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What is the link between current and magnetism ?

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  • Jim
    Lv 7
    1 year ago
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    Current in a wire causes a magnetic field according to the 'right-hand rule'.

    The strength depends on the number and tightness of the coil, the core material it's wrapped around, the current, etc.

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  • Anonymous
    1 year ago

    they cause eachother

  • Anonymous
    1 year ago

    magnetic field Phi = L*i 

  • God
    Lv 7
    1 year ago

    Electricity and magnetism are explained by Maxwell's Laws.

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  • 1 year ago

    A current induces a magnetic field; for example, the Biot-Savart Law says

    B = (mu-nought)i/(2*pi*r),

    where i is the magnitude of the current, r is the distance from the current-carrying wire, and B is the magnitude of the induced magnetic field.

    Another example is Faraday's Law of Induction,

    E = -d(phi-B)/dt,

    where phi-B is the magnetic flux through a plane area. If the area is enclosed by a conducting wire loop, the induced voltage (E) will produce a current (E/R) in the wire.

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