IB Physics SL D.3.5 Force on current conductor
IB Physics SL D.3.5 Force on current conductor
Practise calculating and predicting the magnetic force on current-carrying conductors, rods and circuit sections in uniform fields.
How this is tested
- calculate force or current from F = BIL when a wire or rod is at right angles to a uniform magnetic field
- use a circuit-and-field diagram to determine the force direction on a rod or wire and predict the resulting motion
- apply changes in current or force data to determine B from the gradient-like relation between F and I for fixed L