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MagnetismPhysics
A little history…
Until the early 19th century, scientists thought electricity and magnetism were unrelated
In 1820, Danish science professor Hans Christian Oersted was demonstrating electric currents in front of a class of students
When electric current was passed in a wire near a magnetic compass, the compass needle movedElectricity and Magnetism are
related!
Comparing E&M
Magnets exert forces on one another
Similar to electric charges: Can attract and repel without touching Strength of interaction depends on the
distance of separation of the two magnets
Different from electric charges: Electric charges produce electrical forces Regions called magnetic poles produce
magnetic forces
Magnetic Poles
All magnets have both a north and a south pole
Like poles repel
Opposite poles attract
Magnetic poles always exist in pairs
Magnetic Fields
Magnetic Field (B): The space around a magnet in which a magnetic force is exerted [measured in Tesla – T]. Magnetic Field is a VECTOR (has magnitude
and direction).
The direction of the magnetic field outside a magnet is from the north to the south pole
NS
B Field
Magnetic Domains
Magnetic Domain = large clusters of atoms lined up with each other
Domains start out randomly oriented in this piece of iron
Domains align in the direction of the magnetic field as they are brought closer to a magnet
Permanent magnets are made by placing pieces of iron or certain iron alloys in strong magnetic fields
How are E&M related?
Charges in motion have both E (electric) fields and B (magnetic) fields associated with them
In a bar magnet, electrons inside are constantly moving
Moving charge = current magnetic field
Electrons also spin Spinning charge =motion magnetic field
Moving electric charges create magnetic fields
Electromagnets
If a current carrying wire is bent into a loop, the magnetic field lines become bunched up inside the loop
A current-carrying coil of wire with many loops is an electromagnet
The Right Hand Rule
To find the direction of the magnetic field in a wire, point the thumb/fingers of your right hand in the direction of current flow.
Your fingers/thumb point in the direction of the magnetic field.
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Into the page
The Right Hand Rule
What is the direction of the magnetic field in this wire?
What is the direction of the magnetic field in this coil or wire?
ANSWERS
What is the direction of the magnetic field in this wire?
What is the direction of the magnetic field in this coil or wire?
B Field
B Field
Force is greatest when the particle moves perpendicular to the magnetic field
Force becomes less at angles less than 90 and zero when the particle moves parallel to the field lines
When MOVING electric charges are placed in magnetic fields, they feel a FORCE.
Magnetic Force
The force that acts on a moving charged particle depends on the particle’s charge, its velocity, and the strength of the magnetic field.
B = magnetic field [T]
v = charge velocity [m/s]
F = force [N]
q = charge [C]
F = qvB
The Right Hand Rule
To find the direction of the magnetic force on a charge Take two pens Hold them perpendicular to each other as in
the picture Take your RIGHT hand Place your RIGHT hand at the point where the
two pens meet Push v towards B The direction your thumb points is the
direction of FOut of the page Into the page
Right Hand Rule Practice
vv
v
B B
B
Magnetic Force cont’d
Now we know: a charged particle moving through a magnetic
field experiences a deflecting force
So… a current of charged particles moving through
a magnetic field also experiences a deflecting force
F = force (N)I = current (A)L = length of wire (m)B = magnetic field (T)F = ILB
Magnetic Force
When an electric charge moves in a magnetic field, it feels a force.
Single charge: Many charges (current):
F = qvB F = ILB
F = force (N)I = current (A)L = length of wire (m)B = magnetic field (T)
F = force (N)q = charge (C)v = velocity (m/s)B = magnetic field (T)
Earth’s B Field
A compass points northward because Earth itself is a huge magnet
The compass aligns with the magnetic field of the earth
Most geologists think that moving charges looping around within Earth create its magnetic field
The magnetic field of Earth is not stable It has flip- flopped throughout geologic time Studies of deep-sea sediments indicate that the field
was virtually switched off for 10,000 to 20,000 years just over 1 million years ago
Electromagnetic Induction
Physics
magnetism can produce electricity & electricity can produce magnetism
Electromagnetic Induction
Electric current can be produced in a wire by simply moving a magnet into or out of a wire
Movement of the magnet induces a voltage, which causes current flow
Voltage is induced whether the magnet is moved through the wire or the wire is moved through the magnet
Flux
Magnetic Flux = the number of magnetic field lines passing through a given area Measured in Webers (Wb)
If a loop of wire lies perpendicular to a magnetic field, the maximum possible number of lines of flux will pass through the loop.
If the loop of wire lies parallel to the field, the flux through the loop will be zero.
Φ = ABΦ = flux (Wb)A = area of loop (m2)B = magnetic field (T)
Example
Eleanor is undergoing an MRI procedure and is placed inside a chamber housing the coil of a large electromagnet that has a radius of 25.0 cm. A flux of 0.290 Wb passes through the coil opening. What is the magnetic field inside the coil?
greater number of loops of wire = greater induced voltage = greater current
Faraday’s Law: Induced voltage in a coil is proportional to:
the product of the number of loops
the cross-sectional area of each loop
and the rate at which the magnetic field changes within those loops
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V =NΔφ
Δt
Example
The hood ornament on Abe’s sedan is shaped like a ring 8.00 cm in diameter. Abe is driving toward the west so that Earth’s 5.00*10-5 T field provides no flux through the hood ornament. What is the induced voltage in the metal ring as Abe turns from this street onto one where he is traveling north, if he takes 3.0 s to make the turn?
Φ = AB
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V =NΔφ
Δt
Lenz’s Law
An induced voltage always produces a magnetic field that opposes the field that originally produced it
In other words: If the original magnetic field, and thus the
flux, is going toward the north, the induced voltage will produce an opposing field and flux that goes toward the south
Generators & Motors
Generator = A machine that produces electric current by rotating a coil within a stationary magnetic field
A motor converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.
A generator converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
Transformers
A transformer works by inducing a changing magnetic field in one coil, which induces an alternating current in a nearby second coil
Voltages may be stepped up or stepped down with a transformer
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VIprimary =VIsecondary
Power Transmission
Power is transmitted great distances at high voltages and correspondingly low currents, a process that otherwise would result in large energy losses owing to the heating of the wires.
Power may be carried from power plants to cities at about 120,000 volts or more, stepped down to about 2400 volts in the city, and finally stepped down again by a transformer to provide the 120 volts in our houses