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Section 2 notes--Electromagnetism
Electricity and Magnetism:
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Electric Current and Magnetism
• Moving charges like those in an electric current produce magnetic fields– Ex: Oersted exp. (1820)-pg. 233
A magnetic field around a current-carrying wire forms a circular pattern
Direction of the field depends on direction of current
Strength of field depends on amt of current in wire
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Electromagnets
• An electromagnet is a temporary magnet made by placing a piece of iron inside a current carrying coil of wire.– Magnetic fields are created by the coil of
wire– The more loops, the stronger the
magnetism– Ex: stereo speakers, electric motors,
magnet in auto junkyard
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CD Players—how do they work?
• CD player produces electric current• Electric current passes through a coiled
wire in the speaker (that is part of an electromagnet)
• The electromagnet is attracted or repelled to a fixed magnet
• The back and forth movement vibrates the speakers surface and produces sound
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Galvanometers
• Galvanometers-gauges that use electromagnets to measure electric current
• The electromagnet is able to rotate between poles of a permanent fixed magnet
• When current flows through the coil, the electromagnet rotates to one of the poles– Ex; temp gauges in cars/gas gauges
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Electric Motors
• An electric motor is a device that changes electrical energy into mechanical energy
Electric motors contain electromagnets that are free to rotate between the poles of a permanent, fixed magnet
The coil in the electromagnet is connected to a source of electric current
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More on electric motors
• When a current flows through the electromagnet, a magnetic field is produced in the coil
• A magnetic force between the electromagnet and the permanent magnet causes the coil to turn– Ex: pg. 238 figure 15
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Controlling electric motors
• Electric motors can be more useful if their rotation speed can be controlled– One way this can be done is to vary the
amount of current flowing through the coil
The first electric motor was developed in 1873—used direct current
1888—first electric motor to use alternating current