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Are there positive and negative magnetic charges analogous to positive and negative electric charges?
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∙ 13y ago
Outside the dubious field of magnetic therapists, the terms 'positive' and 'negative' are not applied to magnetic polarities. Furthermore, we do not describe magnetic polarity as a 'charge'. However, magnetic poles and electric charges follow the same rule -i.e. like poles repel while unlike poles attract.
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Do positive and negative magnets attract or positive and positive or negative and negative?
polar opposites attract. that's where the phrase "opposites attract" comes from.AnswerThere are no such things as 'positive' or 'negative' magnets, other than in the minds of magnetic therapists who seem to have very little scientific knowledge of magnetism! Magnetic poles, not magnets, are named after the directions in which the point when freely suspended -i.e. north and south.
Is the north pole of a magnet positive?
Magnetic north is negative and magnetic south is positive. The resulting magnetic field lines go from north to south. Mnemonic: north = negative.AnswerThe terms, 'positive' and 'negative', are generally applied to electric charges, not to magnetic poles. Having said that, 'magnetic therapists' use the terms 'positive' and 'negative' when referring to magnetic poles -however, their knowledge of magnetism appears very shaky!Magnetic poles are normally identified as 'north' and 'south'. The 'direction' of a magnetic field, by convention, is the direction in which a compass needle would point when placed within that field -that is, from north to south.
Why electric field is negative gradient of electric potential?
This is because potential decreases if we move further from a positive plate
How do you know that a force is negative or positive in relation to magnetic field?
It depends on what direction is considered positive and what direction is considered negative. For this case, I'll assume that up, right, and outward are positive and down, left, and inward are negative. Since the force is perpendicular to the magnetic field, the sign for the force depends on the direction of the current. If the current is inward and the magnetic field is to the left, then the force is upward and thus positive. If the current would be outward and the magnetic field would be still to the left, then the force is downward and thus is negative. The best way to think of this is to use the "right-hand" rule. Use your index finger to represent the direction of the current, your thumb as the direction of the force, and the other three fingers as the direction of the magnetic field direction.
Do antimatter has the same electrical charge and magnetic characteristics?
Magnetic characteristics would remain the same. However, all electrical charge would be reversed. The Positron or anti-electron has a positive charge and an anti-proton has a negative charge.
What are the two causes of electric and magnetic forces?
mainly positive and negative charges
Electric waves and magnetic waves move in directions that are?
Electric and Magnetic currents travel from Positive to Negative. a batteries charge travels from the + end to the - end. and a Magnet travels from North to South.
Is a negative object attracting a neutral object considered magnetism?
"Negative" and "positive" are terms used with electrical forces, not with magnetic forces."Negative" and "positive" are terms used with electrical forces, not with magnetic forces."Negative" and "positive" are terms used with electrical forces, not with magnetic forces."Negative" and "positive" are terms used with electrical forces, not with magnetic forces.
What is the difference between positive and negative electric fields?
Positive electric fields attract negative charges while negative electric fields attract positive charges.
What is the magnetic charge of the South Pole?
Negative is the current magnetic charge of the Earth's South Pole.But such has not always been the situation. Scientists suggest that the charge changed from positive to the current negative about a million years ago. At the same time, the North Pole's magnetic charge changed from negative to its current positive.AnswerWe do not describe a magnetic pole as a 'charge', and the terms 'positive' and 'negative' are not applied to magnets. Magnetic poles are described as being 'north' and 'south', whereas electric charges are described as being 'positive' or 'negative'.Having said this, it should be mentioned that people involved with magneto therapy do describe magnetic poles as being 'positive' and 'negative', but this is a pseudoscience and much of its terminology is nonsense.
Every charged particle produces a?
It produced a magnetic field. If it's charged, it can be negative OR positive. It's magnetic because if they're both alike signs (both positive or both negative) they repel like magnets. If one particle is positive and one is negative, they attract like magnets.
What are the 2 types of electric charges?
Positive charge and negative charge
What makes a magnetic field?
positive and negative energy
Who created the positive and negative electric change?
Nobody. Positive and negative electric changes exist from the earliest stages of the Big Bang.
What are two types of electric charge?
Electric charge comes in two types, called positive and negative.
What are the causes of magnetic and electrical forces?
mainly positive and negative charges
Why do magnets work?
Magnetic attraction occurs due to the effect of magnetic fields on electrical currents. An electric current would be the flow of electric charge (positive or negative depending on the amount of electrons present). A magnetic field is produced by moving electrical charges to effect other charges (basically).
