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Magnetic Force on a Current Carrying Conductor
- A magnetic field exerts a force on a conductor carrying a current. If the wire is straight, and the field is uniform, 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 conductor and whose direction is the same as the direction of the current, and B is the magnetic field vector.
- If the shape of the wire is arbitrary, the force on a segment ds of the wire is dF = I ds x B. The total force on the wire is obtained by integrating dF over the length of the wire.
Magnetic Force on a Current Carrying Conductor
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- Intro
- Current Carrying Conductor in a Magnetic Field
- Current Though the Wire Connected to Battery
- Current Exerts Force Toward the Left
- IF Current is Reversed ,Force Exerts on Right
- Magnetic Force
- Wire with Current 'I' and with magnetic Field
- Force Exerted by Magnetic field
- Applying right hand Rule
- Let N be Number of Charge Carries Per /Vol
- Force on Wire
- Number of Charge Crossing in Time 't'
- Example
- Wire Bent to Semi Circle and Rest is Straight
- Applying Constant Magnetic Field in 'y' Direction
- Force n Straight Segment
- Net Force
- Example 1: Rod on Rails
- Example 2: Magnetic Force on Wire





























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