Physics GCSE
reversing the current
What reversing the current means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of reversing the current
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Which end is which depends on the direction of the current around the turns, so reversing the current swaps the poles.
Topics that use reversing the current
- Electromagnetism (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- adding fields of turns
- armature and contacts
- circular field around a wire
- distance from the wire
- electromagnet
- field inside a solenoid
- field pattern of a solenoid
- field pattern of a straight wire
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