Van Allen Radiation Belts The Van Allen radiation belts consist of charged particles surrounding the Earth in doughnut-shaped regions. The particles are trapped by the Earth’s…
Torque on a Current Loop, 2 There is a force on sides 2 & 4 since they are perpendicular to the field The magnitude of the magnetic force on these sides will be: F2 =…
Chapter 30 Sources of the Magnetic Field Biot-Savart Law – Introduction Biot and Savart conducted experiments on the force exerted by an electric current on a nearby magnet…