Formula: Current-Carrying Wire in Magnetic Field Magnetic force    Electric current    Length    Magnetic flux density (B-field)

Formula: Current-Carrying Wire in Magnetic Field
Magnetic force (Lorentz force) on a current-carrying conductor

Magnetic force

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The magnetic part of the Lorentz force acts on a current-carrying conductor when it is in the magnetic field. This formula is only valid if the magnetic field direction is exactly perpendicular to the current direction.

Electric current

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Electric charge per unit time flowing through the wire.

Length

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The longer the wire through which a current flows, the greater the Lorentz force on that wire.

Magnetic flux density (B-field)

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Magnetic flux density indicates how strong the magnetic field is in which the wire is located. The magnetic field can be generated, for example, with another current-carrying wire that is brought close to the first wire.

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