Force on a current-carrying conductor
- A current-carrying conductor produces its own magnetic field
- When interacting with an external magnetic field, it will experience a force
- The force due to a magnetic field can be observed by
- placing a copper rod in a uniform magnetic field
- connecting the copper rod to a circuit
- When current is passed through the copper rod, it experiences a force
- This causes it to accelerate in the direction of the force
Observing the force on a current-carrying conductor
A copper rod moves within a magnetic field when current is passed through it