5.85. Discovery of Electromagnetism http://www.ck12.org
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At the following URL, review Oersted’s discovery of electromagnetism. Also read how the famous magician Houdini
used electromagnetism in one of his most famous magic tricks. Then take the quiz at the bottom of the Web page.
http://weeklysciencequiz.blogspot.com/2011/10/discovery-of-electromagnetism.html
Review
- What observation led Oersted to conclude that electricity and magnetism are related?
- How did Oersted find the direction of the magnetic field around a wire carrying current?
- What did Faraday discover?