Physics A-Level
Magnetic force
What Magnetic force means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Magnetic force
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Reference: AQA
A force on a current-carrying wire given by F = BIL sin θ, or on a single charge by F = Bqv sin θ, perpendicular to both velocity and field.
Topics that use Magnetic force
- Fields (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Direction of gravitational, electric and magnetic fields
- Electric field strength
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- Field
- Gravitational field strength
- Test bodies and field direction
- Vector representation of fields
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