A long straight wire carries a current of 1.0 a. (a) At what distance from the wire is the magnitude of the magnetic field equal to 2.5 x10-5 T? (b) What is the magnitude of the magnetic force that this wire will exert on a 30.0 nC particle moving at 4.2 x104 m/s perpendicular to the field at that distance?

A long straight wire carries a current of 1.0 a. (a) At what distance from the wire is the magnitude of the magnetic field equal to 2.5 x10-5 T? (b) What is the magnitude of the magnetic force that this wire will exert on a 30.0 nC particle moving at 4.2 x104 m/s perpendicular to the field at that distance?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter22: Magnetic Forces And Magnetic Fields

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Problem 23P: A wire 2.80 m in length carries a current of 5.00 A in a region where a uniform magnetic field has a...

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