whats a magnetic compass
general rule of magets
like poles repel
opposite poles attract
what are magnets made of/what can be magnetised
iron
steel
nickel
cobalt
what are permenet magnets made of and why
steel because it is hard to demagnetise
what is the shape of magnetic field lines
whats a magnetic field and where is it strongest
whats induced magetism
what else does induced mag cause
magnetic field near a wire carrying current
corkscrew rule
when the current is straight it travels clockwise as it would be if you were screwing down the wire
opposite for reverse as if you are unscrewing
whats a solenoid
long coil of insulated wire
how does increasing and decreasing the current affect the mag field
mag field in a solenoid
uniform mag field
one where all the mag field lines are parralel and the same direction
mag field outside the solenoid
whats an electromagnet
solenoid where the insulated wire is wrapped around an iron bar
this is induced magnetism and so the unmagnetised iro is magnetised every time the current is switched on
the motor effect
a force acts on a magnetised wire in another magnetic field when a current passes through it
how can the force in the motor effect be increased
increasing currnet
stregtheing magnet/magnetic field
increasing length of conductor
how does the angle effect the size of force i the motor effect
when is a mag field produced
when a current moves through a wire
whats magnetic flux density
strentgh of a magnetic field
whats mag flux desnity measured in
teslas
calculation for the size of the force acting on the wire in the motor effect
F = Mag flux density X current x length
flemmings left hsnd rule
thumb = direction of motion
first finger = direction of mag field
second= direction of current