Magnetic forces are the forces exerted on a charged particle or a current-carrying wire due to the presence of a magnetic field. These forces can cause the charged particle or wire to experience motion or change in direction.
Imagine you're playing with magnets and you try to push two like poles (e.g., two north poles) together. You'll feel a force pushing them apart, just like how magnetic forces can repel charged particles or wires.
Magnetic Field: A region around a magnet or current-carrying wire where magnetic forces are exerted.
Lorentz Force: The combined force experienced by a charged particle moving through both an electric field and a magnetic field.
Electromagnetism: The branch of physics that deals with the interaction between electric currents and magnetic fields.
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