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MAGNETISM AND ELECTROMAGNETISM: Magnetism, Electromagnetic Induction, Lenz’s Law, and the Right-Hand Rule

Early experiments with magnetism revealed that a current-carrying wire is surrounded by circular lines of magnetic flux ( ɸ ). The orientation of this field could be predicted via usage of the Right-Hand Rule. These observations are indeed interesting, and they were made when the current ( I ) passing through a conductor was constant;Continue reading “MAGNETISM AND ELECTROMAGNETISM: Magnetism, Electromagnetic Induction, Lenz’s Law, and the Right-Hand Rule”