|
Title: Electricity and Magnetism Post by: darwin22 on Jul 15, 2012 In my physics lab we experimented with to wire currents in the opposite directions. An AC current was used to cause the force. How was it that the wires did not appear to oscillate? What is meant by the phrase "effective current"?
Title: Electricity and Magnetism Post by: das1130 on Jul 15, 2012 AC current = alternating current
What happens in AC current is the electrons are pulled back and forth through the wire. DC current is where the electrons are always getting pushed through the wire. Effective current basically means the amount of AC current with the same effect as DC current. |