Force on a current-carrying conductor
4.5.4What the syllabus asks of you
- Describe an experiment to show that a force 2 Recall and use the relative directions of force, acts on a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field and current magnetic field, including the effect of reversing: (a) the current (b) the direction of the field 3 Determine the direction of the force on beams of charged particles in a magnetic field
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Chapter 4: Forces on a current-carrying conductor
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