Simple Physics: How Are Electricity and Magnetism Related?

byAditi Ladda

All matter is made up of tiny particles that have an electrical charge. Electromagnetic force is a physical interaction that takes place between these electrically charged particles. It is a combination of all magnetic and electrical forces that act between charged particles. Electromagnetic force may be both attracting and repelling.

Simple Physics: How Are Electricity and Magnetism Related?

Scientists used to believe that electricity and magnetism were two separate things but after James Clerk Maxwell released ‘A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism’ in 1873, people’s perspectives shifted. According to the article, the interaction of positive and negative charges is mediated by