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MAPUA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Department of Physics

E401: MAGNETIC FIELDS AND


MAGNETIC FORCE

GONZALES, Gabriel R.
2014151884 CE-2 Group 5
PHY13L-A4

SCORE:
Analysis &
Conclusion
Presentation
TOTAL

Engr. Ericson D. Dimaunahan


Instructor
28th of July, 2016

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Analysis

In this experiment, the thing that is being discussed and explored is all about magnetic fields and the
magnetic force. Since these things cant be seen are invisible to the eye, they can be seen with the
help of a few instruments such as the magnets and iron filings. This experiment is divided into two part
and the first part is on visualizing how a magnetic field of permanent magnets behave when like and
unlike poles are brought closer together. For the second part, it is all about the magnetic force with the
help of a current carrying conductor.
For the first part, the equipment used are only magnets and iron fillings with the help of a single sheet
of bond paper. The iron fillings are the key on knowing what will happen to the magnetic field. When
two magnets with opposite poles brought closer together such as seen in figure (1), the iron fillings are
going from one pole to the other. In figure (2), two magnets with the same poles are brought together
and that same iron fillings began to avoid each others pole or simply means repel each other. Just the
same in electricity, same poles repel each other and opposite one attracts each other.

Figure 1

Figure 2

The second part of the experiment is all about the magnetic force on a current carrying conductor.
The instruments used are magnets, digital balance, current loops, and power supply. This part is
subdivided into four parts where each parts have different variables and it follows the equation =
. For the first three parts, = 1 and a certain variable is changing while the others are
constant. For the first condition, the number of magnets is changing and as seen on Graph (1) whenever
the number of magnet increases, the magnetic force also increases. For the second condition, the

current is the one that is varying and as seen on Graph (2) as the current increases the magnetic force
also do increases. For the second and third condition, looking at Graph (3) and Graph (4) whenever
the length (L) of the current or the angle of the magnetic field increases, the magnetic force also
increases.
There are also problems that are encountered in this part and these problems are annoying and really
problematic. The main problem is that the power supply is malfunctioning since whenever that current
being increased or decreased, it doesnt go to the expected value. Simply having a difference of 0.01
in the current value changes the magnetic force and that is why having an accurate reading of 5 A is a
must. The second problem is on the fourth part, since the angles being used are 90, positive to
negative, it is a must to set the digital balance reading to zero after doing the positive angles or else,
when doing the negative ones, the reading will be inconclusive thus giving different results whenever
used or vice versa.
The graphs below represent the data that are gathered from the experiment.

Magnetic Force and Current

0.008
0.007
0.006
0.005
0.004
0.003
0.002
0.001
0
0

0.025

Magnetic Force in Newton

Magnetic Force in Newton

Magnetic Force and Magnetic


Field

0.02

0.015
0.01
0.005
0

Number
Graphof1 Magnets

0.006
0.004
0.002

Magnetic Force in Newton

Magnetic Force in Newtons

0.008

-100

Length, L

Graph 3

Magnetic Force and Orientation of


Coil

0.01

Graph 2

Magnetic Force and Length of


Current Loop

Current

Graph 1

10

-50

0.01
0.008
0.006
0.004
0.002
0
-0.002 0
-0.004
-0.006

Angle,

Graph 4

50

100

Conclusion

The experiment is all about the magnetic force and the magnetic field and its main objective is to
observe how the magnetic field behaves around different poles of magnets and to determine the
relationship between the magnetic force and the magnetic field, current, length and the angle of the
current carrying wire. For the first part, it can be concluded that the magnetic field is the same as the
electric field. Whenever there are two different poles of magnets, the north and south pole of the magnet
are brought closer together, there is a magnetic field created and as seen on figure (2), the north and
south pole attracts each other. On the other hand, two poles with the same polarity repel each other as
seen of figure (1).
For the second part of the experiment as seen from the graphs, it can be concluded that the magnetic
force is directly proportional to the number of magnets or the magnetic field ( ), the magnitude of the
current flowing in the wire (), the length of the wire () and the angle between the magnetic field and
the current (). Whenever one of these variables increases, the magnetic force also increases thus
proving that there is a relationship between the magnetic force and the magnetic field, the current
running through the wire, the length of the wire and the angle between the magnetic field and the
current.

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