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Forces and work on a wire in a magnetic field

José Arnaldo Redinz

American Journal of Physics · 2011 · 17 citations · 5 references

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Abstract

We illustrate the role of magnetic forces in lifting a current-carrying wire by discussing the various forces acting on the positive ions and the electrons that compose the wire.

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