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Exercises: Magnetic Fields, Field Lines, and Force

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Fluency Practice

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A wire of length L=0.30 mL = 0.30\ \text{m} carries a current of I=5.0 AI = 5.0\ \text{A} and is placed perpendicular (θ=90°\theta = 90\degree) to a uniform magnetic field B=0.40 TB = 0.40\ \text{T}. Calculate the magnitude of the force on the wire in newtons.