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Hello, In the design of electromagnets, why does the length of the solenoid matter? The magnetic field inside a solenoid, given by B = \mu n I , depends only on n, the number of turns per unit length, and not on the length itself. I know that the equation above applies only to the case...

MRFMengineer, AlephZero, Thanks for your help. Both of your posts were enlightening.

Hello, I am using stepper motors for some neuroscience experiments on rats. The problem is that our experiments are being corrupted by high-frequency noise. The acoustic frequency of the noise is high enough that humans can't hear it, but rats can (humans can hear up to 20 kHz, whereas rats...

The Coulomb potential energy between two point charges is defined as: V=[(q_1)(q_2)]/[(k*r)] Suppose that you have two equal, like charges at a distance L, then V_like=q2/(k*L) Similarly, for two equal, opposite charges, V_opp=-q2/(k*L)=-V_like Both situations experience a force of...

I'm confused by the definition of electric current. It is commonly defined as the time rate of change of charge (I=dQ/dt). However, considering a wire with a steady flow of electrons (a constant, non-zero current), wouldn't the number of charges entering a certain section of the wire equal the...

The other day, I was arguing that a car traveling 70mph rear-ending a car traveling 55mph is the same as a car traveling 15mph rear-ending a stationary car. My argument was that, from the frame of reference of the car that was traveling 55mph, the energy of the other car is k(152), where k =...