Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor in a Magnetic Field
Calculate the force on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field and apply the right-hand rule to determine direction.

Calculate the force on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field and apply the right-hand rule to determine direction.
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12th Grade · Science · TEKS
8 lessons
Learners will analyze magnetic forces, apply Faraday's law of induction, and describe the electromagnetic spectrum.
use mathematical calculations to assess quantitative relationships in data; and
use appropriate tools such as balances, ballistic carts or equivalent, batteries, computers, constant velocity cars, convex lenses, copper wire, discharge tubes with power supply (H, He, Ne, Ar), data acquisition probes and software, dynamics and force demonstration equipment, electrostatic generators, electrostatic kits, friction blocks, graph paper, graphing technology, hand-held visual spectroscopes, inclined planes, iron filings, lab masses, laser pointers, magnets, magnetic compasses, metric rulers, motion detectors, multimeters (current, voltage, resistance), optics bench, optics kit, photogates, plane mirrors, prisms, protractors, pulleys, resistors, rope or string, scientific calculators, stopwatches, springs, spring scales, switches, tuning forks, wave generators, or other equipment and materials that will produce the same results;