Force on a current-carrying wire

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Force on a current-carrying wire

It follows from the fact that moving charges experience a force in a magnetic field that a current-carrying wire will also experience such a force, since a current consists of moving charges. An illustration of this effect appears below.

**Figure 9.7:** Force on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field
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This property is at the heart of a number of devices, which we now discuss.

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1999-09-29