A wire 30 cm long with an east-west orientation carries a current of 3.0 A eastward. There is a uniform magnetic field perpendicular to this wire. If the force on the wire is 0.18 N upward, wh are the direction and magnitude of the magnetic field? a. 0.20 T up b. 0.20 T north c. 0.20 T south d. e. 2.0 x 10-3 T north 2.0 × 10-³ T up

A wire 30 cm long with an east-west orientation carries a current of 3.0 A eastward. There is a uniform magnetic field perpendicular to this wire. If the force on the wire is 0.18 N upward, wh are the direction and magnitude of the magnetic field? a. 0.20 T up b. 0.20 T north c. 0.20 T south d. e. 2.0 x 10-3 T north 2.0 × 10-³ T up

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter24: Magnetic Fields

Section24.2: Forces Caused By Magnetic Fields

Problem 21PP

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