Physics GCSE
magnetic force
What magnetic force means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of magnetic force
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Acts between magnetic poles and between a magnet and a magnetic material, with unlike poles attracting and like poles repelling.
Topics that use magnetic force
- Contact and non-contact forces (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- acting on different objects
- attraction and repulsion
- contact forces
- electrostatic force
- equal and opposite
- friction
- gravitational force
- interaction pairs
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