Physics A-Level
Direction of gravitational, electric and magnetic fields
What Direction of gravitational, electric and magnetic fields means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Direction of gravitational, electric and magnetic fields
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Determined by inspection: towards the attracting mass for gravitational, the force on a positive test charge for electric, and the way a compass needle's north pole points for magnetic.
Topics that use Direction of gravitational, electric and magnetic fields
- Fields (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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- Field
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