electric charges and magnetic poles?

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electric charges and magnetic poles?

How are electric charges similar to magnetic poles? How are they different?

2007-11-26 06:43:26 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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Like repel and unlike attract.

Charges can exist unpaired
Poles must be paired. There are no monopoles.

2007-11-26 06:48:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Similar: You have a force from one polarity to another. The electric field is a natural force for charged particles. The magnetic field is the force from magnetic material.
Different: The magnetic is a cross-product vector, with direction given by the right hand rule by convention. This contrasts with the electric field E, a polar vector.

2007-11-26 14:54:59 · answer #2 · answered by Neil 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋