.
From your question it sounds like alternating current.
When charges continually shift direction, alternating currents (AC) are present. AC involves charges oscillating back and forth in a circuit, with the direction changing periodically. This is different from direct current (DC), where charges flow consistently in one direction.
Direct current (DC) is the type of current that flows in one direction continuously. This is in contrast to alternating current (AC), which changes direction periodically. Examples of devices that operate using DC include batteries and solar cells.
To determine the direction of current in a magnetic field, you can use the right-hand rule. Point your right thumb in the direction of the current and curl your fingers in the direction of the magnetic field. Your fingers will then point in the direction of the force acting on the current.
From your question it sounds like alternating current.
To determine the direction of the magnetic field generated by a current, you can use the right-hand rule. Point your right thumb in the direction of the current flow, and your fingers will curl in the direction of the magnetic field.