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395 bytes added, 13:30, 4 March 2019
Key Stage 4
: [[Wire]]s are [[heated]] by an [[Electrical Current|electrical current]] passing through them.
: [[Wire]]s are designed to be a low [[Electrical Resistance|resistance]] in order to allow an [[Electrical Current|electrical current]] through them without losing too much [[energy]] by [[heating]] the [[wire]]s.
 
===Magnetic Field of a Wire===
: When there is a [[Electrical Current|current]] in a [[wire]] the [[wire]] has a [[Magnetic Field|magnetic field]] which acts around that [[wire]].
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |The direction of the [[Magnetic Field|magnetic field]] can be shown by the 'right hand thumb rule' with thumb pointing in the direction of the [[Electrical Current|current]] the fingers will wrap around in the direction of the [[Magnetic Field|magnetic field]].
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: The strength of the [[Magnetic Field|magnetic field]] of a [[wire]] depends on:
*The [[Electrical Current|current]] in the [[wire]] - The greater the [[Electrical Current|current]] the stronger the [[Magnetic Field|magnetic field]].
*The distance from the [[wire]] - The greater the distance from the [[wire]] the weaker the [[Magnetic Field|magnetic field]].