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compare and contract electric forces and magnetic forces in 2 sentences
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Electric and magnetic forces are two aspects of the single electromagnetic interaction described by Maxwell's equations (and QED): both are long-range fields that mediate forces between charges and currents and can propagate as electromagnetic waves at the speed of light.
Key differences are that the electric force acts on charges whether they move or not and points along the electric field (doing work on charges), whereas the magnetic force acts only on moving charges, is always perpendicular to the velocity and magnetic field (F = q v × B), does no work on charges, and there are no isolated magnetic monopoles in classical electromagnetism.
Key differences are that the electric force acts on charges whether they move or not and points along the electric field (doing work on charges), whereas the magnetic force acts only on moving charges, is always perpendicular to the velocity and magnetic field (F = q v × B), does no work on charges, and there are no isolated magnetic monopoles in classical electromagnetism.
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