Lesson: Force on Conducting Wires in Magnetic Fields Physics

Students will be able to

• recognize that if a current-carrying wire is placed in a magnetic field, there will be a force on it and it may move,
• recognize that the wire must be placed perpendicular to the magnetic field for the magnitude of the force to be greatest,
• recognize that if the wire is placed parallel to the field, there will be no force on it,
• work out the direction of the force using Fleming’s left-hand rule,
• use in all permutations.