Moving Charges and Magnetism
Kerala Board · Class 12 · Physics
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Magnetic Effect of Electric Current (Oersted's Discovery)
- A current-carrying conductor produces a magnetic field in the surrounding space
- The magnetic field lines around a straight current-carrying wire are concentric circles
- Direction of magnetic field is given by right-hand grip rule: thumb in current direction, fingers curl in field direction
Biot-Savart Law
- Gives quantitative relationship between current and magnetic field at any point
- Each small current element contributes to the total magnetic field
- Net magnetic field is vector sum of contributions from all current elements
Ampere's Circuital Law
- Alternative method to calculate magnetic field in cases with high symmetry
- Line integral of B around closed loop equals μ₀ times enclosed current
- Independent of size and shape of the closed loop
Force on Moving Charges (Lorentz Force)
- Moving charged particle in magnetic field experiences force perpendicular to both velocity and field
- Force is zero when charge moves parallel to magnetic field
- Force is maximum when charge moves perpendicular to magnetic field
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- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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