The discussion centers on the increase in kinetic energy of two current-carrying conductors moving towards each other, both carrying current in the same direction. Participants clarify that while magnetic forces do not perform work, the kinetic energy increase is influenced by external factors. The right-hand rule is highlighted as a crucial concept for understanding the interaction between magnetic fields and currents. A reference to a physics textbook PDF is provided for further reading on this topic.
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How do you know that? If that's the case, how do you explain a pin jumping off a table top and sticking to a refrigerator magnet hovering above it? Be careful with how you generalize what.carlyn medona said:I know magnetic force can't do work ...
Kuruman is correct. I'm going to let you in on the secret... it does do work. The question you should be asking is how it does work.carlyn medona said:I know magnetic force can't do work, is work done by some external factor ?