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5H40.61 - Current Carrying Wire Wrapping Itself Around a Magnet

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​5H40.61 - Current Carrying Wire Wrapping Itself Around a Magnet

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Title5H40.61 - Current Carrying Wire Wrapping Itself Around a Magnet
Objective

Demonstrate the force on a current carrying wire in a diverging or non-uniform magnetic field.​

StatusAvailable
Assembly Instructions

Instructions
A long loose light wire is suspended along the length of a vertical electromagnet. When the current is applied, the wire cuts the diverging field lines from the solenoid causing it to try to move in a circular path around the solenoid resulting in it winding up around the magnet. If the direction of the current is reversed, the wire unwraps itself and winds the other way. ​

Setup Time10
Operation Time
Preview Time5
Operation Instructions

​Please use 6VDC

ExportableNo
Demo on DimeNo
PIRA 200No
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HazardsNone
Analysis/Information
Category5 Electricity and Magnetism
Subcategory5H - Magnetic Fields and Forces
Keywordsmagnetic field of current
Construction Information
 
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vertical electromagnet mounted with long wire suspened alongside
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power supply - 20V, 40A, Tenma, with banana plug bank
1
banana cable
3
momentary contact switch
1