Electromagnetism

Emag forces and fields

OHPs # 1 - 4
Issue mag fields worksheet

5 B around I within uniform B - catapult

field

1 Permanent magnets
attracts strongly ferromagnetic materials iron, cobalt, nickel
strongest attraction at poles, northseeking (N) and south-seeking (S)
suspended magnet settles w. poles
pointing north and south
opp poles attract, like poles repel Earth
has S mag pole at north geographic pole,
etc
induced magnetism - demo w. paper clips
or staples for steel (induced magnetism
retained), and iron rods for soft iron
(induced magnetism only in presence of B)

2. Demo Magnetic fields

plotting compass, iron filings
direction of F on isolated N pole
compass aligns along B

Current loop and solenoid

thin coil
solenoid - demo w. slinky
N and S from I direction at ends of coil
iron core
N
B = 0 I = 0 nI deep within
l
toroid
What is B at ends of solenoid?
Wh 53-20a,b only
Bo 5-69,70,72

Steve Udy teaching notes

Mag
F on moving charge
v
v v
F = BQvsin = Qv B
RH slap rule
demo w. magnet and CRO
centripetal F circular paths v constant
no work done
Wh 52-22,24,25,26,28
Bo 5-91,92,93,95
velocity w. component // B --> helical
trajectory

Board ex
An electron enters B = 3.0 mT at v = 5.0 x 106
ms-1, v perp. to B.
a find radius of circ path [ 9.5 x 10-3 m]
b find radius if electron replaced by proton
[17.4 m]
c how is R related to to m for a given v, B, Q?
[R proportional to m]

3 B around I - OHP#3
straight I
I
B= 0
2r
= magnetic permeability
1
c=
0 0
right-hand grip rule
Wh 53.21
Bo 5-65
4

Mag
F on I v v
v
F = BIl sin = Il B
right hand slap rule
demo w. DC motor U magnet and Philip
Harris power supply
Wh 52-38, 39
Bo 4-63,64,65,68

Parallel and anti-parallel I

B around currents
F on currents
definition of ampere
IIl
F 0 I1 I2
=
F= 012
2r
l
2 r
Wh 53-25,26
Bo 5-66,67

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Applications - OHP and demo

moving coil galvanometer - demo meter
loudspeaker - demo w. signal generator
relay

Printed on 29/6/04