Physics · GCSE · Electricity & Magnetism
The motor effect and Fleming's left-hand rule
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What you need to know
- A wire carrying a current in a magnetic field feels a force: the motor effect.
- Fleming's left-hand rule gives the direction of the force from the field and the current.
- The force is greatest when the wire is at right angles to the field and zero when it is parallel.
- Force equals magnetic flux density times current times length (higher tier).
In this clip
0:30–4:19The motor effect and Fleming's left-hand rulegcse-phys-6-7-2-2Heddy ScoreSeven checks every clip must pass before students see it: trusted, on the map, accurate, focused, accessible, safe, and proven by students.2/7, Below the standard
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Freesciencelessons lesson on the motor effect and Fleming's left-hand rule; GCSE, includes the higher-tier force equation.
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