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Do magnetic things fall faster?

Physics Asked by T_01 on July 4, 2021

Assuming correct orientation, do magnetic things fall faster than non-magnetic ones because of the magnetic field of the Earth? Of course it is clear that if any, the effect is very very small, but there should be one, right? How would one calculate how small this impact is?

3 Answers

Within a room size volume, the magnetic field of the earth is uniform. A magnetic dipole only experiences a net translating force in a non-uniform magnetic field. (And that depends on its orientation.)

Answered by R.W. Bird on July 4, 2021

To put R.W. Bird’s answer into layman terms, and expand on it slightly:

  1. The Earth’s magnetic field can be safely treated as uniform within a region the size of a room.
  2. A uniform magnetic field does not affect the way an object moves (it can only rotate an object), and therefore does not affect the way an object falls.

Answered by Brian Drake on July 4, 2021

No, the gravitational acceleration is almost same for each body at one place... and also the Earth's magnetic field can only rotate a magnetic object and can not make it fall faster...

Answered by Jaideep Rankawat on July 4, 2021

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