a. A long straight wire carries a current of 4 A. An electron is traveling in the vicinity of the wire. At the instant when the electron is 4 cm from the wire and traveling with a speed of 6 X 10¹ m/s directly towards the wire, what is the magnitude and direction (relative to the direction of the current) of the magnetic force, which the magnetic field due to the current exerts on the electron.

a. A long straight wire carries a current of 4 A. An electron is traveling in the vicinity of the wire. At the instant when the electron is 4 cm from the wire and traveling with a speed of 6 X 10¹ m/s directly towards the wire, what is the magnitude and direction (relative to the direction of the current) of the magnetic force, which the magnetic field due to the current exerts on the electron.

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Chapter22: Magnetic Forces And Magnetic Fields

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