Field strength and distance
What Field strength and distance means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The strength of the magnetic field depends on the current through the wire and the distance from the wire.
The field is strongest at the poles and becomes weaker with distance from the magnet.
Topics that use Field strength and distance
- Electromagnetism (AQA GCSE)
- Magnetic fields (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Alignment of a freely suspended magnet
- Attraction and repulsion
- Direction of magnetic field
- Earth's magnetic field
- Field line direction
- Field lines
- Field shape and polarity
- Field strength
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