If the magnetic force doesn't do work then what does it? Let's assume I have a conductive rod with mass m and with steady current I. I can make the current flow in such a direction and magnitude that the magnetic force will make it move up, thus something is doing work on the rod. But it can't be the magnetic field since it's perpendicular to the direction of motion.I still don't understand; what is doing work on the rod?

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2022-11-14

If the magnetic force doesn't do work then what does it?
Let's assume I have a conductive rod with mass m and with steady current I. I can make the current flow in such a direction and magnitude that the magnetic force will make it move up, thus something is doing work on the rod. But it can't be the magnetic field since it's perpendicular to the direction of motion.
I still don't understand; what is doing work on the rod?

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grizintimbp

grizintimbp

Beginner2022-11-15Added 16 answers

Magnetic fields do no work on freely moving electric charges (that is, the Lorentz force q v × B). They can do work on magnetic dipoles, whether from permanent magnets or electrical currents.

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