The law of magnets Like poles repel unlike poles attract TRIPLE ONLY.
Refresher Basic concept Like poles will repel Unlike poles will attract.
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Transcript of Refresher Basic concept Like poles will repel Unlike poles will attract.
FORCE ON A CURRENT
CARRYING CONDUCTOR IN A MAGNETIC FIELD
Cheah Hoe Leong 4S201
Law Tong Ye Matthew Edward
4S215
Definitions
ConductorA substance, body, or system
that conducts electricity
Magnetic fieldA field of force surrounding a
permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
When a movable current carrying wire is placed in a magnetic field it will experience a force and the wire will move/ jump out of the field.This is known as the motor effect
Charged particles
A charged particle moving Parallel to magnetic field
○ Not much effectPerpendicular to magnetic field
○ Experiences sideways force that is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field
○ Known as the Lorentz force
F = BIl
F = force produced (N)
B = Flux density (T)
I = current (A)
l = length of wire in field (m)
Formula
Flux density rate of flow of a property per unit area, which has
the dimensions [quantity]/([time]·[area])
Rate of flow of electric current through per unit area of the cross-sectional area of the conductor
Tesla (symbol T) is SI derived unit for flux density
1 T = 1 N/AmT = teslaN = newtonA = ampere
Ways to increase the force1. Increase the current passing
through the wire Increase p.d. of power source Use wire with less resistance
○ Thicker wires○ Make from better conductors
Ways to increase the force2. Use stronger magnets
A.K.A magnets that have a greater magnetic field strength
Applications
The Earth's magnetic field protects us from dangerous cosmic radiation from the Sun.
Van Allen radiation belts around the Earth
References
http://www.google.com.sg/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi
www.sparknotes.com spiff.rit.edu www.physicsforums.com www.thefreedictionary.com en.wikipedia.org farside.ph.utexas.edu