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Magnetism and current-carrying wires
Discover how the magnetic field vectors around a long, straight, current-carrying wire circle around the wire. Learn how the force exerted by a magnetic field on a current-carrying wire is proportional to the current, the length of the wire within the magnetic field, and the magnitude of the magnetic field, and also depends on the angle between the direction of the current flow and the magnetic field.
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