DCS# 5H40.10 | NWU# E-17 | Location: |
title: Force between current carrying wires aka: |
Description: 12 V marine batteries are shorted through braided cables with one switch. A second switch reverses the current in one wire. The wires hang under their own weight parallel to each other. Oil is placed on the wires for a dramatic smoking effect. Questions: How would you employ the right hand rule for magnetic fields around a wire and the right hand motor rule to determine the direction of the force on the wires? |