In 1962, measurements of the magnetic field of a large tornado were made at the Geophysical Observatory in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I the magnitude of the tornado's field was B = 18.00 nT pointing north when the tornado was 9.10 km east of the observatory, what current was carried up or down the funnel of the tornado? Model the vortex as a long, straight wire carrying a current. ]A (conventional current) flowing -Direction--- v the tornado.

In 1962, measurements of the magnetic field of a large tornado were made at the Geophysical Observatory in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I the magnitude of the tornado's field was B = 18.00 nT pointing north when the tornado was 9.10 km east of the observatory, what current was carried up or down the funnel of the tornado? Model the vortex as a long, straight wire carrying a current. ]A (conventional current) flowing -Direction--- v the tornado.

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Chapter22: Magnetic Forces And Magnetic Fields

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