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Force on a current-carrying conductor

Physics (Combined Science) · GCSE · Edexcel · Edexcel GCSE Combined Science (1SC0) — Physics — Higher · Specification point · 12.13 · Magnetism and the motor effect

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$\text{force on a conductor at right angles to a magnetic field carrying a current (newton, N)}=\text{magnetic flux density (tesla, T or newton per ampere metre, N/A m)}\times\text{current (ampere, A)}\times\text{length (metre, m)}$