WASSCE Physics · Electricity & Magnetism
Magnetic Effects of Current
Magnetic field around a current-carrying conductor, force on a conductor in a magnetic field, and the DC motor.
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2 lessons · 12 min
- 1Magnetic effect of a current: wires, solenoids and electromagnets6 minFree6 minFree
- 2The motor effect, Fleming's left-hand rule and the d.c. motor6 min Plan6 min Plan
- The motor effect
- The d.c. electric motor
- The moving-coil galvanometer
- Force between two parallel currents
- Force on a moving charge
1 worked example · 1 diagram
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