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Determine the direction of the force acting on streams of charged particles within a magnetic field.

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Cambridge IGCSE PhysicsElectricity and magnetismSupplement content

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Determine the direction of the force acting on streams of charged particles within a magnetic field

This point belongs to Force on a current-carrying conductor, especially Force on a current-carrying conductor outcomes.
You need to be able to determine the direction of the force acting on streams of charged particles within a magnetic field.
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