9 - Magnets and currents Flashcards
1
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Left hand rule related to -
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Wire carrying current in magnetic field, LEFT-HAND RULE gives direction of force. Related to motors
2
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Right hand rule related to -
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If a straight wire (in a complete circuit) is moving at right angles to a magnetic field, RIGHT-HAND RULE gives direction of induced current. E.m.f induced and related to generators, Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction (proportionality)