Difference between positive/negative pole and north/south pole?
We started today in physics with the big topic of electromagnetism :,)
And our teacher somehow said that we shouldn't confuse the plus/minus pole with the north/south pole and explained the difference…
But unfortunately I didn't understand anything…
Would be cool if you could give me an answer that is understandable for people who have difficulty understanding :,)
Or maybe a website where I can read more about it…
LG Mayu :,)
(2 votes)
Loading...
plus/minus is available in electrical fields. Here there are charge carriers that are individual poles of one or the other charge.
North/south there are magnetic fields. There are no charge carriers (Maxwell equation: div B = 0), and no individual poles, there are only directions of the magnetic flux.
Thank you, now I’ll check it!! 🙂
One refers to electric fields, the other to magnetic fields. Batteries have no north and south pole, for example.
Magnets have north and south poles.
With a power source there is + and – pole.
simply said, north/south pole refers to a magnetic field whether horseshoe magnet/rod magnet earth etc.
plus/minus pole on polarity of the electrical voltage
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Pol
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordpol