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Definition of Terms (Magnetism)

This document defines key terms related to magnetism including: - B-field, which refers to a magnetic field. - Ampere's law and Biot-Savart law, which describe the relationship between electric currents and magnetic fields. - Other terms like ferromagnetic, gauss, Lorentz force, magnetic monopoles, permeability of free space, and solenoids. - Directions of magnetic fields and forces are explained using right hand rules. - Applications of magnetism like electromagnets, motors, and magnetic resonance imaging are also defined.

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Definition of Terms (Magnetism)

This document defines key terms related to magnetism including: - B-field, which refers to a magnetic field. - Ampere's law and Biot-Savart law, which describe the relationship between electric currents and magnetic fields. - Other terms like ferromagnetic, gauss, Lorentz force, magnetic monopoles, permeability of free space, and solenoids. - Directions of magnetic fields and forces are explained using right hand rules. - Applications of magnetism like electromagnets, motors, and magnetic resonance imaging are also defined.

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DEFINITION OF TERMS

(Magnetism)
Definition of Terms

B-field: another term for magnetic field

Amperes law: the physical law that states that the magnetic
field around an electric current is proportional to the current; each
segment of current produces a magnetic field like that of a long
straight wire, and the total field of any shape current is the vector
sum of the fields due to each segment

Biot-Savart law: a physical law that describes the magnetic field


generated by an electric current in terms of a specific equation

Curie temperature: the temperature above which a ferromagnetic


material cannot be magnetized direction of magnetic field lines:
the direction that the north end of a compass needle points domains:
regions within a material that behave like small bar magnets

electromagnet: an object that is temporarily magnetic when an


electrical current is passed through it electromagnetism: the use of
electrical currents to induce magnetism

ferromagnetic: materials, such as iron,


cobalt, nickel, and gadolinium, that exhibit
strong magnetic effects

gauss:

G, the unit of

the magnetic field strength; 1 G = 104 T

Hall effect:

the creation of voltage across a current-carrying

conductor by a magnetic field

Hall emf: the electromotive force created by a current-carrying


conductor by a magnetic field, = Blv

Lorentz force: the force on a charge moving in a magnetic field

Maxwells

equations:

set

of four

equations

that

describe

electromagnetic phenomena

magnetic field: the representation of magnetic forces

magnetic force: the force on a charge produced by its motion


through a magnetic field; the Lorentz force

magnetic monopoles: an isolated magnetic pole; a south pole


without a north pole, or vice versa (no magnetic monopole has
ever been observed)

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): a medical imaging technique


that uses magnetic fields create detailed images of internal tissues and
organs

magnetized: to be turned into a magnet; to be induced to be


magnetic

magnetocardiogram (MCG): a recording of the hearts magnetic


field as it beats

magnetoencephalogram (MEG): a measurement of the brains


magnetic field

meter: common application of magnetic torque on a currentcarrying loop that is very similar in construction to a motor; by
design, the torque is proportional to I and not , so the needle
deflection is proportional to the current

motor: loop of wire in a magnetic field; when current is passed


through the loops, the magnetic field exerts torque on the loops,
which rotates a shaft; electrical energy is converted to mechanical
work in the process

north magnetic pole: the end or the side of a magnet that is


attracted toward Earths geographic north pole

nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR): a phenomenon in which an


externally applied magnetic field interacts with the nuclei of certain
atoms

permeability of free space: the measure of the ability of a material,


in this case free space, to support a magnetic field; the constant
o 0 = 4107 T m/A

right hand rule 1 (RHR-1): the rule to determine the direction of


the magnetic force on a positive moving charge: when the thumb of
the right hand points in the direction of the charges velocity v and
the fingers point in the direction of the magnetic field B , then the
force on the charge is perpendicular and away from the palm; the
force on a negative charge is perpendicular and into the palm

right hand rule 2 (RHR-2): a rule to determine the direction of the


magnetic field induced by a current-carrying wire: Point the thumb of
the right hand in the direction of current, and the fingers curl in the
direction of the magnetic field loops

solenoid: a thin wire wound into a coil that produces a magnetic field
when an electric current is passed through it

south magnetic pole: the end or the side of a magnet that is


attracted toward Earths geographic south pole

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