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Physics Girl
How to shrink a quarter with electricity
Season 1
Episode 29
How an 8000V electromagnet can be used to shrink a quarter. The interplay between electric and magnetic forces leads to the Lorentz Force and Faraday’s law of induction which can be used to shrink a quarter, or any other type of metal coin.
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