OHP Magnetic Lines of Force

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Bar magnet and/or various current-carrying wire configurations; sprinkled iron filings reveal the lines of force.
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Dipole in a Magnetic Field

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A suspended current-loop dipole experiences torques in a magnetic field provided by Helmholtz coils.

Magnetic Field of a Solenoid

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A large compass is used to map out the field of a giant solenoid.

Magnetic Field of Current Loop

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A large compass is used to map out the field of a giant copper loop.

Oersted's Experiment

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Five large compasses, placed around a vertical copper pipe, indicate the magnetic field when the current is turned on.
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Magnetically Accelerated Axle

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Current carrying axle on rails experiences force from electromagnet.

Barlow's Wheel

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A copper disk, supported between two magnet poles, rotates when a DC current is passed radially through it.

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