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The Demonstrations Manual


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Electrostatics
Electric Fields And Potential
Capacitance
Current and Resistance
Electromotive Force And Current
DC Circuits
Magnetic Materials
Magnetism
Magnet collection
Magnetic Fields 1
Magnetic Fields 2
Magnetic Fields Associated with Current Carrying Wires 1
Magnetic Fields Associated with Current Carrying Wires 2
Solenoid with a Iron core
Magnetic Deflection of an Electron Beam
Magnetohydrodynamic Motor
Forces Between Current Carrying Wires
Vibrating Lamp Filament (Lorenz Force Demonstrator)
Force on a Current Carrying Wire in a Magnetic Field
Hall Effect
Galvanometer Movement
Inductance
Induction
Complex Circuits
Semiconductors And Tubes
Transmission Lines and Antennas

Magnetic Fields 1

Purpose:

To show different magnetic field configurations.

Procedure:

Place the filing filled plate on overhead projector (under a document camera) and put various magnets on it. A few light taps on the plate will help.

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Equipment:

  • Glass plates with various magnet configurations
  • Overhead Projector