Magnetic Force on a Wire: Varying Angle in Magnetic Field
Channel: Undergrad Physics at UPenn
Date: 2020-03-30

This video was made for the Magnetic Force on a Wire  Lab for PHYS 102 and PHYS 151.

An electrified coil of wire is suspend so a straightened side is parallel to a uniform magnetic field. The source of the magnetic field sits on a scale. Since the wire is held at a fixed height, any change in force upon the wire results in an apparent change in weight of the magnet array.

As the coil is rotated away from parallel, the force on the wire changes. These changes are shown by the changing readings on the scale.