Creating Current with Magnetism

Creating Current with Magnetism

9th Grade · Physics · 60 min· Hs-ps2-1 Hs-ps2-3 Hs-ps2-5 Hs-ps3-1

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Learning Objective

I can describe how a changing magnetic field can produce an electric current.

  • 1

    According to Faraday's Law of Induction, a changing magnetic field will induce an electromotive force (EMF) in a loop of wire.

  • 2

    Magnetic flux is a measure of the magnetic field running through a loop of wire, and the induced EMF is equal to the negative of the change in flux over the change in time.

  • 3

    Lenz's Law states that the magnetic field generated by the induced current will be in the opposite direction of the change in magnetic flux.