BRAINCAKEMagnetic Flux density
The strength of a magnetic field is also known as the magnetic flux density and is given the symbol B. The magnetic field strength is the force per unit current length on a wire carrying current in the magnetic field when the current is at right angles to the magnetic field and in measured in tesla (T). If the field and current are not at right angles to each other, then the component of the field perpendicular to the current is equal to BsinΘ where Θ is the angle between the wire and the magnetic field. The force on the wire can be measured using a current-balance.
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Key terms in this lesson
- magnetic field
- A region of space in which a moving charge, current-carrying conductor or magnetic material experiences a force.
- magnetic flux
- The product of the magnetic flux density and the area through which the field lines pass at right angles.
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