force induced on a current-carrying wire by a magnetic field (IMAGE)

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force induced on a current-carrying wire by a magnetic field

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“We realised that electromagnetic induction could be used to control the liquid metal wires” The famous ‘left hand rule’ illustrates the direction of a force induced on a current-carrying wire by a magnetic field.

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University of Wollongong

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