magnetic effect of a current
What magnetic effect of a current means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: OCR
A current-carrying wire is surrounded by a magnetic field, shown by a plotting compass deflecting or iron filings forming concentric circles.
When a current flows through a conducting wire a magnetic field is produced around the wire.
Topics that use magnetic effect of a current
- Electromagnetism (AQA GCSE)
- Magnets and magnetic fields (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- field pattern of a solenoid
- adding fields of turns
- armature and contacts
- attraction and repulsion
- circular field around a wire
- Combining fields of multiple turns
- Dipping compass and vertical field component
- distance from the wire
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