Magnetic Fields and Forces
Students investigate the properties of magnetic fields, sources of magnetism, and the force on moving charges and current-carrying wires.
Key Questions
- Differentiate between electric and magnetic fields, identifying their sources.
- Analyze how the direction of a magnetic field is determined by the direction of current.
- Predict the direction of the magnetic force on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field.
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