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Magnetism and Matter Class 12 – NCERT Concepts, Magnetic Materials, Hysteresis & PYQs

  Here are important pointers regarding magnetism, drawing from the provided sources and our conversation history, offering explanations and insights to enhance your understanding: I. Fundamental Connection between Electricity and Magnetism The intimate relationship between electricity and magnetism was discovered relatively recently, in 1820, by Danish physicist Hans Christian Oersted [previously]. Oersted observed that an electric current in a straight wire caused a deflection in a nearby magnetic compass needle , demonstrating that moving charges or electric currents produce a magnetic field in the surrounding space [previously, 1, 2]. This was a pivotal discovery. This led to intense experimentation by scientists like Ampere, Biot, and Savart. James Maxwell unified the laws of electricity and magnetism in 1864 , realizing that light itself was made of electromagnetic waves [previously]. II. The Magnetic Field (B) Similar to how static charges produce an electric fie...

Moving Charges and Magnetism Class 12 – NCERT Concepts, Formulas & CBSE Board Questions

  Here are some important pointers drawn from the provided sources regarding moving charges and magnetism: Historical Context and Fundamental Connection: Electricity and magnetism have been known for over 2000 years, but their intimate relationship was discovered only about 200 years ago, in 1820, by Danish physicist Hans Christian Oersted . Oersted observed that an electric current in a straight wire caused a noticeable deflection in a nearby magnetic compass needle, demonstrating that moving charges or currents produce a magnetic field in the surrounding space. This discovery led to intense experimentation, culminating in James Maxwell unifying the laws of electricity and magnetism in 1864 , realizing that light itself was made of electromagnetic waves. Magnetic Field (B): Just as static charges produce an electric field, currents or moving charges produce a magnetic field, denoted by B . The magnetic field is a vector field defined at each point in space and obey...