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Unit 12: Magnetic Fields and Electromagnetism

Ampère's Law

Use Ampère's law with a well-chosen loop to find the field of wires, thick conductors and solenoids, and explain Maxwell's addition to the law.

Topic 12.4 · 12 min read

This lesson comes with the AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism plan

In this lesson

  1. 01The law
  2. 02Wires and thick conductors
  3. 03The long solenoid
  4. 04Superposition
  5. 05Maxwell's addition
  6. 06Worked examples
  7. 07Where students lose points
  8. 08On the exam

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