1.8.21 · HinglishElectromagnetism

Magnetic force on current-carrying conductor

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1.8.21 · Physics › Electromagnetism


First principles se force derive karna

Setup. Ek seedhi wire lo jiska cross-sectional area hai, length hai, current carry kar rahi hai. Maano = free charge carriers per unit volume, har ek ka charge hai, drift velocity se bhaag rahe hain.

Step 1 — Ek carrier par force. Yeh step kyun? Yeh Lorentz force hai, ek matra magnetic force law jo humein chahiye.

Step 2 — Carriers count karo. Segment mein carriers ki sankhya: Yeh step kyun? Total force = (force per carrier) × (kitne carriers hain).

Step 3 — Total force.

Step 4 — Current ko pehchano. Drift-current relation yaad karo: jahan ek vector hai jiska magnitude hai aur jo conventional current direction ki taraf point karta hai. Yeh step kyun? Isse hum microscopic cheezein ko macroscopic, measurable current se replace kar sakte hain.

Ek bent/curved wire ke liye hum infinitesimal pieces ko add karte hain:

Figure — Magnetic force on current-carrying conductor

Direction: cross product / Fleming's Left-Hand Rule


Worked examples


Common mistakes (steel-manned)


Active recall

Recall Forecast-then-verify: aage padhne se pehle predict karo ki

ke parallel wire par force kya hogi. Prediction: zero. Verify: . ✓ Carriers ki drift velocity ke along hai, aur .

Recall Feynman — ek 12-saal ke bache ko explain karo

Socho ek bheed hai bache ki jo ek tezi se chalti hawa mein bhaag rahe hain. Hawa sirf bache ko sideways dhakeli hai jab woh hawa ke across bhaagta hai — agar tum seedha hawa mein bhaago, toh yeh khaas "magnetic wind" tumhe nahi dhakeli. Current wali wire mein bhagte hue electric charges ki bheed hoti hai. Charges ko magnetic field ke across line up karo aur poori wire sideways dhakeli jaati hai. Wire ko field ke along ghuma do aur koi nahi dhakela jaata. Yahi sideways dhakka motors ko spin karta hai.

Flashcards

Straight current wire par force (vector form)?
se angle par wire par force ka magnitude?
ke parallel wire ko force kyun nahi lagti?
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Wire par force ki direction kis rule se milti hai?
Fleming's Left-Hand Rule (F=Field=first finger, C=Current=second, M=Motion=thumb).
Uniform field mein closed current loop par net force?
Zero (); lekin net torque ho sakta hai.
se par kaise jaate hain?
use karo aur force per carrier ko carriers se multiply karo.
Uniform mein do endpoints ke beech curved wire par force?
Same jaise ends ko join karne wali straight wire par: .
m wire, A, T, perpendicular par force?
N.

Connections

  • Lorentz force on a moving charge — parent law jisse humne yeh derive kiya.
  • Drift velocity and current provide karta hai.
  • Torque on a current loop — loop ki net force zero hoti hai lekin torque motors chalata hai.
  • Electric motor / Moving-coil galvanometer — direct applications.
  • Force between two parallel currents — har wire doosri ke field mein baithi hai.
  • Cross product (vectors) — perpendicularity ke peeche ki geometry.

Concept Map

force on one carrier

multiply by count N=nAL

substitute nAqvd = IL

yields

magnitude

theta = 90 deg

theta = 0 deg

generalise to curved wire

closed loop, uniform B

direction via cross product

application

Lorentz force F=qv x B

Force on single charge

Total force nAL q vd x B

Drift current I=nAqvd

F = I L x B

F = BIL sin theta

Max force BIL

Zero force

dF = I dl x B

Zero net force, may have torque

Fleming Left-Hand Rule

Motors, loudspeakers, galvanometers