A long straight wire carries a current of 50 A. An electron, traveling at 1.0 x 107

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A long straight wire carries a current of 50 A. An electron, traveling at 1.0 x 107 m/s, is 5.0 cm from the wire. What is the magnitude of the magnetic force on the electron if the electron velocity is directed?

(a) Toward the wire,

(b) Parallel to the wire in the direction of the current, and

(c) Perpendicular to the two directions defined by (a) and (b)

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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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