Lab 8- magnetic force PHY122

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Introduction: In this lab I will be working with an external magnetic field from the magnet. When a currency carrying wire is brought into the external magnetic field, the wire will feel a force due to this magnetic field. With the right hand rule, the direction of the
magnetic force can be determined and our observations can be tested. This will be done using two different setups which both have multiple configurations. Objectives: Use the right hand rule to tell the direction of the magnetic force due to the presence of a magnetic field. Match predictions of magnetic force directions to the observations. Materials needed: 3D batteries with battery cage One triple A battery Breadboard Wire leads 12 feet wire spool 3 neodymium magnets Screw 2 0.5 resistors The neodymium magnets are giving an external magnetic field, in the first set up i will be creating a DC motor using the magnets, screw, a triple A battery and a stripped wire. Running current through magnets will cause the magnet and screw system to rotate. Note the direction the current is flowing and the direction of the magnetic force, as this will explain why the magnets and screw system are rotating in the direction in which they do. In the second configuration, there will be a long wire connected to a power source. The wire will be placed close to the neodymium magnets and once it is hooked up to the external power, the current will flow through the wire. This is when you will see the wire jump either up or down. By noting the direction of the current through the wire and the direction of the magnetic field of the magnet, we can again figure out the direction of the magnetic force which will help explain the reasoning for this jump. The videos in the lab can be watched in order to review problems using the right hand rule. The neodymium magnets are providing the external magnetic field, but we need to realize how to know the direction of the magnetic field, in which the video in the lab report shows.
Setup 1: The Rotating Motor Once the direction of the magnetic field is figured out, we can make a simple motor using a triple A battery, screw, wire, and the magnets. When everything is properly connected, there will be current running through the magnet. There will be a magnetic force acting on the edge of the magnet due to the moving charge and magnetic field, this then creates a torque which will cause the magnet and screw system to rotate. The direction of rotation will be able to be predicted using the right hand rule to figure out the direction of the force. The youtube video in the lab shows how to build the motor for this lab. With the motor, I will build four different configurations as shown in the diagram below. The yellow arrows indicate the direction of the magnetic field, which should have been determined in the steps prior to this. I will be flipping both the magnets so that the direction of the magnetic field switches, as well as the battery in order to switch the direction of the current. Be sure to note the direction of the current and the magnetic field in order to find the direction of the magnetic force. This is where it can be explained
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