Question

Estimate the maximum force the wires in the 2-meter long cord that connects a 60W desk lamp to the wall socket experience due to Earth’s magnetic field

Answer 1

Earth magnetic field is around 0.65 gauss

Force on current carrying wire in magnetic field is

And force = 60 × 2 × 0.65 × 0.0001 = 0.0078 Newton

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