A straight wire of length carries at right angles to a magnetic field of . What is the force on the wire?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C.
- Step 1: for a wire at right angles to the field.
- Step 2: N.
Answer
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Why not the others: : divides by the field strength. : leaves out the current. : multiplies by an extra factor of .
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