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Force on a Current in a Magnetic Field
- A magnetic field exerts a force on a wire carrying current. If the wire is straight, the force is given by F = I L x B, where I is the current, L is a vector whose magnitude is the length of the wire, and whose direction is that of the current, and B is the magnetic field vector.
- A magnetic field also exerts a torque, on a current loop, given by I A B sin(theta), where I is the current in the loop, A is the loop area, B is the magnitude of the magnetic field, and theta is the angle between the magnetic field vector and the normal (perpendicular) to the plane of the loop.
Force on a Current in a Magnetic Field
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- Intro
- Effect of Magnetic Field on Current
- Conduction Wire, Horse Shoe Magnet
- Introducing a Battery to the Wire
- Wire Bends Pushing Left
- Wire Bends Toward Right
- In Absence of Magnetic Field
- Magnet and Wire Force Towards Upward
- Force
- Conductor Connected to Battery, Carrying Current to Right
- Magnetic Field Oriented into Page
- Force on 1 Change
- Total Force on Wire
- Vector of magnitude
- Direction is Scalar
- Force on Wire
- Torque on a Current loop
- Example
- Extra Example 1: Lifting a Wire
- Extra Example 2: Rod on Two Rails
- Extra Example 3: Rod on Two Rails with Friction































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