Physics A-Level
Field line conventions
What Field line conventions means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Field line conventions
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A visual convention for mapping a magnetic field, in which lines emerge from a north pole and enter a south pole outside a magnet.
Topics that use Field line conventions
- Magnetic fields (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Direction of force on a conductor
- Experimental technique
- Field patterns of current-carrying conductors
- Fleming's left-hand rule
- Graphical analysis
- Magnetic flux density
- Magnetic flux density measurement
- Motor effect
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