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- 5H10. Magnetic Fields
- 5H15. Fields and Currents
- 5H20. Forces on Magnets
- 5H25. Magnet/Electromagnet Interactions
- 5H30. Force on Moving Charges
- 5H40. Force on Current in Wires
- 5H40.10 Parallel Wires Current can be passed parallel or antiparallel in long hanging wires to show attraction and repulsion.
- 5H40.11 Parallel Wires Rectangular loops of solid wire hang on pivots from two stands. Used together, demonstrate parallel wires.
- 5H40.30 Magnetic Force on a Wire A current passed through a wire in a horseshoe magnet will move one direction or the other depending on the current direction.
- 5H40.50 Barlow’s Wheel A potential is applied from the axle of a wheel to a pool of mercury at the rim while the wheel is between the poles of a magnet.
- 5H40.75 Dipolar Express An AA battery with magnets affixed to each end, racing around the inside of a coil of wire.
- 5H50. Torques on Coils
- 5H50.41 Floating Coil A vertical coil energized by a flashlight cell floats in a large pan and is attracted to a stationary magnet.