Question: A straight current-carrying wire 25 cm long is oriented at right angles to a uniform horizontal magnetic field of 0.30 T pointing in the -x-direction.

A straight current-carrying wire 25 cm long is oriented at right angles to a uniform horizontal magnetic field of 0.30 T pointing in the -x-direction.
(a) Along which of the x-y-z axes would the current direction have to be to cause the wire to be subject to a force of
(a) 0.050 N in the +y-direction,
(b) 0.025 N in the +z-direction, and
(c) 0.020 N in the +x-direction?

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