Magnetic Effects of

Electric Currents
Novita Triwidianingsih, S.Pd.
Based on this
picture, what is the
difference between
a magnet and an
electric charge?
Magnetic Lines
Oersted Experiment

Source: https://youtu.be/bjRAfNSe1E0
Right Hand Rule
Biot-Savart Law
Magnetic Fields Due to a Current in a Long Straight
Wire
Magnetic Fields on the Axis of a Circular Current
Loop
Ampere Law
Magnetic Field of a Solenoid
Magnetic Field of a Toroid
Learning Check
A surveyor is using a magnetic compass 6 m below a power line in which there is a steady current of
100 A.
a. What is the magnetic field at the site of the compass due to the power line?
b. Will this field interfere seriously with the compass reading? The horizontal component of
Earth’s magnetic field at the site is 20 µT.
Learning Check
At a certain location in the Philippines, Earth’s magnetic field of 40 µT is horizontal and directed due
north. Suppose the net field is zero exactly 8 cm above a long, straight, horizontal wire that carries a
constant current. What are the
a. magnitude and
b. direction of the current?
Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Wire
Past Paper IB
A current carrying wire is in the same plane as a uniform magnetic field. The angle between
the wire and the magnetic field is θ.

a. The magnetic force on the current carrying wire is A. zero.

b. into the plane of the paper.
c. out of the plane of the paper.
d. at an angle to the direction of the magnetic field.
Magnetic Force Two Parallel Wires
Magnetic Force on a Moving Charge
Past Paper IB
A proton p is at rest between the poles of two horizontal magnets as shown below.

The magnetic force on the proton is

A. from left to right.
B. from top to bottom.
C. into the plane of the paper.
D. zero.
Past Paper IB
A proton moves along a circular path in a region of a uniform magnetic field. The magnetic
field is directed into the plane of the page.

a) Label with arrows on the diagram the

(i) magnetic force F on the proton. [1]
(ii) velocity vector v of the proton. [1]
b) The speed of the proton is 2,16 × 106 m s-1 and the magnetic field strength is 0,042 T.
For this proton,
(i) determine, in m, the radius of the circular path. Give your answer to an appropriate
number of significant figures. [3]
(ii) (ii) calculate, in s, the time for one full revolution. [2]
In this chapter we have introduced two
direction rules, they are for determining
the direction of the magnetic field and
for determining the direction of the
magnetic force. Are they implicit in the
way the universe operates, or are they
simply indications that depend on the
way we define current direction and
other fundamental quantities in physics?
Application of Magnetic
Force
Galvanometer
Mass Spectrometer
Learning Check
A uniform magnetic field B, with magnitude 1,2 mT, is directed vertically upward throughout the volume
of a laboratory chamber. A proton with kinetic energy 5.3 MeV enters the chamber, moving horizontally
from south to north. What magnetic deflecting force acts on the proton as it enters the chamber? The
proton mass is 1.67 × 10-27 kg. (Neglect Earth’s magnetic field)