Physics A-Level
Electromagnetic force
What Electromagnetic force means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Electromagnetic force
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Reference: AQA
Acts between particles that have charge and is responsible for electric attraction and repulsion, and for magnetic forces.
Topics that use Electromagnetic force
- Particle interactions (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Conservation laws at vertices
- Exchange particles as carriers of forces
- Fundamental interactions
- Range and strength
- Virtual particles
- Virtual photons
- Weak and electromagnetic interactions
- Exchange particles
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