Physics A-Level
Force on a current-carrying conductor
What Force on a current-carrying conductor means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Force on a current-carrying conductor
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Has magnitude F = BIl sin θ, where θ is the angle between the conductor and the field, and is maximum when perpendicular and zero when parallel.
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