Electricity and Magnetism --> Magnetic Fields and Forces --> Force on Current in Wires Scroll Up Main Catalog
Sroll Down Main Catalog

Jumping Wire
EM-h4e



A length of wire jumps out of the gap of a U-magnet when connected to a current-limited power supply or battery.


Fishbane Chapter:   29.4
HRW 9th:   28.08
Reese Chapter:   20.3
SJ 3rd Chapter:   22.5
PIRA DCS classification:   5H40.302

Physics Lecture Demonstrations at the Department of Physics and Astronomy
The Johns Hopkins University