Physics GCSE
Plotting compass and iron filings as detection methods
What Plotting compass and iron filings as detection methods means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
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A plotting compass placed near the wire deflects, and iron filings sprinkled on the card form concentric circles centred on the wire.
Topics that use Plotting compass and iron filings as detection methods
- Magnets and magnetic fields (OCR GCSE)
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