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- The magnetic flux density at a point is defined as the force acting per unit current per unit length of the conductor when the conductor is placed at right angles to the field.
- One tesla is the uniform magnetic flux density which, acting normally to a long straight wire carrying a current of 1 ampere, causes a force per unit length of 1 N m–1 on the conductor.
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- The following are the vector symbols used in diagrams to represent the direction of vectors in 3 dimensional space:
: on the plane of the page
: into of the page
: out of the page
- The following are some important points to take note when representing a magnetic field by magnetic field lines:
- Magnetic field lines appear to originate from the north pole and end on the south pole.
- Magnetic field lines are smooth curves.
- Magnetic field lines never touch or cross.
- The strength of the magnetic field is indicated by the distance between the lines – closer lines mean a stronger field.
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[accordion title="3. Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor in a Magnetic Field"]
- When a wire of length
carrying a current
lies in a magnetic field of flux density
and the angle between the current
and the field lines
is
, the magnitude of the force
on the conductor is given by
.
- The directions of the vectors can be recalled by using the Fleming's Left-Hand Rule.
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[accordion title="4. Force on a Moving Charge in a Magnetic Field"]
- A charge
travelling at constant speed
at an angle
to a magnetic field of flux density
experiences a force
.
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[accordion title="5. Magnetic fields of current-carrying conductors"]
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[accordion title="6. Ferromagnetic Materials"]
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[accordion title="7. Force between Two Parallel Current-Carrying Conductors"]
- Like currents attract and unlike currents repel.
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