Oersted's experiment

Added by David Fairhurst on Feb 6, 2008

An interactive animation illustrating Oersted's experiment to investigate the connection between electricity and magnetism. Click the arrow button to turn the current on and off or reverse its direction. Drag the compass round the wire to investigate the direction of magnetic field lines.

This resource is from the unit Electromagnets which is part of Absorb Physics.

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