What are the forces acting between two masses?

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The discussion centers on the forces acting between two masses, specifically focusing on magnetic and electric fields. It is established that a magnetic field is generated by moving charged particles, such as electrons in a wire or circular motion within a material. The key difference highlighted is that the electric force on a charged particle remains constant regardless of the particle's motion, while the magnetic force varies based on the particle's speed and direction, acting perpendicularly to its trajectory.

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what are the forces acting between two masses?can anyone explain how magnetic field is generated and what are the differences between magnetic and electric field?
 
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hi abi.ayan! :smile:
abi.ayan said:
what are the forces acting between two masses?

too complicated!
can anyone explain how magnetic field is generated

the only way of making a magnetic field is by moving a charged particle

(usually an electron along a wire, or an electron in a tiny circle in a material)
and what are the differences between magnetic and electric field?

they both only act on charged particles, by a force

the electric force on a charged particle does not depend on what the particle is doing

the magnetic force on a charged particle depends on the speed and direction of the particle (and is always perpendicular to the direction of the particle … for example, a loop of current in a magnetic field can be moved sideways to the loop, which is how a magnet attracts iron)
 
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